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{{short description|Costa Rican footballer (born 1966)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Vladimir Quesada
|name = Vladimir Quesada
| image = Vladimir Quesada.jpg
|image = Vladimir Quesada.jpg
|caption = Quesada as assistant coach for Saprissa in 2016.
| image_size =
|full_name = Vladimir Antonio de la Trinidad Quesada Araya
| caption =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|5|12|df=y}}
| fullname = Vladimir Quesada Araya
|birth_place = [[San José, Costa Rica]]
| height =
|height = {{height|m=1.71}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1966|5|12}}
|position = [[Defender_(association_football)#Full_back|Rightback]]
| birth_place = [[San José, Costa Rica]]
| currentclub =
|currentclub = [[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]] (manager)
|youthyears1 = 1978–1985
| clubnumber =
|youthclubs1 = [[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]]
| position = [[Rightback]]
|years1 = 1985–2000
| youthyears1= 1978–1985
| youthclubs1= [[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]]
|clubs1 = [[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]]
|caps1 = 400
| years1 = 1985–1999 | clubs1 = [[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]] | caps1 = 412 | goals1 =
| nationalyears1 = 1989–1996 | nationalteam1 = [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]
|goals1 = 11
|nationalyears1 = 1989–1996
|nationalteam1 = [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]
| nationalcaps1 = 31 |nationalgoals1 = 0
|nationalcaps1 = 31
|nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2000
|manageryears1 = 2002
|managerclubs1 = [[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]]
| manageryears2 = 2001–2002
| manageryears3 = 2004–2005
|manageryears2 = 2004–2005
|managerclubs2 = Fusión Tibás
| manageryears4 = 2006–2007
|manageryears3 = 2005–2006
| managerclubs1 = [[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]]
|managerclubs3 = Saprissa de Corazón
| managerclubs2 = [[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]]
|manageryears4 = 2006–2007
| managerclubs3 = Fusión Tibás
| managerclubs4 = [[Santos de Guápiles F.C.|Santos de Guápiles]]
|managerclubs4 = [[Santos de Guápiles F.C.|Santos]]
|manageryears5 = 2018–2019
| club-update = 17 October 2014
|managerclubs5 = [[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]]
| nationalteam-update = 17 October 2014
|manageryears6 = 2020–2022
|managerclubs6 = [[Costa Rica national under-20 football team|Costa Rica U20]]
|manageryears7 = 2023–
|managerclubs7 = [[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]]
|medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{flagicon|CRC}} [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]}}
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[CONCACAF Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1989 CONCACAF Championship|1989]]|Football}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Copa Centroamericana|UNCAF Nations Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1991 UNCAF Nations Cup|1991]]|Football}}
}}
}}


'''Vladimir Antonio de la Trinidad Quesada Araya''' (born 12 May 1966), is a Costa Rican professional [[Association football|football]] [[Manager (association football)|manager]] and former player who is currently the head coach of [[Liga FPD|Primera División]] club [[Deportivo Saprissa]].
{{family name hatnote|Quesada|Araya|lang=Spanish}}
'''Vladimir Quesada Araya''' (born 12 May 1966) is a former [[Costa Rica]]n [[association football|football]] player who played his entire career with [[Deportivo Saprissa]], during the 1980s and 1990s.


