Wálter Elizondo

Wálter Elizondo Gómez (4 November 1942 – 20 November 2018) was a Costa Rican international footballer.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Elizondo and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.
Wálter Elizondo
Personal information
Full name Wálter Elizondo Gómez
Date of birth (1942-11-04)4 November 1942
Place of birth El Carmen, Cartago, Costa Rica
Date of death 20 November 2018(2018-11-20) (aged 76)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1954–1961 Saprissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1963 Orión
1964–1969 Saprissa
1970–1974 Alajuelense
1975–1977 Cartaginés
1978 Herediano
1979 Cartaginés
Total ? (44)
National team
1963–1975 Costa Rica 43 (5)
Teams managed
1977–1979 Cartaginés
1981–1982 Saprissa
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Born in El Carmen, Cartago,[1] Elizondo started his career at Orión after coming through the Saprissa youth system.[2] He then played as a central defender for Saprissa for most of his career and between 1964 and 1969, Elizondo won five championships with them. He also won two championships with Alajuelense, and one with Herediano.[1] He finished his career at Cartaginés. He scored 44 goals in total in the Costa Rican premier division.[3]

Elizondo was named one of the top 100 Costa Rican footballers of all-time in 2009[4] and the best of the 1970s.[2]

International career

Elizondo appeared in 43 matches and scored 5 goals for the full Costa Rica national football team from 1963 to 1975.[1][5] He has represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[6]

Managerial career

After retiring from a playing career in 1978, Elizondo went on to manage Cartaginés and Saprissa.[7]

Personal life

Elizondo's father, Guillermo Elizondo Gómez, was also a Costa Rican international footballer.[8]

Elizondo suffered a stroke during March 2008.[4]

References
  1. "Figuras del ayer: Wálter Elizondo". UNAFUT. 2008-03-04.
  2. Día histórico: Walter Elizondo Gómez - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. Wálter Elizondo, homenajeado para el próximo campeonato - UNAFUT
  4. Hidalgo Fonseca, Alejandro (3 December 2009). "Walter Elizondo Gómez, dedicado del próximo campeonato" [Walter Elizondo Gómez, dedicated the next championship] (in Spanish). Diario Extra.
  5. Costa Rica - Record International Players Archived July 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  6. Wálter Elizondo – FIFA competition record
  7. "WALTER ELIZONDO GOMEZ". Salón de la Fama del Deporte Costarricense. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  8. Corella, Rándall (14 July 2003). "Figuras del ayer: Guillermo Elizondo Gómez" [Figures of yesterday: Guillermo Elizondo Gómez] (in Spanish). La Nacion.
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