Luis Galagarza

Luis Enrique Víquez Galagarza (born 15 August 1963) is a retired Costa Rican footballer.

Luis Galagarza
Personal information
Full name Luis Enrique Víquez Galagarza
Date of birth (1963-08-15) August 15, 1963
Place of birth Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1988 Puntarenas 194 (10)
1989 San Carlos 18 (1)
1991–1992 Puntarenas 58 (1)
1992–1993 Guanacasteca 9 (0)
1995–1997 Puntarenas 26 (0)
Total 305 (12)
National team
1984–1986 Costa Rica 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Víquez and the second or maternal family name is Galagarza.

Club career

Born in Puntarenas, Galagarza made his professional debut for local side Puntarenas in the Primera Division de Costa Rica on 25 October 1981 against Limonense[1] and won the league title during the 1986–1987 season.[2]

The burly midfielder also played for San Carlos and Guanacasteca. He retired after a game on 28 September 1997 against Carmelita.

International career

He made his debut for Costa Rica in an August 1984 Summer Olympics match against Italy and earned a total of 4 caps.[1] He was part of the squad that played at the 1984 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles.[3][4]

Personal life

Galagarza is a son of Carlos Luis Víquez Jiménez and Elizabeth Galagarza Calderón. He is divorced and has 3 children.

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References
  1. Figuras del ayer: Luis E. Galagarza - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  2. Peña, Carlos (2006-12-04). "El Puerto es grande". Al Día. Retrieved 2009-03-30.
  3. Luis Galagarza – FIFA competition record
  4. "Luis Galagarza". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2009-03-30.


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