==Club career==
== Club career ==
=== Saprissa ===
Quesada came through the Saprissa youth system and made his professional debut for the club on 3 November 1985. With Saprissa, he won five national championships, as well as two [[CONCACAF Champions Cup]]s. In August 1995, Quesada took over de captain's armband at Saprissa after [[Evaristo Coronado]] retired.<ref name=Nacion>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1998/febrero/27/deportes4.html Y tu sol ¿volverá a brillar?•Vladimir Quesada trabaja, espera y no se rinde] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref>
Vladimir joined Saprissa's youth system in 1978 when he was 12 years old.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lateja.cr/deportes/vladimir-quesada-tenemos-que-ser-campeones/TSCFZ7EOU5DH3HHXJ4ZR3NKOXQ/story/|title=Vladimir Quesada: “Tenemos que ser campeones”|publisher=La Teja|author=Franklin Arroyo|date=9 April 2023|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> It wasn’t until the 1985 season that he got his chance with the senior team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crhoy.com/enterese/vladimir-quesada-el-futbolista-de-nacimiento-y-formador-de-corazon/|title=Vladimir Quesada, el futbolista de nacimiento y formador de corazón|publisher=CrHoy.com|author=David Ulloa|date=16 November 2020|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> Playing as a right-back, Vladimir made his debut on 3 November 1985 in a match against [[A.D. Municipal Curridabat|Curridabat]], which ended in a 4–2 victory for Saprissa and he played the full match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/619bbbe8445c2c28db2e3c31|title=Saprissa camina cabizbajo|publisher=La República|author=Ramsés Román Sánchez|date=4 November 1985|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> His first career goal came on 18 September 1988 against [[Liga Deportiva Alajuelense|Alajuelense]], resulting in a 2–2 draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/61d019cf445c2c319689d739|title=Un final polémico|publisher=La República|author=Sergio Fernández Solano|date=19 September 1988|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> After forward [[Evaristo Coronado]] retired in August 1995, Quesada was chosen as the team captain.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022232834/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1998/febrero/27/deportes4.html|title=Y tu sol ¿volverá a brillar?|publisher=La Nación|author=Roberto García|date=27 February 1998|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> His final goal was scored on 1 May 1996, concluding a 4–1 victory over [[A.D. Carmelita|Carmelita]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/61c4d935445c2c39f992f0f5|title=Juan Carlos escribió poesía|publisher=La República|author=Luis Álvarez Chavarría|date=2 May 1996|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> He made a total of 400 league appearances and scored eleven goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091127114833/http://unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=319:tras-los-pasos-de-coronado&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49|title=Tras los pasos de Coronado|publisher=UNAFUT|author=Gerardo Coto|date=25 November 2009|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> He won six Primera División titles in the 1988, 1989, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, and 1998–99 seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saprissa.com/noticias/quesada-sigue-escribiendo-su-nombre-en-la-historia-del-club|title=Quesada sigue escribiendo su nombre en la historia del club|publisher=Official Page of Saprissa|author=Editorial staff|date=26 May 2024|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>


On the international front, he played 48 matches in Central American and CONCACAF competitions. While at Saprissa, he won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup twice, in [[1993 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1993]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/61d08717445c2c31968a2ff7|title=¡Saprissa, rey del área!|publisher=La República|author=Editorial staff|date=6 December 1993|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> and [[1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1995]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/61c4c516445c2c39f992e088|title=Dramático y angustioso|publisher=La República|author=Luis Rojas Gómez|date=18 December 1995|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> and was crowned champion of the Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica in [[1997–98 Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica|1998]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/619fbef6445c2c61f42ae617|title=Saprissa, el más grande|publisher=La República|date=24 September 1998|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref> He was also a runner-up in the [[1993 Copa Interamericana|1994]] and [[1995 Copa Interamericana|1997]] editions of the [[Copa Interamericana]], facing the Copa Libertadores champions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/61d0d53d445c2c31968a6f45|title=De sueño a pesadilla|publisher=La República|author=Luis Álvarez Chavarría|date=2 November 1994|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/61c51098445c2c39f9931d83|title=Nacional tuvo piedad|publisher=La República|author=Luis Álvarez Chavarría|date=4 April 1997|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> On 1 July 2000, he officially retired after fifteen consecutive seasons with the team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011721/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2000/julio/01/deportes4.html|title=Vladimir deja las canchas|publisher=[[La Nación (Costa Rica)|La Nación]]|author=Eliseo Quesada and José Luis Rodríguez|date=1 July 2000|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>
He totalled 412 league games for Saprissa, playing a club record 51 games in one, the 1994-95, season.<ref>[http://unafut.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=319:tras-los-pasos-de-coronado&catid=9:noticias-historicas&Itemid=49 Tras los pasos de Coronado] - UNAFUT {{in lang|es}}</ref>


