Edgar Ceferino Marín Leví (born 22 May 1943) is a Costa Rican retired

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

Club career

Born in Pueblo Nuevo,

Puntarenas Puntarenas () is a city in the Puntarenas (canton), Puntarenas canton of Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Puntarenas canton, it is awarded the title of city, which is made from the Puntar ...

, Marín made his league debut in 1962 for

Deportivo Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. The team's signature colours are purple ...

against Uruguay de CoronadoCarrera de Édgar Marín en el fútbol
- Nación and played for them until 1967 before moving to the NASL to play for the

Oakland Clippers The Oakland Clippers, also named the California Clippers, were an American soccer team based out of Oakland, California. They played in the non- FIFA sanctioned National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) in 1967 and the North American Soccer ...

and

Kansas City Spurs The Kansas City Spurs were an United States, American professional soccer team who played in the North American Soccer League (1968-1984), North American Soccer League, based in Kansas City, Missouri. They played their home games at Kansas City M ...

. He also failed tests for

PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 season. They have played in the Eredivisie for a total ...

and

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in the Netherlands. Marín won 12

Primera División de Costa Rica The Primera División of Costa Rica, commonly known as Fútbol de Primera División (FPD), and Liga Promerica for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional association football division in Costa Rica. It is administered by the Unión de Clubes ...

titles with

during the 1960s and 1970s. He won six consecutive titles from 1972 to 1977.

International career

Marín also represented

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at the international level, representing his country in 10

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matches. He won a total of 32 caps, scoring 4 goals. He retired in 1979.

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NASL career stats
1943 births Living people People from Puntarenas Province Association football forwards Costa Rican footballers Costa Rica international footballers Deportivo Saprissa players Oakland Clippers players Kansas City Spurs players National Professional Soccer League (1967) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Costa Rican expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub