Evaristo Coronado Salas is considered the best Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

n soccer striker

Striker

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 during the 1980s.

Coronado is one of the most recognized sports figures in his country. He played his entire career for Deportivo Saprissa, where he holds the team record for most goals scored ever. He scored a total of 181 goals dressed as a "morado" (purple), the nickname

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 of the Saprissa players. He was known as "El Caballero del Futbol" (The Soccer Gentleman), because of his style of playing the game, always very fair and respectful of his adversaries and referees, even before FIFA

FIFA

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's Fair Game philosophy was enumerated. He was well known for never having received a red-card. Because of his goalscoring talents, mostly with his head, he was also referred to as "Evagol". Coronado helped Saprissa win five national titles during the 1980s and 1990s, as well as two CONCACAF Champions Cups, in 1993 and 1995. Coronado won two scoring titles with Saprissa and after his retirement, briefly coached the club.

He played with 'the Ticos'

Costa Rica national football team

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 as well, making his debut in 1983 and scored in the 1984 Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

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 in Los Angeles

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. He was Costa Rica's top scorer in the 1990 FIFA World Cup

1990 FIFA World Cup

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 qualifiers, but was dropped by coach Bora Milutinovic from the team that played in the World Cup, despite a national cry for his inclusion. He totalled 52 caps, scoring 10 goals, and played his last international in a FIFA World Cup qualification

FIFA World Cup qualification

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game against Mexico on November 22, 1992.