==International career==
== International career ==
On 1 March 1989, Vladimir was called up alongside [[Juan Cayasso]] to join the [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica national team]] as replacements for [[Rónald Marín|Ronald Marín]] and [[Joaquín Guillén]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/61db82d1445c2c430caeab91|title=Cayasso y Vladimir a la selección|publisher=La República|date=1 March 1989|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/61db8557445c2c430caead94|title=Vladimir y Cayasso no llegan tarde al proceso|publisher=La República|date=12 March 1989|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> His first match under coach [[Gustavo de Simone]] was played on 19 March 1989 against the [[Guatemala national football team|Guatemala]] team in the first match of the final round of [[1989 CONCACAF Championship|CONCACAF Championship]] at the [[Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores|Mateo Flores Stadium]]; Vladimir played the full match, where his team suffered a 1–0 defeat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/61db875d445c2c430caeaf2f|title=Renace la pesadilla|publisher=La República|author=Eliseo Quesada|date=20 March 1989|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>
He was part of the [[Costa Rica national football team|national team]] squad, that played in the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] held in [[Italy]]<ref>{{FIFA player|56511}}</ref> but one of six players who did not get any playing time.<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/junio/04/deportes9.html Entrevista. Hablan los futbolistas que fueron a Italia 90 y no jugaron] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> Nicknamed ''Muñequito'', the [[defender (football)|defender]] collected 31 caps for the ''Tico's'' and represented his country at the [[1991 UNCAF Nations Cup]]<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2004/abril/18/deportes11.html Honduras-C. R. en 91] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> and the [[1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/91gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details] - RSSSF</ref>


He was a part of Costa Rica's World Cup squad in the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]], where he did not make a single appearance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022232838/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/junio/04/deportes9.html|title=Puro Mundial: El cielo en la punta de los dedos|publisher=La Nación|author=Yuri Lorena Jiménez|date=4 June 2002|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>
He played his final international on November 24, 1996 against [[Guatemala national football team|Guatemala]].


Under manager [[Rolando Villalobos]], Vladimir played the three matches of the [[1991 UNCAF Nations Cup]] that ended with victories over Honduras (2–0),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/61def0bd445c2c0936bae5dd|title=Costa Rica no explotó|publisher=La República|author=Rodrigo Díaz Loría|date=27 May 1991|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> El Salvador (7–1)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/61def14a445c2c0936bae64d|title=¡Una explosión de vergüenza y goles!|publisher=La República|author=Luis Rojas Gómez|date=30 May 1991|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> and Guatemala (1–0) to become champions of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/61def20e445c2c0936bae6e7|title=Desteñido triunfo en la clausura|publisher=La República|author=Franklin Solís|date=3 June 1991|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> That same year, Quesada was also part of the squad that played the inaugural edition of the [[1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup|CONCACAF Gold Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/61def415445c2c0936bae875|title=Convocados Gabelo y González|publisher=La República|author=Franklin Solís Ortiz|date=12 June 1991|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>
==Managerial career==
After retiring, he coached in Saprissa's minor league system<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Al Día (Costa Rica)|Al Día]]|author=Montenegro, Milton|title=Profesores de la "S"|url=http://www.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2003/septiembre/10/ovacion2.html|date=2003-10-09|access-date=2009-05-12}}</ref> and took charge of the senior team twice on an interim basis,<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2006/marzo/29/deportes5.html Saprissa también busca ganar la Segunda] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> before almost winning promotion with Fusión Tibás in 2005.<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2005/mayo/29/deportes6.html Santacruceña a la Primera División¡Guipipía!, con el sudor y el honor de Santa Cruz] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> He signed in 2006 as [[Santos de Guápiles F.C.|Santos de Guápiles]] coach,<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2006/agosto/01/deportes2.html El Santos va en busca de los pasos perdidos] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> of [[Primera División de Costa Rica|Costa Rica's first division]]. He was dismissed by Santos in February 2007.<ref>[http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2007/febrero/16/ovacion997208.html Vladimir Quesada ya no es un santo] - Al Día {{in lang|es}}</ref>


