Randall Brenes Moya , in Norway known as «Ragnar Bremnes» (born 13 August 1983) is a
Costa Rican former professional
footballer, who played most of his career as a
striker for
Cartaginés, rom which is currently the second historical goalscorer, with 103 league goals. He also played for the
Costa Rica national football team
The Costa Rica national football team ( es, Selección de fútbol de Costa Rica) represents Costa Rica in men's international football. The national team is administered by the Costa Rican Football Federation (FEDEFUTBOL), the governing body f ...
.
Club career
Early career
Nicknamed ''El Chiqui'' (meaning Short or Small), due his height when he was at youth levels, he turned professional with
Cartaginés before moving to the north of Norway. Making an impressive rookie season scoring 16 goals in only 32 games.
Bodø/Glimt
He joined
Bodø/Glimt with his compatriot
Roy Miller
Roy is a masculine given name and a family surname with varied origin.
In Anglo-Norman England, the name derived from the Norman ''roy'', meaning "king", while its Old French cognate, ''rey'' or ''roy'' (modern ''roi''), likewise gave rise to ...
, who was also a teammate in Cartaginés, in 2005. At this point Bodø/Glimt was part of the Norwegian top division (
Tippeligaen
Eliteserien () is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion ...
), but got relegated the same year. The team therefore played in
Adeccoligaen
The Norwegian First Division, also called 1. divisjon and OBOS-ligaen (named sponsor is property developer OBOS), is the second-highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Each year, the top finishing teams in the 1. divisjon are p ...
in 2006 where Brenes was top scorer with 13 goals, 6 of them off headers. In 2007, the team gained promotion to Tippeligaen after winning at home and away against
Odd Grenland
Odd means unpaired, occasional, strange or unusual, or a person who is viewed as eccentric.
Odd may also refer to:
Acronym
* ODD (Text Encoding Initiative) ("One Document Does it all"), an abstracted literate-programming format for describing X ...
from Tippeligaen. Bodø/Glimt had a big positive surprise the following season in Tippeligaen, ending on a fourth place.
Kongsvinger
Brenes was loaned at the middle of the season to Adeccoligaen team
Kongsvinger
Kongsvinger () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Glåmdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kongsvinger. Other settlements in the municipality include Aus ...
to help them in the division, his compatriot Roy Miller, in the meantime, was sold to
Rosenborg of
Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...
. In 2009, Brenes signed a full-time contract and helped Kongsvinger win promotion to Tippeligaen. But after the season ended, Brenes came to an agreement with the club to terminate his contract, because he wanted to move home to Costa Rica with his family.
Cartaginés
Randall Brenes back for the tournament in Summer 2010 and Winter tournament in the same year shared the scoring with
Éver Alfaro and helping the team reach the semifinals. Brenes spent the 2010 and 2011 seasons with Cartaginés and winning two scoring titles, one in the tournament in 2010 winter and the other in the 2011 winter tournament and being the best player declared by the
Primera División de Costa Rica
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 ...
in the winter 2011 and carrying to Cartaginés to fourth in the table, scoring in four minutes in the first half on the first semifinal but losing against the Herediano 3–1 on aggregate.
Khazar Lankaran
On 9 February 2012 Brenes signed a 2-year long contract with Khazar Lankaran. On 20 February 2012, made his debut in the season in a 2–1 defeat against
Gabala and entering the 35th minute change by
António Semedo
António Paulo Sanches Semedo (born 1 June 1979) is a Portuguese retired footballer. Operating as a winger or a second striker, he was nicknamed "the Black Panther".
After starting out at Casa Pia, Semedo amassed Primeira Liga totals of 97 gam ...
and receiving a yellow card. On 7 March 2012, plays its first game start against
Turan
Turan ( ae, Tūiriiānəm, pal, Tūrān; fa, توران, Turân, , "The Land of Tur") is a historical region in Central Asia. The term is of Iranian origin and may refer to a particular prehistoric human settlement, a historic geographical re ...
, playing 90 minutes. 14 March 2012, plays its first match in the quarterfinals of the Azerbaijan Cup in the 3–2 defeat against
Baku Inter, scoring his first goal for the club and the second goal of the team at minute 57 and playing 90 minutes. On 28 March 2012, played 90 minutes in the second leg of the Azerbaijan Cup against
Inter Baku
Shamakhi FK ( az, Şamaxı Futbol Klubu, ) is an Azerbaijani professional football club based in Shamakhi, that currently competes in the Azerbaijan Premier League. The club has won the Premier League title twice.
History
Early years (1997– ...
scoring his second goal, a 1–1 draw at 76 minutes. On 11 May 2012, income also a starter in the 4–1 victory against
Qarabağ, scoring the second goal at 22 minutes and out of change by
Stevan Bates at minute 70. In the 2012–13 season, Brenes played four games for the club, all the
Europe League. On 5 July 2012, playing 90 minutes against
Nõmme Kalju and received a yellow card 53 minutes. On 10 July 2012, plays the second leg entering the 84th minute change by Sadio Tounkara. Then play in both games as a substitute, for the second round of Europa League against
Lech Poznan
Lech may refer to:
People
* Lech (name), a name of Polish origin
* Lech, the legendary founder of Poland
* Lech (Bohemian prince)
Products and organizations
* Lech (beer), Polish beer produced by Kompania Piwowarska, in Poznań
* Lech Pozna ...
