Álvaro Grant

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Grant and the second or maternal family name is MacDonald.
Álvaro Grant
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Grant MacDonald
Date of birth (1938-02-03) 3 February 1938 (age 86)
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1953 Saprissa
1955 Guadalupe
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1973 Herediano 298
International career
1959–1969 Costa Rica 46 (1)
Managerial career
1973–1975 Herediano (assistant)
1978 San Carlos
1984 Alajuelense
1985 Costa Rica
1993 Costa Rica
1994–1995 Herediano
1998 Goicoechea
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Álvaro Grant MacDonald (born 3 February 1938) is a Costa Rican former 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 reins at Goicoechea.[8]

Personal life

Grant was born to Alia Grant, who died when he was young, and had five 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. ^ a b Alvaro Grant McDonald bio - Salon de la Fama del deporte Costarricense (Costa Rican Sports Hall of Fame)
  2. ^ En el Herediano el record se llama Germán Chavarría - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Los inmortales de la alineación florense - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Appearances for Costa Rica National Team - RSSSF
  5. ^ Álvaro Grant – FIFA competition record (archived)
  6. ^ La Tricolor en los Norcecas 63 y 69 - Nación (in Spanish)
  7. ^ ¿Cuáles fueron, puesto por puesto, los 11 mejores futbolistas de Costa Rica, en el siglo pasado? - Nación (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Macdonald llega a Goico - Nación (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Saborío lleva 5 tantos en 4 juegos seguidos Una precoz alianza con los goles - Nación (in Spanish)


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