Reynaldo Parks
Costa Rican footballer (born 1974) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Reynaldo Parks Pérez (born December 4, 1974) is a Costa Rican former football defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Reynaldo Parks Pérez | ||
| Date of birth | 4 December 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Limón, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1993 | Limonense | ||
| 1993–1995 | Herediano | ||
| 1996–1997 | Municipal | ||
| 1997–2001 | Tecos UAG | 108 | (8) |
| 1997 | → Jaguares Colima (loan) | ||
| 2001–2007 | Saprissa | ||
| 2002 | → La Piedad (loan) | ||
| 2007–2008 | UCR | 31 | (9) |
| 2008–2009 | San Carlos | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Limonense | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1993–2003 | Costa Rica | 43 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 October 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2014 | |||
He has played on different teams in Costa Rica, Mexico, and Guatemala. He started out in Costa Rica with his hometown team Limonense, and was later transferred to Herediano. Then he went on to play alongside compatriot Fernando Patterson with Municipal in Guatemala[2] and Jaguares de Colima and Tecos UAG in Mexico,[3][4] before coming back to Costa Rica to play for Saprissa[5] and Universidad.[6]
Parks was part of the team that played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup, where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo and Liverpool.[7]
In 2008, he moved to San Carlos[8] and retired in November 2009.[9]
Parks made his debut for Costa Rica in a February 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification match against Nicaragua and earned a total of 43 caps, scoring 1 goal.[10] He represented his country in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[7] and played at the 1995[11] and 1999 UNCAF Nations Cups[12] as well as at the 1993[13] and 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cups[14] and the 2001 Copa América.[15] Parks was a key member of the national team that qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, serving as the captain. But just before the event started, a knee injury kept him away from participating[16] and he was replaced by Pablo Chinchilla.[17]
His final international was an October 2003 friendly match against South Africa.
International goals
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
| N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 January 2001 | Orange Bowl, Miami, United States |  Guatemala | 3–1 | 2–5 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
After retiring, Parks became chairman of the National Costa Rica Football Players Association but resigned from his post after 7 years in January 2014.[18]
Parks was married to Irma Loaiciga Martinez, and they had three sons: Launy, Rey Jr, and Alanie Raquel Parks Loaiciga.[19] His cousin Winston Parks[20] also played for the Costa Rica national team.
- 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07
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