Quesada made a total of 31 performances for the Costa Rica national side,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cos-recintlp.html|title=Appearances for Costa Rica National Team|publisher=RSSSF|access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref> his last match took place on 24 November 1996 in a 1–0 loss against Guatemala.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/61c4fc00445c2c39f9930d15|title=Triste despertar|publisher=La República|author=Franklin Solís Ortiz|date=25 November 1996|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Quesada is married to Miss Teen 1991, Gabriela Ramírez and their eldest daughter María Alejandra Quesada Ramírez also competes in beauty queen contests. She was Miss Teen Centroamérica y el Caribe 2008 .<ref>[http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2007/junio/19/farandula1125649.html Chiquilla guapa María Alejandra es toda una promesa para el campo de las misses ticas. Ella es la hija mayor de Vladimir Quesada] - Al Día {{in lang|es}}</ref> They also have a son, Alejandro.<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1998/mayo/31/deportes1.html Vla y Chunche Muy clásicos•Desde 1991, Mauricio Montero y Vladimir Quesada iden fuerzas en finales del Futbol Nacional] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref>


== Managerial career ==
==References==
Quesada pursued studies in Physical Education and Sports Management at the [[National University of Costa Rica|Universidad Nacional]] (UNA).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022232834/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1998/febrero/27/deportes4.html|title=Y tu sol ¿volverá a brillar?|publisher=La Nación|author=Roberto García|date=27 February 1998|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> Starting 3 July 2000, he took on the role of sports secretary for Saprissa. On 15 October 2000, he managed a match against [[C.S. Cartaginés|Cartaginés]] (a 3–0 victory),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011738/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2000/octubre/16/deportes4.html|title=Saprissa 3-Cartaginés 0|publisher=[[La Nación (Costa Rica)|La Nación]]|author=Roberto García|date=16 October 2000|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> sharing the head coach position with Evaristo Coronado and Jorge Flores, this one was listed as the main coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011713/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2000/octubre/16/deportes5.html|title=La magia del tres|publisher=[[La Nación (Costa Rica)|La Nación]]|author=Raquel Gólcher|date=16 October 2000|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> He later served as assistant coach to Argentine [[Patricio Hernández]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Al Día (Costa Rica)|Al Día]]|author=Montenegro, Milton|title=Profesores de la "S"|url=http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2003/septiembre/10/ovacion2.html|date=2003-10-09|access-date=2009-05-12}}</ref>

Following Hernández's departure due to poor results on 16 April 2002, the management appointed Vladimir as head coach to finish the Primera División season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011723/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/abril/16/deportes1.html|title=Sigue caos en el banco|publisher=[[La Nación (Costa Rica)|La Nación]]|author=Eliseo Quesada|date=16 April 2002|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> He made his solo coaching debut on 21 April in a match against Cartaginés at the [[Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá|Ricardo Saprissa Stadium]]. Despite a 0–1 defeat, his strategies and improvements in player performance were evident.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011755/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/abril/22/deportes4.html|title=Saprissa 0 - Cartaginés 1|publisher=[[La Nación (Costa Rica)|La Nación]]|author=Gustavo Jiménez|date=22 April 2002|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> He coached two more matches to conclude the season, against [[C.S. Herediano|Herediano]] (a 0–1 victory)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103133309/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/abril/29/deportes4.html|title=Herediano 0 - Saprissa 1|publisher=[[La Nación (Costa Rica)|La Nación]]|author=Danilo Jiménez|date=29 April 2002|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> and [[A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón|Pérez Zeledón]] (a 2–3 loss).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011757/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/mayo/02/deportes3.html|title=Saprissa 2 - Pérez Zeledón 3|publisher=[[La Nación (Costa Rica)|La Nación]]|author=Sandra Zumbado|date=2 May 2002|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> On 9 May, he was replaced by Uruguayan [[Manuel Keosseián|Manuel Keosseian]] and continued coaching Saprissa's youth teams until winning the tournament in 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011732/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/mayo/09/deportes5.html|title=Keosseián es el nuevo técnico del Saprissa|publisher=[[La Nación (Costa Rica)|La Nación]]|author=Editorial staff|date=9 May 2002|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>

