Reynaldo Parks Pérez (born December 4, 1974) is a Costa Rican former

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defender.

Club career

He has played in different teams in Costa Rica, as well as in Mexico and

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. He started out in Costa Rica with his hometown team Limonense, and was later transferred to Herediano. Then he went on to play alongside compatriot

Fernando Patterson Fernando Arturo Patterson Castro (born 15 March 1970 in Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican former football goalkeeper who finished his career at Xelajú in Guatemala's top division. He is a naturalized citizen of Guatemala. Club career Born in L ...

with Municipal in Guatemala and Jaguares de Colima and Tecos UAG in Mexico, before coming back to Costa Rica to play for Saprissa and Universidad. Parks was part of the team that played the 2005

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, where

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finished third behind São Paulo and Liverpool. In 2008, he moved to San Carlos and retired in November 2009.

International career

Parks made his debut for

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in a February 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification match against Nicaragua and earned a total of 43 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in 15

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matches and played at the

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and

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s as well as at the

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and

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s and the

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. Parks was a key member of the national team that qualified for the

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, serving as the captain. But just before the event started, a knee injury kept him away of participating and he was replaced by Pablo Chinchilla. His final international was an October 2003 friendly match against South Africa.

International goals

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

Retirement

After retiring, Parks became chairman of the National Costa Rica Football Players Association but resigned from his post after 7 years in January 2014.

Personal life

Parks is married to Irma Loáiciga and they have two sons. His cousin

Winston Parks Winston Antonio Parks Tifet (born 12 October 1981) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a striker. He previously played in Europe for Udinese, Ascoli, Slovan Liberec, Lokomotiv Moscow, FC Saturn Ramenskoe, Politehni ...

Futbolista y marinero Kenny Parks desea seguir en el fútbol los pasos de su tío Reynaldo y su primo Winston
- Al Día also played for the Costa Rica national team.

Honours

* Primera División de Costa Rica ::2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07 *

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* Copa Interclubes UNCAF ::

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References

External links

*
2002 World Cup profile
- Nación * {{DEFAULTSORT:Parks, Reynaldo 1974 births Living people People from Limón Province Association football defenders Costa Rican footballers Costa Rica international footballers 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup players 2001 Copa América players 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.S. Herediano footballers C.S.D. Municipal players Tecos F.C. footballers Deportivo Saprissa players C.F. Universidad de Costa Rica footballers A.D. San Carlos footballers Liga FPD players Liga MX players Costa Rican expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Guatemala Expatriate footballers in Mexico Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Copa Centroamericana-winning players