. On 31 July 2012, Brenes signed his termination of contract due to breaches of the team with the player.
Cartaginés
On 7 August 2012, Brenes sign a 1-year long contract with Cartaginés.
Sandnes Ulf
On 4 August 2014, Brenes signed a loan deal with Sandnes Ulf.
International career
He made his debut for ''the
Ticos'' in 2005 as a substitute against Cuba at the
CONCACAF Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Gold Cup ( es, Copa de Oro de la CONCACAF, french: Coupe D'or CONCACAF) is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the continental champion of North Ameri ...
Finals, immediately making an impact by scoring 2 goals. In January 2011, he returned to play in the selection of
Ricardo La Volpe
Ricardo Antonio La Volpe Guarchoni (; born 6 February 1952) is an Argentine former professional footballer and manager. He is a World Cup-winning goalkeeper who played for most of his career in Argentina and Mexico.
As a coach, La Volpe was in ...
in Panama
2011 Copa Centroamericana
The 2011 Copa Centroamericana ( en, 2011 Central American Cup) was the eleventh edition of Copa Centroamericana (formerly known as the UNCAF Nations Cup), an international football championship for national teams affiliated with the Central Ameri ...
, playing 5 games. On 26 March 2011, Randall Brenes played on the first game of the
Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica against China and be in the history scoring the second goal of Costa Rica.
In June 2011, played in two
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition, and the 21st CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's 50 years of existence. The United States was the host nation.
The competition started on June ...
matches against
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
and
El Salvador scoring in stoppage time. In July, Brenes played two match against
Colombia and
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
in the
2011 Copa América.
2014 FIFA World Cup
As of January 2014, he has earned a total of 36 caps, scoring 8 goals and has represented his country in 8
FIFA World Cup qualification matches.
On 20 June 2014, Brenes make his debut at the second round of group stage matches in the
2014 FIFA World Cup, entering replacing of
Bryan Ruiz
Bryan Jafet Ruiz González (; born 18 August 1985) is a Costa Rican former footballer. A left-footed attacking midfielder, he also played as a second striker.
Ruiz is the only Central American footballer to have played in the UEFA Champions ...
at 81 minutes, playing 9 minutes plus 4 minutes replenishment at the
Itaipava Arena Pernambuco
Arena Pernambuco ( Portuguese: ''Arena de Pernambuco''), officially named Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos, is a multi-use stadium with a capacity of 46,154 spectators located in the western suburbs of the Recife metropolitan area, in São ...
, taking a chance on goal but his shot went wide. In the third round of group stage matches, against
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
in the
Estádio Mineirão, entry from the beginning and came out in the 59th minute by
Christian Bolaños. On 29 June 2014, plays his third game in the cup against
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...
at the
Itaipava Arena Pernambuco
Arena Pernambuco ( Portuguese: ''Arena de Pernambuco''), officially named Estádio Governador Carlos Wilson Campos, is a multi-use stadium with a capacity of 46,154 spectators located in the western suburbs of the Recife metropolitan area, in São ...
for the
round of 16
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...
, entering as a substitute in the 83rd minute, replacing of
Christian Bolaños, playing all the extra time and make history with the ''Ticos'', winning the game 5–3 on penalties shoot-out after the 1–1 on the 120th minutes and advance to the Quarter-finals.
International goals
Career statistics
Honours
Club
; Cartaginés
*
Costa Rican Cup
The Costa Rican Cup (''Torneo de Copa de Costa Rica'') is the top knock-out football tournament in Costa Rica which also serves as a qualification to the Supercopa Centroamericana.
It was played for three seasons from 2013 to 2015. A 2019 edit ...
(2):
2014
File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...
,
2015
International
; Costa Rica
*
UNCAF Nations Cup
The Copa Centroamericana (, Spanish for "Central American Cup") was the main association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ''Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol'' (UNCAF), the sport's Central Am ...
:
2013
File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...
Individual
* Player of the season at
Cartaginés: 2010 and 2011
References
External links
*
Randall Brenes in Kongsvinger
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brenes, Randall
1983 births
Living people
People from Cartago Province
Association football forwards
Costa Rican footballers
Costa Rica international footballers
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2011 Copa Centroamericana players
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2011 Copa América players
2013 Copa Centroamericana players
2014 FIFA World Cup players
C.S. Cartaginés players
FK Bodø/Glimt players
Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball players
Khazar Lankaran FK players
Costa Rican expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Norway
Expatriate footballers in Azerbaijan
Eliteserien players
Norwegian First Division players
Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Copa Centroamericana-winning players
Azerbaijan Premier League players
Liga FPD players