Gerald George Drummond Johnson (born September 8, 1976) is a Costa Rican former

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player.

Club career

Drummond made his professional debut with

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on 8 November 1995 against Ramonense and he won four national championships with them and two CONCACAF Champions Cups, and was part of the team that played the 2005

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, where

finished third behind São Paulo and Liverpool. He joined Ramonense in summer 2008 and retired in February 2009.

International career

Drummond played with his brother in the U-20

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held in Qatar in 1995, as well as in Brazilian team

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's minor league system. He made his debut for

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in an October 1996 friendly match against Venezuela and earned a total of 16 caps, scoring 6 goals. He represented his country at the

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and

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s. His final international was an August 2003 friendly match against Austria.

International goals

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

Personal life

He is married to Karol Hernández. His twin brother, Jervis Drummond, also played for Saprissa and the national team. His son, also called Gerald, is an athlete.Gerald Drummond consiguió su cuarta medalla de oro en los Juegos Nacionales
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* * 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from Limón Province Men's association football forwards Costa Rican twins Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers Deportivo Saprissa players C.S. Herediano footballers A.D. Ramonense players Twin sportspeople {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub