Alfredo Piedra

Alfredo Piedra Mora (16 August 1915 – 18 December 2003) was a Costa Rican footballer and manager.

Alfredo Piedra

Personal information
Full name	Alfredo Piedra Mora
Date of birth	(1915-08-16)August 16, 1915[1]
Place of birth	San José, Costa Rica[1]
Date of death	December 18, 2003(2003-12-18) (aged 88)[1]
Place of death	Rohrmoser, Costa Rica[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Orión
	Sociedad Gimnástica
	La Libertad
	Juventud Asturiana
International career
1938	Costa Rica	1	(1)
Managerial career
1955–1956	Saprissa
1955–1957	Costa Rica
1961–1963	Costa Rica
1962–1964	Saprissa
1965	Costa Rica
1966	Herediano
Medal record Representing  Costa Rica Men's Football Central American and Caribbean Games 1938 Panama Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Piedra and the second or maternal family name is Mora.

Playing career

Club

Piedra made his debut for Orión on 24 May 1936 against Herediano, immediately scoring two goals. He went on to win two league titles with them and also played for Sociedad Gimnástica Española, La Libertad (winning another title)^[2] and Cuban team Juventud Asturiana.^[1]

He was joint league top goalscorer in 1938 with 11 goals^[3] and totalled 124 Primera División matches.^[4]

International

He made his debut for Costa Rica playing alongside other Costa Rican greats like Hernán Bolaños and Alejandro Morera Soto in a February 1938 Central American and Caribbean Games match against Panama, scoring a goal in which proved to be his sole international game.^[2]

International goals

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.

N.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 February 1938	Estadio Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, Panama City, Panama	Panama	7-0	11–0	Central American and Caribbean Games

Managerial

As a manager, Piedra was in charge of teams like Orión, Saprissa (twice), Alajuelense (also twice), Cartaginés (5 times), Barrio México, Herediano, San Ramón, San Carlos, Puntarenas, Rohrmoser and in Mexico with Monarcas Morelia. He also managed the national team on three occasions, winning the 1963 CONCACAF Championship.

In total, Piedra was in charge at 356 Primera División matches and 49 times with the national team.^[4]

Achievements

As player

• League title - Orión (1938, 1944) (top goalscorer in 1938)
• League title - La Libertad (1946)
• Central American and Caribbean Games Silver Medal (1): 1938

As manager

• League title - Saprissa (1962)
• 1955 CCCF Championship - Costa Rica
• 1963 CONCACAF Championship - Costa Rica

References

1. "¡Adiós, maestro Chato !" (in Spanish). La Nacion. 20 December 2003. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
2. Alfredo Piedra será reconocido en el Verano Archived 2015-01-03 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
3. Goleadores de Campeonato Nacional Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
4. Próximo certamen es dedicado a un grande de nuestro fútbol Archived 2015-01-18 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)