Leonidas Flores Explained
| Leony Flores |
| Fullname: | Leonidas Flores Reyes |
| Birth Date: | 24 January 1965 |
| Birth Place: | La Palma de Abangares, Costa Rica |
| Height: | 1.8m (05.9feet) |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 1983–1988 |
| Goals1: | 93 |
| Years2: | 1989 |
| Clubs2: | Saprissa |
| Years3: | 1992 |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 1992–1994 |
| Clubs4: | San Carlos |
| Years5: | 1995 |
| Clubs5: | Limonense |
| Years6: | 1995–1996 |
| Goals6: | 10 |
| Years7: | 1996 |
| Totalgoals: | 118 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1984 |
| Nationalteam1: | Costa Rica U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1984–1996 |
| Nationalteam2: | Costa Rica |
| Nationalcaps2: | 30 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 6 |
Leonidas Flores Reyes (born 24 January 1965) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a forward.
He played for Puntarenas, Saprissa, Guanacasteca and San Carlos.[1]
Club career
Born in La Palma de Abangares, Guanacaste, Flores started his career at Puntarenas in 1983[2] and won the 1986 Primera Division de Costa Rica title with them. He is also the club's all-time leading scorer with 93 goals[3] and scored a total of 118 career goals,[4] placed in position 17th all time Costa Rican strikers. He was the league's top goalscorer in 1986 with 19 goals.[5]
He had a three-year spell abroad, at Canadian Soccer League side Montreal Supra.[6]
International career
Flores made 30 appearances for the Costa Rica national football team from 1984 to 1996.[7] He also played at the 1984 Olympic Games in two games as sub.[8]
Flores scored two goals as Costa Rica won the 1989 CONCACAF Championship, besides having his best performance, was left out from the Italy 1990 World Cup roster.[9] According to Flores, he has never been explained why.[10] Finally was able to return for the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup and 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[11]
His final international was a September 1996 friendly match against Costa Rica.
Retirement
After his football career he became a traffic policeman in Guanacaste.[12] In September 2012, Flores was arrested on suspicion of charging "bribes" to drivers in exchange for not fining them for violating the traffic law.[13]
Personal life
He is married to Iris Ocampos.[14]
External links
Notes and References
- http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1996/julio/30/leoni.html Leoni corazón
- http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1996/julio/29/leoni.html Regreso a un viejo amor Sorpresivo llamado de Leoni Flores a Selección
- http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3454:feliz-cumpleanos-al-gran-municipal-puntarenas&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49 Feliz cumpleaños al gran Municipal Puntarenas
- http://unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=777:minor-diaz-se-integra-a-la-lista&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49 Minor Díaz se integra a la lista
- http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/septiembre/15/deportes12.html Puntarenas en breve
- http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2003/febrero/17/deportes25.html Figuras del ayer: Leoni Flores
- Web site: UNAFUT. Figuras del ayer: Leonidas Flores. 2008-10-21. 2008-12-01.
- Web site: Leonidas Flores. https://web.archive.org/web/20200223211550/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/search/athlete_search.cgi?search=leonidas+flores+. dead. 23 February 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 1 December 2008.
- Web site: International Matches 1989: North and Central America and Caribbean. RSSSF. 1 December 2008.
- http://www.aldia.cr/futbol-costa-rica/seleccion/Leonidas-Leoni-Seleccion_Nacional-Italia_90-ADN_Radio_0_241775850.html Leonidas Flores: ‘Quiero saber por qué’
- https://www.rsssf.org/tables/91gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details
- http://www.aldia.cr/mas-deportes/Leonidas-Guanacaste-Transito-FOTO-ARCHIVO_1_241785833.html El exjugador Leonidas Flores tiene 48 años y vive en Guanacaste. Desde 1997 trabaja como Policía de Tránsito
- http://www.nacion.com/sucesos/Exjugador-futbol-agentes-Transito-mordidas_0_1293870693.html Exjugador de futbol y 12 agentes de Tránsito caen por ‘mordidas’
- http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2012/septiembre/27/deportes3335393.html Leonny Flores rechaza cargos por los que fue detenido. “Hay que tener valor para estar solo en una celda de esas, porque es impresionante
