Leonidas Flores Reyes (born 24 January 1965) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leonidas Flores Reyes | ||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | La Palma de Abangares, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1988 | Puntarenas | (93) | |
| 1989 | Saprissa | ||
| 1992 | Montreal Supra | 18 | (1) |
| 1992–1994 | San Carlos | ||
| 1995 | Limonense | ||
| 1995–1996 | Guanacasteca | (10) | |
| 1996 | San Carlos | ||
| Total | (118) | ||
| International career | |||
| 1984 | Costa Rica U23 | 2 | |
| 1984–1996 | Costa Rica | 30 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played for Puntarenas, Saprissa, Guanacasteca and San Carlos.[1]
Club career edit
Born in La Palma de Abangares, Guanacaste, Flores started his career at Puntarenas in 1983[2] and won the 1986 Primera Division de Costa Rica title with them. He is also the club's all-time leading scorer with 93 goals[3] and scored a total of 118 career goals,[4] placed in position 17th all time Costa Rican strikers. He was the league's top goalscorer in 1986 with 19 goals.[5]
He had a three-year spell abroad, at Canadian Soccer League side Montreal Supra.[6]
International career edit
Flores made 30 appearances for the Costa Rica national football team from 1984 to 1996.[7] He also played at the 1984 Olympic Games in two games as sub.[8][9]
Flores scored two goals as Costa Rica won the 1989 CONCACAF Championship, besides having his best performance, was left out from the Italy 1990 World Cup roster.[10] According to Flores, he has never been explained why.[11] Finally was able to return for the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup and 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[12]
His final international was a September 1996 friendly match against Costa Rica.
Retirement edit
After his football career he became a traffic policeman in Guanacaste.[13] In September 2012, Flores was arrested on suspicion of charging "bribes" to drivers in exchange for not fining them for violating the traffic law.[14]
Personal life edit
He is married to Iris Ocampos.[15]
References edit
- ^ Leoni corazón - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Regreso a un viejo amor Sorpresivo llamado de Leoni Flores a Selección - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Feliz cumpleaños al gran Municipal Puntarenas Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
- ^ Minor Díaz se integra a la lista - UNAFUT
- ^ Puntarenas en breve - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Figuras del ayer: Leoni Flores - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ "Figuras del ayer: Leonidas Flores". UNAFUT. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- ^ "Leonidas Flores". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- ^ Leonidas Flores – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "International Matches 1989: North and Central America and Caribbean". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- ^ Leonidas Flores: ‘Quiero saber por qué’ - Al Día (in Spanish)
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details Archived 16 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ El exjugador Leonidas Flores tiene 48 años y vive en Guanacaste. Desde 1997 trabaja como Policía de Tránsito - Al Día (in Spanish)
- ^ Exjugador de futbol y 12 agentes de Tránsito caen por ‘mordidas’ - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Leonny Flores rechaza cargos por los que fue detenido. “Hay que tener valor para estar solo en una celda de esas, porque es impresionante - Al Día (in Spanish)
External links edit
- Leonidas Flores at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Figuras del ayer: Leonidas Flores". UNAFUT. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2008.