José Luis López (Costa Rican footballer)

José Luis López Ramírez (born March 31, 1981) is a Costa Rican footballer.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Ramírez.
José Luis López
Personal information
Full name José Luis López Ramírez
Date of birth (1981-03-31) March 31, 1981
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
Broncos de Zapote
Universidad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2003 Herediano
2003–2011 Saprissa 155 (6)
2008–2009 → Melbourne Victory (loan) 18 (0)
2010 → Dalian Shide (loan) 9 (0)
2011–2013 Belén Siglo XXI 53 (8)
2013–2014 Uruguay de Coronado 30 (1)
National team‡
2001 Costa Rica U-20 7 (1)
2004 Costa Rica U-23 10 (2)
2003–2011 Costa Rica 34 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 June 2014
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2009

Club career

López made his professional debut for Herediano on 4 January 1997 against Saprissa[1] and left them for Saprissa in 2003.

With Saprissa he has already won five national championships, a UNCAF Cup and a CONCACAF Champions Cup title,[2] in less than four years, and was part of the team that played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup, where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo and Liverpool.[3]

López joined the Australian club Melbourne Victory in July 2008 on a two-year loan deal, after the club managed to free up a space for another international player following left-back Joseph Keenan's release by mutual consent.[4] López made his debut for Melbourne Victory against Perth Glory in the 2008–09 A-League Pre-Season Cup on Saturday, July 26, 2008, with Melbourne winning the game 1–0 through a Michael Thwaite header. He returned to Saprissa in summer 2009.[5]

In March 2010, López joined Chinese club Dalian Shide[6] as a replacement of Zhao Xuri, who left the club for Xi'an Chanba. In July 2011, López moved to the newly promoted Costa Rican Primera División club Belén Siglo XXI[7] on a free transfer and in August 2013 he signed for Uruguay de Coronado.[1]

International career

Commonly known as Puppy or Pupy, he has been an important player for the Costa Rica national football team at numerous levels, playing and captained in the under 20 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Argentina,[3] as well as representing the country with the U-23 team at the 2004 Summer Olympics.[3] held in Athens.

He has also been capped 34 times for the full national team, making his debut in a friendly against the United States on September 7, 2003,[8] playing for the team during 2006 FIFA World Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying.[3]

López Ramírez made three appearances at the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[9]

Honours

With Melbourne Victory:

References
  1. José Luis López jugará con Uruguay de Coronado – Nación (in Spanish)
  2. Puppy López lamenta ver juegos en la banca – Nación (in Spanish)
  3. José Luis López Ramírez – FIFA competition record
  4. "Victory adds second Costa Rican star". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2008. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  5. José Luis López vuelve al Saprissa – Nación (in Spanish)
  6. Dalian Shide de China quiere contratar a José Luis López luego de pasar prueba – Nación (in Spanish)
  7. ‘Pupy’ López se queda en Belén – Nación (in Spanish)
  8. "International Friendly Matches 2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
  9. "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 – Full Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
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