Álvaro Grant MacDonald
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro Grant MacDonald | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1953 | Saprissa | ||
| 1955 | Guadalupe | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956-1973 | Herediano | 298 | |
| National team | |||
| 1959-1969 | Costa Rica | 46 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1973-1975 | Herediano (assistant) | ||
| 1978 | San Carlos | ||
| 1984 | Alajuelense | ||
| 1985 | Costa Rica | ||
| 1993 | Costa Rica | ||
| 1994-1995 | Herediano | ||
| 1998 | Goicoechea | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Álvaro Grant MacDonald (born 3 February 1938) is a retired Costa Rican football player and manager.
Club career
Grant played for Saprissa 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.[1] He totalled 298 league games for the Rojiamarillos[2] and 49 cup games.[3]
International career
Grant was capped by Costa Rica, playing 46 games and scoring 1 goal.[4] He represented his country in 13 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[5] He also played at the inaugural 1963 CONCACAF Championship.[6] 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.[7]
Managerial career
After retiring, Grant managed Alajuelense, Herediano and the Costa Rica national football team as well as Puntarenas and Limonense. In October 1998 he took the reigns at Goicoechea.[8]
Personal life
Grant was born to Alia Grant, who died when he was young, and had 5 brothers.[1] He is married to Marla Vega Alfaro but Álvaro and Marlene Saborío are the parents of Costa Rica international forward Álvaro Saborío.[9]
References
- 1 2 Alvaro Grant McDonald bio - Salon de la Fama del deporte Costarricense (Costa Rican Sports Hall of Fame)
- ↑ En el Herediano el record se llama Germán Chavarría - UNAFUT (Spanish)
- ↑ Los inmortales de la alineación florense - UNAFUT (Spanish)
- ↑ Appearances for Costa Rica National Team - RSSSF
- ↑ Álvaro Grant MacDonald – FIFA competition record
- ↑ La Tricolor en los Norcecas 63 y 69 - Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ ¿Cuáles fueron, puesto por puesto, los 11 mejores futbolistas de Costa Rica, en el siglo pasado? - Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Macdonald llega a Goico - Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Saborío lleva 5 tantos en 4 juegos seguidos Una precoz alianza con los goles - Nación (Spanish)
External links
- Álvaro Grant MacDonald at National-Football-Teams.com