Heiner Mora

Heiner Mora Mora (born 20 June 1984) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón as a wingback.

Heiner Mora
Personal information
Full name Heiner Mora Mora
Date of birth (1984-06-20) June 20, 1984
Place of birth Guácimo, Costa Rica
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Pérez Zeledón
Number 20
Youth career
1999–2003 Santos de Guápiles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Santos de Guápiles 96 (3)
2007 Brujas 2 (0)
2008–2009 UCR 28 (1)
2009–2011 Brujas 47 (3)
2011 Santos de Guápiles 11 (0)
2011 → Saprissa (loan) 12 (0)
2012–2013 Hønefoss 34 (3)
2013–2014 Belén 10 (3)
2014–2019 Saprissa 147 (10)
2019– Pérez Zeledón 0 (0)
National team‡
2010– Costa Rica 22 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:51, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2014
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mora and the second or maternal family name is Mora.

Club career

Heiner Mora began his career with Santos de Guápiles. He was a regular starter at rightback for the club before moving to rivals Brujas in 2007.[1] After being seldom used by Brujas, Mora moved to CF Universidad de Costa Rica and recaptured his previous form. In 2009, he returned to Brujas and became an instant starter for the club. The following season, he rejoined Santos de Guápiles and his form drew the attention of top Costa Rican side Saprissa who signed Mora on loan in early 2011. He is rumored to join the Seattle Sounders FC.[2]

Mora has been playing for Norwegian side Hønefoss since 2012.[3] Due to multiple issues, including an inhospitable climate, language barriers, inflexible regulations for immigrants and being separated from his family, he has expressed that he will leave and go back to Costa Rica on May 31, even if it means retiring from professional soccer.[4]

In August 2013, Mora signed a one-year contract with Belén to play in the Costa Rican Primera División.[5] In summer 2014 he returned to Saprissa.[6]

International career

Mora has played for Costa Rica since 2010. He started all three matches for Costa Rica in the 2011 Copa América and played in the 2011 Gold Cup. Mora missed the 2014 World Cup due to injury and was replaced by David Myrie.[7]

International goals
Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 June 2011Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, United States Cuba4–05–02011 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Personal life

Born to Dagoberto Mora and Luz Marina Mora, he was born and raised in Guácimo, where his father had a papaya farm.[8]

References
  1. Brujas es el que mueve el mercado del futbol - Nación (in Spanish)
  2. 27-year-old Costa Rican right back Heiner Mora to the Seattle Sounders FC?
  3. El lateral Heiner Mora fue vendido al Honefoss BK de Noruega - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. Heiner Mora desperate to leave Norway, considering committing suicide
  5. "Heiner Mora firmó con Belén por un año" (in Spanish). Al Día. 20 August 2013.
  6. Saprissa contará con Gabriel Badilla, Heiner Mora y Alexánder Robinson ante Uruguay - Al Día (in Spanish)
  7. Heiner Mora se lesiona y dice adiós al Mundial; Dave Myrie lo sustituye - Nación (in Spanish)
  8. Heiner Mora: un lateral que creció entre papayas - Nación (in Spanish)
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