Rolando Villalobos

Rolando Villalobos Chacón (born 25 July 1953) is a retired Costa Rican footballer and football manager.

Rolando Villalobos
Personal information
Full name Rolando Villalobos Chacón
Date of birth (1953-07-25) 25 July 1953
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1965–1971 Alajuelense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1979 Alajuelense
1980 San Carlos
1981 Alajuelense
1982–1984 Saprissa
1983 Juventud Retalteca
1985 Curridabat
1986–1988 Saprissa
Total 411 (46)
National team
1972–1975 Costa Rica 9 (1)
Teams managed
1991 Costa Rica
1991–1992 Saprissa
1992–1993 Turrialba
1993–1994 Herediano
1995–1996 Cartaginés
1997 Costa Rica U23
1998 Costa Rica
2001–2002 Cartaginés
2004–2005 UCR
2006 Alajuelense
2011–2012 Costa Rica (selection coordinator)
2012 Cartaginés (sports director)
2013–2014 Puntarenas (sports director)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Villalobos and the second or maternal family name is Chacón.

Club career

After coming through their youth ranks, Villalobos made his senior debut for Alajuelense on 9 May 1971 against rivals Saprissa and he scored his first goal on 12 April 1972 against Ramonense.[1] He had a stint in Guatemala as well and also played for San Carlos and Saprissa.

He retired at Saprissa in 1988, his last game was on 12 May that year against his first club Alajuelense.

International career

He made his debut for Costa Rica in an August 1972 friendly match against Mexico and collected a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal. Villalobos played for Costa Rica at the 1975 Pan American Games.[2]

International goals
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1975 El Salvador1976 Summer Olympics qualification

Managerial career

Nicknamed el Cadáver,[3] Villalobos has managed the Big Four clubs of Costa Rica as well as the national team on two occasions. He was assistant to Bora Milutinović at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

He was named sports director of Cartaginés in May 2012[4] and in January 2014 he resigned as sports director of Puntarenas. Now he works for Club Sport Herediano as a sports manager.[5]

Personal life

His son Walter Villalobos also is a professional football player. Married twice, Villalobos has 5 children.[3]

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References
  1. Trayectoria de Rolando Villalobos - Nación (in Spanish)
  2. "Pan-American Games 1975 (Mexico) - Match Details". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  3. "No me gusta mi apodo" - Al Día (in Spanish)
  4. Rolando Villalobos llega al Cartaginés - Nación (in Spanish)
  5. Rolando Villalobos renunció a la gerencia deportiva de Puntarenas - Al Día (in Spanish)
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