Alfredo Piedra

Alfredo Piedra Mora (16 August 1915 – 18 December 2003) was a Costa Rican footballer and manager.

Alfredo Piedra
Personal information
Full name Alfredo Piedra Mora
Date of birth (1915-08-16)August 16, 1915[1]
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica[1]
Date of death December 18, 2003(2003-12-18) (aged 88)[1]
Place of death Rohrmoser, Costa Rica[1]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Orión
Sociedad Gimnástica
La Libertad
Juventud Asturiana
International career
1938 Costa Rica 1 (1)
Managerial career
1955–1956 Saprissa
1955–1957 Costa Rica
1961–1963 Costa Rica
1962–1964 Saprissa
1965 Costa Rica
1966 Herediano
Medal record
Representing  Costa Rica
Men's Football
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 1938 Panama Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Piedra and the second or maternal family name is Mora.

Playing career

Club

Piedra made his debut for Orión on 24 May 1936 against Herediano, immediately scoring two goals. He went on to win two league titles with them and also played for Sociedad Gimnástica Española, La Libertad (winning another title)[2] and Cuban team Juventud Asturiana.[1]

He was joint league top goalscorer in 1938 with 11 goals[3] and totalled 124 Primera División matches.[4]

International

He made his debut for Costa Rica playing alongside other Costa Rican greats like Hernán Bolaños and Alejandro Morera Soto in a February 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games match against Panama, scoring a goal in which proved to be his sole international game.[2]

International goals
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 February 1938Estadio Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, Panama City, Panama Panama7-011–0Central American and Caribbean Games

Managerial

As a manager, Piedra was in charge of teams like Orión, Saprissa (twice), Alajuelense (also twice), Cartaginés (5 times), Barrio México, Herediano, San Ramón, San Carlos, Puntarenas, Rohrmoser and in Mexico with Monarcas Morelia. He also managed the national team on three occasions, winning the 1963 CONCACAF Championship.

In total, Piedra was in charge at 356 Primera División matches and 49 times with the national team.[4]

Achievements
As player
As manager

References
  1. "¡Adiós, maestro Chato !" (in Spanish). La Nacion. 20 December 2003. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  2. Alfredo Piedra será reconocido en el Verano Archived 2015-01-03 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  3. Goleadores de Campeonato Nacional Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  4. Próximo certamen es dedicado a un grande de nuestro fútbol Archived 2015-01-18 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
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