Alfredo Piedra Mora (16 August 1915 – 18 December 2003) was a

Costa Rican Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the n ...

Playing career

Club

Piedra made his debut for Orión on 24 May 1936 against

Herediano Club Sport Herediano (), commonly known as Herediano and nicknamed El Team, is a Costa Rican multisport club based in Heredia, Heredia province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Herediano is mostly known for its association ...

, 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)Alfredo Piedra será reconocido en el Verano
- UNAFUT and Cuban team Juventud Asturiana. He was joint league top goalscorer in 1938 with 11 goalsGoleadores de Campeonato Nacional
- UNAFUT and totalled 124 Primera División matches.Próximo certamen es dedicado a un grande de nuestro fútbol
- UNAFUT

International

He made his debut for Costa Rica playing alongside other Costa Rican greats like

Hernán Bolaños Hernán Bolaños Ulloa (March 20, 1912 – May 9, 1992) was a Nicaraguan-Costa Rican footballer. He was born in Granada, Nicaragua. Club career He joined Alajuelense in 1930 and played for Audax Italiano, Universidad de Chile and Universida ...

and

Alejandro Morera Soto Alejandro Morera Soto (July 14, 1909 – March 26, 1995) was a Costa Rican football player, who played as a striker mostly for Alajuelense in the Costa Rican Primera División. He is considered one of the best and most talented players of ...

in a February 1938

Central American and Caribbean Games The Central American and Caribbean Games (CAC or CACGs) are a multi-sport regional championship event, held quadrennial (once every four years), typically in the middle (even) year between Summer Olympics. The games are for countries in Cent ...

match against

Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Co ...

, scoring a goal in which proved to be his sole international game.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.''

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 The 1963 CONCACAF Championship was the first edition of the CONCACAF Championship, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). The tournament was held between 23 March to 7 April. Nine teams partici ...

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

Achievements

;As player * League title - Orión (1938, 1944) (top goalscorer in 1938) * League title - La Libertad (1946) * Central American and Caribbean Games Silver Medal (1): 1938 ;As manager * League title - Saprissa (1962) *

1955 CCCF Championship The seventh edition of the CCCF Championship was held in Tegucigalpa Tegucigalpa (, , ), formally Tegucigalpa, Municipality of the Central District ( es, Tegucigalpa, Municipio del Distrito Central or ''Tegucigalpa, M.D.C.''), and colloquially ...

- Costa Rica *

- Costa Rica

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Piedra, Alfredo 1915 births 2003 deaths Footballers from San José, Costa Rica Association football forwards Costa Rican footballers Costa Rica international footballers Costa Rican expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Cuba Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Cuba Costa Rican football managers Liga FPD players Costa Rica national football team managers Deportivo Saprissa managers L.D. Alajuelense managers C.S. Herediano managers Central American and Caribbean Games silver medalists for Costa Rica Competitors at the 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in football