Jorge Ignacio Gatgens Quirós (born 23 July 1988) is a

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Club career

Gatgens started his career at Pérez Zeledón for whom he made his debut on 23 July 2007 against Puntarenas and joined Alajuelense in summer 2011. He returned to Pérez Zeledón in summer 2013.

International career

In June 2007 he was omitted from the definitive Costa Rica U20 for the

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held in Canada. Gatgens made his debut in

for an October 1996

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against

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, that as of May 2014 was his sole international match. He was included in the Costa Rica national football team for the

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, but did not play at all in the tournament.

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