Mario Murillo (footballer)

Mario Murillo Chaverri (24 January 1927 – 22 November 2012) was a Costa Rican footballer who played professionally in the Colombian Professional Football League and Mexican Primera División. He also represented Costa Rica at international level.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Murillo and the second or maternal family name is Chaverri.
Mario Murillo
Personal information
Full name Mario Murillo Chaverri
Date of birth (1927-01-24)24 January 1927
Place of birth Santa Bárbara, Heredia, Costa Rica
Date of death 22 November 2012(2012-11-22) (aged 85)
Place of death Costa Rica
Playing position(s) Defender, Midfielder, Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1943–1945 Herediano
1945–1948 Moctezuma
1948–1949 Veracruz
1949 Herediano
1950–1952 Universidad de Bogotá[1] 71 (12)
1952 Litoral
1955–1961 Herediano
National team
1950–1957 Costa Rica 12 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in Santa Bárbara, Heredia, Murillo played as a defender, midfielder and goalkeeper. He began his career with local Costa Rican Primera División side C.S. Herediano in 1943. He helped the club to a runner-up finish in the 1943 Costa Rican Primera División season.[2]

Murillo began playing professional football with Mexican Primera División side Moctezuma de Orizaba in 1945. Three seasons later, he joined Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz for one season. Nicknamed El cañonero,[3] Murillo returned to Herediano briefly before playing professionally in Colombia with Universidad de Bogotá from 1950 to 1952. He also played in Venezuela for Litoral Sport Club.[2]

He finished his playing career in Costa Rica, winning two of his four Primera titles with Herediano in 1956 and 1961. A serious foot injury ended his career in 1961.[4]

International career

Murillo made 12 appearances for the Costa Rica national football team, making his debut in 1950.[4]

Personal life

Murillo's brother, Evaristo, was also a professional footballer.[4]

After retiring as a player, Murillo worked 30 years for the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad.[5] Murillo died in November 2012.[6]

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References
  1. Universidad statistics @ Golgolgol.net
  2. "Mario Murillo Chaverri" (in Spanish). Salón de la Fama del Deporte Costarricense. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
  3. Mario Murillo “El cañonero” nos dijo adiós Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine - Herediano (in Spanish)
  4. González Sánchez, Arturo (9 August 2009). "Los hermanos Murillo Chaverri" [The brothers Murillo Chaverri] (in Spanish). La Nacion. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012.
  5. Figuras del ayer: Mario Murillo Chaverri - Nación (in Spanish)
  6. "Descanse en paz don Mario Murillo" [Rest in peace sir Mario Murillo] (in Spanish). Saprissa. 24 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.


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