Rolando Villalobos Chacón (born 25 July 1953) is a retired

Costa Rican Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

Club career

After coming through their youth ranks, Villalobos made his senior debut for

Alajuelense Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (LDA, ), commonly known as Alajuelense and nicknamed La Liga (), is a Costa Rican multisport club based in the borough of El Llano, Alajuela, Alajuela province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Ala ...

on 9 May 1971 against rivals

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 ...

and he scored his first goal on 12 April 1972 against Ramonense. He had a stint in Guatemala as well and also played for San Carlos and

. He retired at Saprissa in 1988, his last game was on 12 May that year against his first club Alajuelense.

International career

He made his debut for

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in an August 1972

friendly match An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or ...

against

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and collected a total of 9 caps, scoring 1 goal. Villalobos played for Costa Rica at the

1975 Pan American Games The 1975 Pan American Games were held in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12 to October 26, 1975, exactly twenty years after the second Pan American Games were held there. It was the third major sporting event held in the Mexican capital in seve ...

International goals

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

Managerial career

Nicknamed ''el Cadáver'',"No me gusta mi apodo"
- Al Día Villalobos has managed the ''Big Four'' clubs of Costa Rica as well as the national team on two occasions. He was assistant to

Bora Milutinović Velibor "Bora" Milutinović ( sr-Cyrl, Велибор Бора Милутиновић; born 7 September 1944) is a Serbian former professional footballer and manager. He has managed at five editions of the FIFA World Cup, tied for the record a ...

at the

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. He was named sports director of Cartaginés in May 2012 and in January 2014 he resigned as sports director of

Puntarenas Puntarenas () is a city in the Puntarenas (canton), Puntarenas canton of Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Puntarenas canton, it is awarded the title of city, which is made from the Puntar ...

. Now he works for

Club Sport Herediano Club Sport Herediano (), commonly known as Herediano and nicknamed El Team, is a Costa Rican multisport club based in Heredia, Heredia province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Herediano is mostly known for its association ...

as a sports manager.Rolando Villalobos renunció a la gerencia deportiva de Puntarenas
- Al Día

Personal life

His son Walter Villalobos also is a professional football player. Married twice, Villalobos has 5 children.

References

External links

Trayectoria de Rolando Villalobos como jugador y técnico (Biography)
- Nación {{DEFAULTSORT:Villalobos, Rolando 1953 births Living people Footballers from San José, Costa Rica Association football midfielders Costa Rican footballers Costa Rica international footballers Pan American Games competitors for Costa Rica Footballers at the 1975 Pan American Games L.D. Alajuelense footballers Liga FPD players A.D. San Carlos footballers Deportivo Saprissa players Costa Rican expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Guatemala Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Costa Rican football managers Costa Rica national football team managers Deportivo Saprissa managers C.S. Herediano managers L.D. Alajuelense managers