Manuel Gerardo "El Purro" Ureña is a former 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 player who played most of his career with Deportivo Saprissa, during the 1970s and 1980s.

With Saprissa, he won three national championships, starting off as part of the Saprissa team that won 6 national championships in a row during the 70's.

He has also coached Costa Rica national football team

Costa Rica national football team

The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...

, at the U-17 level.