Luis Antonio Marín Murillo (born 10 August 1974) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer, who played as a centre-back, and former captain of the Costa Rica national team. He is currently the manager of Inter FA.
Marin was regarded to be one of the finest Costa Rican footballers of his generation.
Club career Marín was born in the Calderón Guardia Hospital in San José, Costa Rica and grew up in Concepción de Tres Ríos.Perfil de jugadores de la Selección Nacional Luis Antonio Marín - Nación He made his professional debut for Carmelita on 13 September 1992 against Alajuelense, before moving to Alajuelense themselves. In 1998, he moved abroad to play for Guatemalan side USAC alongside compatriots Try Bennett and Benjamín MayorgaSorpresa a la tica • Luis Marín, Try Bennett y Mincho Mayorga convierten a la Universidad de San Carlos en la revelación del torneo chapín - Nación and in 1999 he played in Uruguay for River Plate.Marín dice que Centenario no asusta a los futbolistas - Nación In 2000, he returned to Alajuelense.
In 2006, Marín left Liga for another spell abroad, moving to Israeli outfit Maccabi Netanya.Optimismo, el blindaje de Luis Marín en Israel - Nación After 3 seasons with Netanya, winning a total of 113 caps, scoring 2 goals in all club competitions and becoming a fan favorite earning the nickname "superman", Marin left the club in summer 2009 for a final spell at Alajuelense.Costarricense dice adiós al Medio Oriente Luis Marín cierra hoy un ciclo fructífero en Israel - Nación He announced his retirement in April 2011.Marín anunció retiro del futbol Although he was known for being a great defender, he was also known for consistently scoring accidental own goals. - Nación
International career Marín made his debut for Costa Rica in a June 1993 friendly match against PanamaJuegos con la Selección mayor Centeno empatará el récord de Marín - Nación and earned a total of 128 caps, scoring 5 goals.Luis Antonio Marín Murillo - Century of International Appearances - RSSSF He represented his country in 41 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played in all 3 games during both the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups. He also played at the 1997,UNCAF Tournament 1997 - RSSSF 1999,UNCAF Tournament 1999 - RSSSF 2001Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 - Details - RSSSF and 2003 UNCAF Nations CupsQualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details - RSSSF as well as at the 1993,CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details - RSSSF1998,CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details - RSSSF 2002CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details - RSSSF and 2003 CONCACAF Gold CupsCONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details - RSSSF and the 2001Copa América 2001 - RSSSF and 2004 Copa Américas.Copa América 2004 - RSSSF He also was a non-playing squad member at the 1997 Copa América.Copa América 1997 - RSSSF
He played his final game for the national team on 18 November 2009, where they tied 1–1 to Uruguay. The game meant that Costa Rica would not be in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In Israel his nickname was "Superman".
International goals Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Marín goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Luis Marín MurilloNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1. 16 November 1997 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica 3–1 3–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification2. 23 May 2001 Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras 3–0 4–0 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup3. 20 June 2001 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica 1–0 2–1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification4. 19 November 2003 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica 1–0 2–1 Friendly match5. 11 July 2004 Estadio Universidad Nacional San Agustín, Arequipa, Peru 1–4 1–4 2004 Copa América
Managerial career After retiring in May 2011, Marín was appointed assistant to manager Oscar Ramírez at AlajuelenseLuis Marín será asistente en la Liga - Nación and was named assistant national coach for the 2014 UNCAF Nations Cup would Jorge Luis Pinto decide to resign as national team manager.Paulo Wanchope y Luis Marín serían los técnicos de la Selección Nacional en la Uncaf - Nación
Personal life Marín is married to Elizabeth Chavarría and they have two daughters and a son.Luis Marín jugará un torneo más con el Maccabi Netanya - Nación
Honours
As a player
Alajuelense Primera División (8): 1995–96, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05, Invierno 2010, Verano 2011; runner-up: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98 CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 2004 Copa Interclubes UNCAF: 1996, 2002, 2005
Maccabi Netanya Israeli Premier League runner-up: 2006–07, 2007–08
Costa Rica UNCAF Nations Cup: 1997, 1999, 2003; runner-up 2001
Individual Israeli Premier League Best Foreign Player of the Year: 2006–07
As a manager Primera División de Costa Rica: Clausura 2019
See also List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
References
External links
Profile and statistics on One.co.il Profile on 4TheGame.com Article on Nacion.com