Álvaro Grant MacDonald (born 3 February 1938) is a Costa Rican former

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player and manager.

Club career

Grant played for

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. Their colours are burgundy and white. It ...

and Guadalupe at youth and junior level but made his senior debut for Herediano in 1956 and remained with the club until his retirement in July 1973.Alvaro Grant McDonald bio
- Salon de la Fama del deporte Costarricense (Costa Rican Sports Hall of Fame) He totalled 298 league games for the Rojiamarillos and 49 cup games.

International career

Grant was capped by

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, playing 46 games and scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in 13

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matches. He also played at the inaugural

1963 CONCACAF Championship The 1963 CONCACAF Championship was the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF Championship, the top continental football tournament organized by CONCACAF for senior national teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The tournament w ...

. Grant was named by both Radio Monumental and Al Dia newspaper in their squad of the best players of Costa Rica in the 20th century.

Managerial career

After retiring, Grant managed

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, Herediano and the

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as well as

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and Limonense. In October 1998 he took the reins at Goicoechea.

Personal life

Grant was born to Alia Grant, who died when he was young, and had five brothers. He is married to Marla Vega Alfaro but Álvaro and Marlene Saborío are the parents of Costa Rica international forward

Álvaro Saborío Álvaro Alberto Saborío Chacón (; born 25 March 1982) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer, who played as a forward. Saborío originally retired in 2017 but returned months later. A full international for Costa Rica since 2002, S ...

.Saborío lleva 5 tantos en 4 juegos seguidos Una precoz alianza con los goles
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* 1938 births Living people Footballers from San José, Costa Rica Men's association football defenders Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers C.S. Herediano footballers Costa Rican football managers C.S. Herediano managers Liga Deportiva Alajuelense managers Costa Rica national football team managers CONCACAF Championship–winning players {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub