Top 5 soccer players from Coats Rice

Coats Rice has reached the World Cup finals a total of five times since 1990, when they made it to the final round as a dark horse under the leadership of Milo and made it out of the group stage.

Looking back on their World Cup trips, their best World Cup was the 2014 World Cup. In that tournament, Costa Rica reached the last eight, impressing and impressing fans with their outstanding performance. In this year's 2022 World Cup final round, this soccer team from Central America has also qualified for the ticket to appear.

When it comes to this team, the most impressive label for domestic fans is that it is one of the very few teams that have played against the national football team in the World Cup arena. In the 2002 World Cup group stage, Costa Rica beat the national football team 2-0, and I believe many people still have some impressions of that game.

Looking back at Costa Rica's team history, from the players' point of view, they do not have a lot of famous players, but they are good overall, and in the North and Central America and Caribbean Football Federation, Costa Rica is a team that has always maintained a first-class level of soccer, with occasional players who have made a place in the European competition.

In this article, I will take stock of the top five soccer players from Costa Rica for your reference, combining strength and fame. Of course, due to the limitation of space, if there are any debatable points or leftovers, you are welcome to share them in the comment section.

V. Rolando Fonseca

Rolando Fonseca, who can play as a forward or shadow striker, is a classic No.7 player in the history of Costa Rica. As a player active from the early 1990s to the beginning of the second decade of the new century, Rolando Fonseca has had a very long and green career.

Despite never having played in a European league, I'm sure not many people would doubt this player's extraordinary ability. From 1992 to 2011, he played 113 games for Costa Rica and scored 47 goals, making him Costa Rica's all-time leading scorer.

Celso Borges

Celso Borges, a midfielder, currently plays for Costa Rica's Alajuelense. As a 34 year old veteran and long time captain of Costa Rica, Celso Borges has had a successful career in Europe, having been a starter in La Coruna in La Liga for several seasons, with a well-balanced style of play.

To date, Celso Borges has played a total of 138 games for the national team, contributing 22 goals. In this year's World Cup, it is expected that this legendary player will play his last dance in the World Cup.

Brian Ruiz

With his tall stature, handsome face, once-imaginative spirit, and already quite a successful career among Costa Rica's historical players, 36-year-old winger Bryan Ruiz is no longer young, but still fights for Costa Rica's domestic league team Alajuelense and the national team, and is still a fan of the game in his country comparable to Beckham.

Looking back on his European career, he has played for Gent, Twente, Fulham, Eindhoven, Sporting Portugal and Santos in the BL. That year, he scored 24 goals in the Dutch Eredivisie, ranking second in the scoring charts behind Ajax winger Luis Suarez, who scored 35 goals at the time.

In his national career, the Costa Rican veteran has scored 26 goals in 125 matches since his selection in 2005. In the 2022 World Qualification, Brian Ruiz can still rice, contributing 2 goals in 12 appearances.

II. Paul Wanchope

When it comes to the name of Paul Wanchope, I believe many senior fans in China have quite an impression. The reason is that this player is considered to be one of the most successful Costa Rican players in Europe, and had a time with our famous Sun Jihai at Manchester City.

Back in 1996, at the age of 20, Wanchope chose to join the English league, playing for Derby County, West Ham United, Manchester City and then Málaga in Spain for a while. Towards the end of his career, he left his mark in Qatar, Japan and the United States.

A tall striker, Paul Wanchope was known for his speed and breakaway style of play in the early part of his career, with an individualistic style of play, and an opportunistic style of play in the later part of his career, with a strong individual header. In his heyday, Paul Wanchope was undoubtedly the heart and star of the team.

Between 1996 and 2008, he played a combined 73 games for Costa Rica, scoring 45 goals. He left behind three goals in his two appearances with the team in the World Cup final round. Just at the national team level, Paul Wanchope is their rightful number one striker.

I. Keylor Navas

1 time Ligue 1 champion, 1 time La Liga champion, 3 times Champions League champion, and the most powerful player in Costa Rica's team history, who can compete when Keylor Navas comes out?

Despite his small stature, Keylor Navas is a quick and responsive saves man who, after making a name for himself at Levante, has been a steady presence at two star-studded clubs, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain. As a goalkeeper from North and Central America, Keylor Navas' club record is impressive enough.

For the national team, Navas' performance is equally impressive. So far in his career, he has made 93 appearances for the national team. At the 2014 World Cup, he conceded just one goal in three group games to lead Costa Rica out of the Group of Death at the top of the table. He won the best player of the tournament in two consecutive games against Greece in the round of 16 and against the Netherlands in the round of 8, and was the first person to be credited with Costa Rica's best ever result.