Luis Marín Murillo


Luis Antonio Marín Murillo is a retired professional Costa Rican footballer and former national captain. He is currently the manager of San Carlos.
Marin was regarded to be one of the finest Costa Rican footballers of his generation.

Club career

Marín was born in the Calderón Guardia Hospital in San José, Costa Rica and grew up in Concepción de Tres Ríos. He made his professional debut for Carmelita on 13 September 1992 against Alajuelense, before moving to Alajuelense themselves. In 1998, he moved abroad to play for Guatemalan side USAC alongside compatriots Try Bennett and Benjamín Mayorga and in 1999 he played in Uruguay for River Plate. In 2000, he returned to Alajuelense.
In 2006, Marín left Liga for another spell abroad, moving to Israeli outfit Maccabi Netanya. After 3 seasons with Netanya, winning a total of 113 caps, scoring 2 goals in all club competitions and becoming a fan favorite earning the nickname "superman", Marin left the club in summer 2009 for a final spell at Alajuelense. He announced his retirement in April 2011.

International career

Marín made his debut for Costa Rica in a June 1993 friendly match against Panama and earned a total of 128 caps, scoring 5 goals. He represented his country in 41 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played in all 3 games during both the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups. He also played at the 1997, 1999, 2001 and 2003 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 1993,1998, 2002 and 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cups and the 2001 and 2004 Copa Américas. He also was a non-playing squad member at the 1997 Copa América.
He played his final game for the national team on November 18, 2009, where they tied 1–1 to Uruguay. The game meant that Costa Rica would not be in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In Israel his nickname was "Superman".

International goals

DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 November 1997Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica3–13–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.23 May 2001Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras3–04–02001 UNCAF Nations Cup
3.20 June 2001Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica1–02–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.19 November 2003Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica1–02–1Friendly match
5.11 July 2004Estadio Universidad Nacional San Agustín, Arequipa, Peru1–41–42004 Copa América

Managerial career

After retiring in May 2011, Marín was appointed assistant to manager Oscar Ramírez at Alajuelense and was named assistant national coach for the 2014 UNCAF Nations Cup would Jorge Luis Pinto decide to resign as national team manager.

Personal life

Marín is married to Elizabeth Chavarría and they have two daughters and a son.

Honours

Team honours with LD Alajuelense