Guillermo León

Guillermo "Viriguas" León Quirós (died 7 July 2010)[1] was a Costa Rican football player.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is León and the second or maternal family name is Quirós.
Guillermo León
Personal information
Full name Guillermo León Quirós
Date of death 8 July 2010(2010-07-08) (aged 82)
Place of death San José, Costa Rica
Playing position(s) Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947– Saprissa
Universidad Nacional
Nicolás Marín
–1958 UD Moravia
National team
Costa Rica 17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

He played with Deportivo Saprissa during the 1940s and 1950s, and was a member of that team when it reached Costa Rica's First Division in 1949.[2] León scored 47 goals in 1947 while playing with Saprissa in the Third Division, and next year scored 33 goals with the team in the Second Division,[3] after which the team rose to the First Division. He also scored once in their first match at the highest level, a 3-1 win over La Libertad on 21 August 1949.[4]

He also played for Universidad Nacional, Nicolás Marín and Unión Deportiva Moravia in a career spanning from 1947 through 1958.[5]

Death

On 8 July 2010, León died at age 82 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease.[6]

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References
  1. "Falleció Guillermo "Viriguas" León" (in Spanish). Opinioncr.com. 8 July 2010. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010.
  2. Fallece uno de los grandes en la historia del Saprissa Archived 2014-08-09 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  3. Saprissa cumple 77 años de existencia Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine - Everardo Herrera (in Spanish)
  4. Saprissa Archived 2014-08-09 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  5. Murió exjugador ViriguasLeón - Nación (in Spanish)
  6. "FALLECE UN PILAR DEL SAPRISSA" (in Spanish). Diario Extra. 9 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 December 2010.


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