Luis Galagarza

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Luis Galagarza
Personal information
Full name Luis Enrique Víquez Galagarza
Date of birth (1963-08-15) August 15, 1963 (age 60)
Place of birth Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
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)
International career
1984–1986 Costa Rica 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Club career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 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 GalagarzaFIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ "Luis Galagarza". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2009-03-30.

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