Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luis Diego Arnáez Villegas | ||
Date of birth | 6 November 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Pozo de Agua, Nicoya, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Municipal Grecia (head coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–1993 | Puntarenas | 190 | (17) |
1993–2005 | Alajuelense | 404 | (76) |
Total | 594 | (93) | |
International career | |||
1991–2000 | Costa Rica | 31 | (9) |
Managerial career | |||
2005–2007 | Puntarenas | ||
2007–2008 | Alajuelense | ||
2008–2009 | Costa Rica (assistant) | ||
2010 | Herediano | ||
2014–2015 | Puntarenas | ||
2018–2019 | Alajuelense | ||
2019 | Municipal Grecia | ||
2019–2020 | La U Universitarios | ||
2020– | Municipal Grecia | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Luis Diego Arnáez Villegas (born 6 November 1967) is a Costa Rican football manager and former player who manages Municipal Grecia.
Club career
A midfielder, Arnáez made his professional debut on 2 August 1987 for Puntarenas against Ramonense and he scored his first senior goal on 14 February 1988 against San Carlos. After almost 200 games for Puntarenas he left for Alajuelense where he would play over 400 matches.[1] His trophies for Alajuelense included seven league titles and the 2004 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, when Alajuelense defeated rival Deportivo Saprissa in the two-leg final.[2]
His final game was on 23 April 2005, against Pérez Zeledón.[3]
International career
Nicknamed el Flaco (the Skinny one),[4] he made his debut for the national team in an April 1991 friendly match against Mexico, collecting a total of 31 caps and scoring 9 goals.[5] Arnáez appeared in seven of Costa Rica's qualifying matches for the 1994 FIFA World Cup,[6][7] as well as two qualifiers for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[8] He also represented Costa Rica at the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup and in the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup, playing against Cuba and the United States.[9] Upon Alajuelense's triumph in the 2004 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, he was recalled to the national team at the age of 36 by coach Jorge Luis Pinto. His final cap came in a 5–2 loss in World Cup qualifying against Honduras on 18 August 2004.[10][11]
Managerial career
Later, Arnáez coached the first division team Puntarenas in his home country. After getting fired from the team, he coached Liga Deportiva Alajuelense for six months.[12] He then had a spell as an assistant coach for the Costa Rica national football team[13] and was appointed manager of Herediano in December 2009[14] but returned to Puntarenas in March 2014.[15]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
References
- ^ Técnicos con matiz liguista (incl Bio) - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Arias, Rodrigo; Goloboy, James; Leon, Vincent (22 January 2009). "Central American Club Competitions 2003/04". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ Luis Diego Arnáez dijo adiós al futbol (incl Bio - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Flaco celebra con mucha discreción - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Costa Rica - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
- ^ Luis Diego Arnáez – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Owsiański, Jarosław (2 February 2005). "International Matches 1992 - North and Central America and Caribbean". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie (2 February 2005). "International Matches 1997 - North and Central America and Caribbean". RSSSF. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ Courtney, Barrie (20 February 2005). "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 June 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ Luis Diego Arnáez – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ FIFA (18 August 2004). "Costa Rica - Honduras - 2:5". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ Díaz, Luis Eduardo (28 November 2007). "Luis Diego Arnáez es el nuevo técnico liguista". La Nacion. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ Arnáez es el nuevo técnico del Herediano - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Luis Diego Arnáez dirigirá a Herediano - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Luis Diego Arnáez es el nuevo técnico de Puntarenas - Al Día (in Spanish)
External links
- Luis Diego Arnáez at National-Football-Teams.com
- Luis Diego Arnáez at WorldFootball.net
- 1967 births
- Living people
- People from Guanacaste Province
- Men's association football midfielders
- Costa Rican men's footballers
- Costa Rica men's international footballers
- 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Puntarenas F.C. players
- Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers
- Costa Rican football managers
- Liga Deportiva Alajuelense managers
- C.S. Herediano managers
- Liga FPD players
- Puntarenas F.C. managers
- Municipal Grecia managers