Randall Azofeifa Corrales (born 30 December 1984) is a Costa Rican

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who currently plays for Sporting San José.

Club career

Azofeifa won two national championship, the

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title and a

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title with

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. He participated in the 2005

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with his team, where he played a key role in helping them to finish in third place, behind

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and

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. Azofeifa joined Belgian Jupiler League club

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in 2006.

Turkey

In January 2011 he was transferred to the Turkish team Gençlerbirliği at a transfer price of 1.6 million Euros and in May 2013 he moved on to

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. In September 2014, Azofeifa returned to Costa Rica to play for Uruguay Coronado and in January 2015 he joined

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International career

Azofeifa played at the

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held in

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. As of January 2014, Azofeifa has made 35 appearances for the senior

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, including qualifying matches for the

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and

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. He made one appearance for Costa Rica at the

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. Azofeifa appeared in four matches at the

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), and was won by the United States over Mexico. It was contested in the United States from ...

. In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica's 23 man squad for the

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in Russia.

Honours

; K.A.A. Gent *

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: 2009–10 Belgian Cup, 2009–10

Career statistics

International

International goals

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

References

External links

* 1984 births Living people Footballers from San José, Costa Rica Association football midfielders Costa Rican footballers Costa Rica international footballers 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Copa América Centenario players 2017 Copa Centroamericana players 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2018 FIFA World Cup players Deportivo Saprissa players K.A.A. Gent players Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Kayseri Erciyesspor footballers C.S. Herediano footballers Liga FPD players Belgian Pro League players Süper Lig players Costa Rican expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Turkey Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Turkey {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub