Toribio Rojas Explained

Toribio Rojas
Fullname:Toribio Rojas Gamboa
Birth Date:14 February 1945
Years2:1967
Clubs2:Ramonense
Nationalteam1:Costa Rica
Manageryears4:1993–1995
Manageryears5:1996
Manageryears6:1997
Manageryears7:1997
Manageryears8:1998–1999
Manageryears9:2003
Managerclubs9:Bayamón-Lincoln
Manageryears10:2002–2003
Manageryears11:2006–2007
Managerclubs11:Puerto Rico Islanders

Toribio Rojas Gamboa (born 14 February 1945) is a Costa Rican retired football player who worked for ten years as a manager in Puerto Rico.[1]

Playing career

Rojas earned his place in the history of Ramonense, when he scored the goal that lifted the team to Costa Rica's top tier in 1968.[2]

Managerial career

Rojas managed the Costa Rica National team from 1993 to 1995,[3] but was dismissed in January 1996 after failing at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup.[4] In January 1997 he was named manager of Carmelita after resigning from his post at second division Guanacasteca.[5]

In 2006, he announced he would retire in 2009 when his contract with Puerto Rico Islanders would run out.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2009/diciembre/14/deportes2193266.html Toribio Rojas y Henry Duarte Escala de dos legionarios en el país
  2. http://www.unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3642:feliz-poema-futbolero&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49 Feliz poema futbolero
  3. Web site: Costa Rica - Details International Matches - 1993-2003. RSSSF. 29 November 2003.
  4. http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Toribio_Rojas_0_1371462998.html ¡Cayó Toribio!
  5. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1997/enero/10/toribio.html Golpe de timón Toribio Rojas dirigirá a Carmelita; Garabet Avedissián asume en Turrialba
  6. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2006/diciembre/08/deportes922451.html Toribio con el reto de avanzar a Concacaf