Miguel Segura Explained

Miguel Segura
Fullname:Miguel Antonio Segura Vargas
Birth Date:2 September 1963
Birth Place:San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica
Currentclub:Belén (goalkeeper coach)
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1983–1986
Years2:1986
Years3:1987–1991
Clubs3:Saprissa
Caps3:83
Years4:1991
Clubs4:Palmares
Years5:1992–1993
Clubs5:Turrialba
Years6:1993–1994
Clubs6:Limonense
Years7:1994–1997
Clubs7:Municipal Limeño
Years8:1997
Clubs8:Dragón
Years9:1998
Clubs9:Turrialba
Years10:1998–2000
Clubs10:Deportivo Carchá
Nationalyears1:1983–1990
Nationalteam1:Costa Rica
Nationalcaps1:0
Nationalgoals1:0

Miguel Antonio Segura Vargas (born 2 September 1963) is a Costa Rican retired football goalkeeper.

Club career

He started his career in 1983 at Sagrada Familia, had a spell at Ramonense[1] and moved to Saprissa in 1987.[2] He ended up playing 83 games for Saprissa.[3] He also played for Palmares,[4] Turrialba, Limonense and abroad for Salvadoran sides Municipal Limeño and Dragón and Guatemalan outfit Deportivo Carchá.[1]

When with Saprissa, Segura set a new Costa Rican Primera Division record of keeping a clean sheet of 855 minutes during 10 matches in 1989.[2] [5] Until 2012, he also held the Centroamerican record but was surpassed by Guatemalan goalkeeper Ricardo Jerez.[6]

International career

Nicknamed Manguera, Segura was a non-playing squad member for Costa Rica in the 1990 FIFA World Cup.[7]

Retirement

After retiring as a player, Segura worked in the minor leagues as a coach.[1] He also worked as a goalkeeper coach, for Cartaginés[8] and Uruguay de Coronado among others. In 2014, he was goalkeeper coach at Belén FC.[9]

Personal life

He is married to Kattia María Mora Soto and has one daughter, Jessica.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2004/febrero/03/deportes7.html ¿Qué hay de su vida?: Miguel Segura Vargas
  2. http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Miguel-Segura-lidera-premio-constancia_0_1012098837.html Miguel Segura lidera el premio de la constancia
  3. http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3366:lonnis-se-marcho-dejando-un-record-dificil-de-romper&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49 Lonnis se marchó dejando un record difícil de romper
  4. http://www.nacion.com/blogs/el_otro_futbol/Palmares-descenso-destino_10_1410358951.html Palmares: predestinado al descenso
  5. http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59:porteros-con-mayor-tiempo-de-imbatibilidad&catid=5:comision-de-historia-y-estadistica&Itemid=34 Porteros con mayor tiempo de imbatibilidad
  6. http://www.everardoherrera.com/2014/index.php/seleccion/8398-portero-guatemalteco-le-quita-al-tico-miguel-segura-record-de-imbatibilidad-en-centro-america.html Portero guatemalteco le quita al tico Miguel Segura récord de imbatibilidad en Centro América
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20071104161316/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=76/teams/team=43901.html 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy
  8. http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2010/abril/14/ovacion2333432.html “Miguel Segura me tenía loco
  9. http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Miguel-Segura-posee-record-imbatilidad_0_1444255606.html Miguel Segura posee el récord de imbatilidad