Mario Murillo (footballer)

Mario Murillo
Personal information
Full name	Mario Murillo Chaverri
Date of birth	24 January 1927
Place of birth	Santa Bárbara, Heredia, Costa Rica
Date of death	22 November 2012 (aged 85)
Place of death	Costa Rica
Position(s)	Defender, Midfielder, Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1943–1945	Herediano
1945–1948	Moctezuma
1948–1949	Veracruz
1949	Herediano
1950–1952	Universidad de Bogotá
1952	Litoral
1955–1961	Herediano
International career
1950–1957	Costa Rica
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mario Murillo Chaverri (24 January 1927 – 22 November 2012) was a Costa Rican footballer who played professionally in the Colombian Professional Football League and Mexican Primera División. He also represented Costa Rica at international level.

Club career

Born in Santa Bárbara, Heredia, Murillo played as a defender, midfielder and goalkeeper. He began his career with local Costa Rican Primera División side C.S. Herediano in 1943. He helped the club to a runner-up finish in the 1943 Costa Rican Primera División season.^[2]

Murillo began playing professional football with Mexican Primera División side Moctezuma de Orizaba in 1945. Three seasons later, he joined Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz for one season. Nicknamed El cañonero,^[3] Murillo returned to Herediano briefly before playing professionally in Colombia with Universidad de Bogotá from 1950 to 1952. He also played in Venezuela for Litoral Sport Club.^[2]

He finished his playing career in Costa Rica, winning two of his four Primera titles with Herediano in 1956 and 1961. A serious foot injury ended his career in 1961.^[4]

International career

Murillo made 12 appearances for the Costa Rica national football team, making his debut in 1950.^[4]

Personal life

Murillo's brother, Evaristo, was also a professional footballer.^[4]

After retiring as a player, Murillo worked 30 years for the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad.^[5] Murillo died in November 2012.^[6]

References

^ Universidad statistics^{[permanent dead link]} @ Golgolgol.net
^ ^a ^b "Mario Murillo Chaverri" (in Spanish). Salón de la Fama del Deporte Costarricense. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
^ Mario Murillo “El cañonero” nos dijo adiós Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine - Herediano (in Spanish)
^ ^a ^b ^c González Sánchez, Arturo (9 August 2009). "Los hermanos Murillo Chaverri" [The brothers Murillo Chaverri] (in Spanish). La Nacion. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012.
^ Figuras del ayer: Mario Murillo Chaverri - Nación (in Spanish)
^ "Descanse en paz don Mario Murillo" [Rest in peace sir Mario Murillo] (in Spanish). Saprissa. 24 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.

External links

Mario Murillo – FIFA competition record (archived)

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[1] Universidad statistics^{[permanent dead link]} @ Golgolgol.net

[SF-2] "Mario Murillo Chaverri" (in Spanish). Salón de la Fama del Deporte Costarricense. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2013.

[3] Mario Murillo “El cañonero” nos dijo adiós Archived 2014-10-06 at the Wayback Machine - Herediano (in Spanish)

[LN-4] González Sánchez, Arturo (9 August 2009). "Los hermanos Murillo Chaverri" [The brothers Murillo Chaverri] (in Spanish). La Nacion. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012.

[5] Figuras del ayer: Mario Murillo Chaverri - Nación (in Spanish)

[6] "Descanse en paz don Mario Murillo" [Rest in peace sir Mario Murillo] (in Spanish). Saprissa. 24 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.

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