Guillermo "Viriguas" León Quirós (died 7 July 2010) was a

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player.

Club career

He played with

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 ...

during the 1940s and 1950s, and was a member of that team when it reached Costa Rica's First Division in 1949. León scored 47 goals in 1947 while playing with Saprissa in the Third Division, and next year scored 33 goals with the team in the Second Division, after which the team rose to the First Division. He also scored once in their first match at the highest level, a 3-1 win over La Libertad on 21 August 1949. He also played for Universidad Nacional, Nicolás Marín and Unión Deportiva Moravia in a career spanning from 1947 through 1958.

Death

On 8 July 2010, León died at age 82 after suffering from

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References

External links

History of Deportivo Saprissa
Year of birth missing 1920s births 2010 deaths Men's association football forwards Costa Rican men's footballers Deportivo Saprissa players La U Universitarios footballers {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub