Ricardo Saprissa

✶June 24, 1901

†August 16, 1990

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About their life

Ricardo Juan Antonio Saprissa Aymá was a lifelong athlete, coach, and promoter of sports. After being raised in El Salvador, he spent many years in Costa Rica, playing and coaching football. In 1935 he was co-founder of Deportivo Saprissa, a highly successful football team based in San Juan de Tibás. He also represented Spain at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

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