Santos de Guápiles F.C.
Asociación Deportiva Santos, commonly known simply as Santos de Guápiles, is a Costa Rican association football club, which currently plays in the Liga FPD.
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Full name | Asociación Deportiva Santos | ||
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Nickname(s) | Rojiblancos La Marea Roja | ||
Founded | 1961 | ||
Ground | Estadio Ebal Rodríguez Guápiles, Costa Rica | ||
Capacity | 3,000 | ||
Chairman | Rafael Arias | ||
Manager | Johnny Chávez | ||
League | Liga FPD | ||
2020–21 Clausura | 2nd | ||
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The club plays in Estadio Ebal Rodríguez in Guápiles, Limón, Costa Rica.
History
The club was founded in 1961[1] and have never been league champions. They were runner-up twice, in 2001–02 and in the 2012 Verano championship. They reached the top tier after winning promotion in 1999[2] after beating Municipal Liberia in a May 1999 play-off final marred by violence off the pitch.[3]

Stadium
Santos play their home games in the Estadio Ebal Rodríguez, where Alajuelense's Wilson Muñoz scored the first Primera División goal in a 1999 4–0 league win over the hosts.[4]
Players
Player Records
# | Name | Career | Apps | Goals |
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1 | Roy krishna | 265 | ||
2 | Federico Urrutia | 214 | ||
3 | Rónald Rodríguez | 198 | ||
4 | Yeinor Santamaría | 189 | ||
5 | Gustavo Martínez | 185 | ||
6 | José F. Alfaro | 139 | ||
7 | Carlos Quirós | 125 | ||
8 | Max Sánchez | 1995–96, 1999–02 | 111 | |
9 | Diego Gallo | 107 | ||
10 | Rafael A. Gutiérrez | 101 | ||
Current squad
As of 29 January, 2022. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable Players
Historical list of coaches
Luis Chang (1998 – May 99)[6]
Rónald Mora (May 1999 – Dec 02)
Victorino Quesada (Feb 2003 – Sept 04)[7]
Juan Diego Quesada (Sept 2004–05)[8]
Daniel Casas (May 2005–06)[9]
Vladimir Quesada (2006–07)
Milton Morales (2007)
Rónald Mora (2007 – March 8)
Marvin Solano (March 2008 – Feb 21, 2009)[10]
Oscar Ramírez (Feb 21, 2009 – Dec 31, 2009)
Rónald Gómez (Jan 1, 2010 – Oct 26, 2010)[11]
Henry Duarte (Oct 27, 2010 – Jan 28, 2011)
G. Martinez (interim) (Jan 29, 2011 – March 21, 2011)[12]
Marvin Solano (March 22, 2011 – Nov 7, 2011)[13]
Gustavo Martinez (interim) (Nov 7, 2011 – Dec 31, 2011)
César Eduardo Méndez (Jan 1, 2012 – Oct 7, 2013)
Gustavo Martinez (Oct 7, 2013 – May 15, 2014)
Enrique Meza Jr. (May 16, 2014 – Dec 14)[14]
César Eduardo Méndez (Dec 16, 2014–)[15]
Johnny Chávez
References
- Club de Costa Rica pasará a tener dueños mexicanos – Diez (in Spanish)
- Costa Rica 1998/99 – RSSSF
- Con simpleza al cetro•El Santos se coronó campeón ante un confundido Liberia – Nación (in Spanish)
- Estadio Ebal Rodríguez consiguió su gol 600 – UNAFUT (in Spanish)
- Portería leal – UNAFUT(in Spanish)
- Chang fuera de Santos – Nación (in Spanish)
- Terminó la era de Mora•Victorino Quesada será el técnico por el resto del Clausura – Nación (in Spanish)
- Santos cambió de técnico Juan Diego Quesada será el sustituto de Victorino Quesada – Nación (in Spanish)
- Mora se vinculará dos temporadas con Puntarenas y Casas una con el Santos – Nación (in Spanish)
- Rónald Mora destituido Santos cambia entrenador para esquivar el descenso – Nación (in Spanish)
- Llega Henry Duarte Santos despide a Ronald Gómez Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine – Nación (in Spanish)
- Gustavo Martínez toma el mando del Santos – Nación (in Spanish)
- Marvin Solano llega al Santos – Nación (in Spanish)
- Santos de Guápiles será dirigido por el hijo de Enrique 'Ojitos' Meza – Nación (in Spanish)
- César Eduardo Méndez regresa al Santos de Guápiles – Nación (in Spanish)