José Pablo Fonseca Díaz (born November 25, 1973) is a retired Costa Rican

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Club career

Fonseca had played almost his entire career for

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 ...

, where he debuted at the young age of 18 years. He was also played for other Costa Rican teams such as A.D. Belén,

Municipal Liberia Asociación Deportiva Municipal Liberia is a Costa Rican football team playing in the Liga FPD. The team is based in Liberia, Guanacaste. Their home stadium is the Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño. History Founded on 7 June 1977, four years ...

and

C.S. Cartaginés Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A., also known as Cartaginés, is a Costa Rican football club, that currently plays in the Liga de Fútbol de Primera División, the top division of Costa Rican football league system. Cartaginés' home venue i ...

, only to return to

three years ago when asked by coach Hernan Medford. With Saprissa, Fonseca won five national championships and three

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. He was also part of the squad that played the 2005

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, where Saprissa finished third behind

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and

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. That makes him one of the most title-winning soccer players in

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's and Saprissa's history. He retired in June 2010 when at Ramonense.

International career

Fonseca made his debut for

in a November 1996

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against

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and has earned a total of 4 caps, scoring 0 goals. He has represented his country in 1

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match His final international was an August 2000

against

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* 1973 births Living people Men's association football defenders Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers Deportivo Saprissa players Belén F.C. players A.D. Municipal Liberia footballers C.S. Cartaginés players La U Universitarios footballers Liga FPD players Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Costa Rica Competitors at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in football {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub