Alfredo Piedra Mora


Alfredo Piedra Mora was a Costa Rican footballer and manager.

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 and Cuban team Juventud Asturiana.
He was joint league top goalscorer in 1938 with 11 goals and totalled 124 Primera División matches.

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.

International goals

DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 February 1938Estadio Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, Panama City, Panama7-011–0Central American and Caribbean Games

Managerial

As a manager, Piedra was in charge of teams like Orión, Saprissa, Alajuelense, Cartaginés, 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.

Achievements

;As player
;As manager