José Francisco Porras

José Francisco Porras
Personnel
Surname	José Francisco Porras Hidalgo
birthday	November 8, 1970
place of birth	Grecia ,  Costa Rica
size	184 cm
position	goalkeeper
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1989-1993	CS Herediano
1993-1994	AD Belén
1994-1995	Puntarenas FC
1995-1996	AD Carmelita
1996-2000	CD Saprissa
2000-2002	AD Carmelita	15 (0)
2002-2008	CD Saprissa	146 (0)
2008-2009	AD Carmelita	15 (0)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
2004-2007	Costa Rica	33 (0)
1 Only league games are given.

José Francisco Porras Hidalgo (born November 8, 1970 in Grecia ) is a former Costa Rican soccer goalkeeper .

1989/90 he made his debut in the first division of Costa Rica. After his move to the Costa Rican top team Deportivo Saprissa , he had to lag behind goalkeeping icon Erick Lonnis for a long time , but after his career ended, he moved up to the regular goalkeeper. With Saprissa he was national champion four times and won the CONCACAF Champions Cup in 2005 .

As early as 1989 he played in his country's selection at the Junior World Championships. But also in the senior national team of Costa Rica José Porras was mostly in the shadow of Erick Lonnis. It was only at the age of 35 that he was able to prevail against Alvaro Mesén during the qualifying games for the 2006 World Cup in the fight for the place between the posts . At the World Cup, he wore the number 18 in Costa Rica's squad and was the oldest player on the team.

Title / Achievements

• CONCACAF Champions Cup winner: 2005 (Deportivo Saprissa)
• Costa Rican champion: 1993 (Herediano), 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006 (Deportivo Saprissa)

Web links

• Profile of the association