Guillermo León

Guillermo "Viriguas" León Quirós (died 7 July 2010)[1] was a Costa Rican football player.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is León and the second or maternal family name is Quirós.
Guillermo León
Personal information
Full name Guillermo León Quirós
Date of death 8 July 2010(2010-07-08) (aged 82)
Place of death San José, Costa Rica
Position(s) Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947– Saprissa
Universidad Nacional
Nicolás Marín
–1958 UD Moravia
National team
Costa Rica 17
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

He played with Deportivo Saprissa during the 1940s and 1950s, and was a member of that team when it reached Costa Rica's First Division in 1949.[2] León scored 47 goals in 1947 while playing with Saprissa in the Third Division, and next year scored 33 goals with the team in the Second Division,[3] after which the team rose to the First Division. He also scored once in their first match at the highest level, a 3-1 win over La Libertad on 21 August 1949.[4]

He also played for Universidad Nacional, Nicolás Marín and Unión Deportiva Moravia in a career spanning from 1947 through 1958.[5]

Death

On 8 July 2010, León died at age 82 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease.[6]

References
  1. "Falleció Guillermo "Viriguas" León" (in Spanish). Opinioncr.com. 8 July 2010. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010.
  2. Fallece uno de los grandes en la historia del Saprissa Archived 2014-08-09 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  3. Saprissa cumple 77 años de existencia Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine - Everardo Herrera (in Spanish)
  4. Saprissa Archived 2014-08-09 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  5. Murió exjugador ViriguasLeón - Nación (in Spanish)
  6. "FALLECE UN PILAR DEL SAPRISSA" (in Spanish). Diario Extra. 9 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 December 2010.


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