Marvin Obando Obando (born 4 April 1960 in Puntarenas Province) is a former Costa Rican football player who played most of his career for Herediano. Born in Palmar Sur,El arte de perseverar
- Nación Obando played a total of 21 seasons in the Primera Division of Costa Rica between 1979 and 2000, and participated in 685 football games. He is the Costa Rican footballer with the most games played, surpassing Julio Fuller by 1 game. He scored 70 goals in the process.

Club career

Obando holds the record as the most-capped player in the

Costa Rican Primera División 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 ...

with 685 appearances. He made his professional debut on 22 July 1979 for Herediano against Municipal Puntarenas and scored his first goal on 9 September 1979 against San José. He played from 1979 to 2000 with Herediano, scoring 48 goals for them in 480 matches,En el Herediano el record se llama Germán Chavarría
- UNAFUT San Carlos, Cartaginés, Saprissa, Ramonense, Turrialba and Municipal Puntarenas.

International career

Obando made his debut for Costa Rica in a March 1980

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against HondurasEl regreso de Obando
- Nación and competed at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the sec ...

. He was part of the national team squad, that played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in

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. The defender collected 51 caps, scoring 1 goal for the ''Tico's''. He played his final international on 19 January 1994 against

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International goals

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

Managerial career

He has moved into the coaching side of the game currently coaching a 2nd division team in Costa Rica (Barrio Mexico). Also, he is now training a new soccer academy for kids of 14 years, called Buffalos Soccer Academy in Costa Rica. He works with Roberto Castro.

Personal life

He has two kids; a son who is also named Marvin and a daughter named Paola.Don Marvin pidió un “panta” de corduroy
- Al Día Marvin Jr. currently plays for Heredia in the Costa Rican 1st Division, he debuted with Heredia when he was 17 years old.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Obando, Marvin 1960 births Living people People from Puntarenas Province Association football defenders Costa Rican footballers Costa Rica international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players Olympic footballers of Costa Rica Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics C.S. Herediano footballers A.D. San Carlos footballers C.S. Cartaginés players Deportivo Saprissa players A.D. Ramonense players Puntarenas F.C. players CONCACAF Championship-winning players