Estadio Guillermo Vargas Roldán is a multi-use
stadium
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in
Alajuela
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,
Costa Rica
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. It is currently used mostly for
football
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matches and is the home stadium of
Asociación Deportiva Ramonense. The stadium holds up to 4,000 people.
The stadium was named in December 1978 after former Ramonense club president Guillermo Vargas Roldán, who died in April 2014, aged 82.
Guillermo Vargas Roldán El fútbol nacional perdió al papá de Ramonense
- Nación He had been president of the club for a record 22 years.
References
Guillermo Vargas Roldan
Buildings and structures in Alajuela Province
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