In July 2004, he was appointed to develop the new Fusión Tibás team in the Liga de Ascenso, combining young and experienced players.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nacion.com/puro-deporte/saprissa-crece-mas/XTJ55L47CRGJZP54RKITEOBQUM/story/|title=Saprissa crece más|publisher=La Nación|author=Editorial staff|date=24 July 2004|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> He led the team to win the Torneo Apertura and secured the title on 29 December against [[A.D. San Carlos|San Carlos]] in extra time;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2004/diciembre/30/ovacion12.html|title=Estocada tibaseña|publisher=Al Día|author=Francisco Carballo|date=30 December 2004|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> the first leg had ended 1–1 at the [[Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez|Carlos Ugalde Stadium]], and the second leg also ended 1–1 at the Ricardo Saprissa, with player [[Armando Alonso]] scoring the winning goal in the 111th minute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011802/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2004/diciembre/30/deportes4.html|title=Fusión 2 - San Carlos 1: Fusión se dejó el Apertura|publisher=[[La Nación (Costa Rica)|La Nación]]|author=Randall Corella|date=30 December 2004|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> In the Torneo Clausura,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2005/enero/07/ovacion3.html|title=Segunda a escena|publisher=Al Día|author=Francisco Carballo|date=7 January 2005|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> his team was eliminated in the semifinals by San Carlos via a penalty shootout (4–5).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011725/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2005/mayo/01/deportes1.html|title=San Carlos tiene cupo en la final|publisher=[[La Nación (Costa Rica)|La Nación]]|author=Luis Castrillo|date=1 May 2005|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> Having won the previous tournament, the team was seeded for a promotion final against [[A.D. Santacruceña|Santacruceña]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011802/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2005/mayo/23/deportes8.html|title=Santacruceña ya tiene medio boleto en la bolsa|publisher=[[La Nación (Costa Rica)|La Nación]]|author=Luis Castrillo|date=23 May 2005|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> The first leg on 22 May at the Cacique Diriá Stadium ended in a 3–0 defeat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714141910/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2005/mayo/29/deportes6.html|title=¡Guipipía!, con el sudor y el honor de Santa Cruz|publisher=[[La Nación (Costa Rica)|La Nación]]|author=Roberto García|date=29 May 2005|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> In the second leg on 28 May at home, his team won 2–1, but it wasn’t enough in the aggregate, so his team finished as league runners-up. On 16 June 2005, the club was dissolved due to acquisition by Deportivo Saprissa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nacion.com/puro-deporte/fusion-tibas-cedio-su-franquicia/ZMSC4MBHXZBYBK6PL6E3CDB3ZM/story/|title=Fusión Tibás cedió su franquicia|publisher=[[La Nación (Costa Rica)|La Nación]]|author=Editorial staff|date=16 June 2005|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> However, Vladimir retained his position and managed Saprissa de Corazón for the 2005–06 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2005/agosto/22/ovacion17.html|title=Saprissa arrancó con potencia|publisher=Al Día|author=Francisco Carballo|date=22 August 2005|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> On 27 March 2006, he was dismissed due to poor results in the Torneo Clausura.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022232836/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2006/marzo/29/deportes5.html|title=Saprissa también busca ganar la Segunda|publisher=[[La Nación (Costa Rica)|La Nación]]|author=Gustavo Jiménez|date=29 March 2006|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2006/marzo/28/ovacion11.html|title=Breves|publisher=Al Día|author=Editorial staff|date=28 March 2006|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>

On 11 July 2006, he was appointed head coach of [[Santos de Guápiles F.C.|Santos de Guápiles]] in the Primera División, replacing Uruguayan Daniel Casas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2006/julio/12/ovacion1.html|title=Se mueve el mercado|publisher=Al Día|author=Juan Diego Villarreal|date=12 July 2006|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011749/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2006/julio/29/deportes6.html|title=Marca a presión: Vladimir Quesada|publisher=[[La Nación (Costa Rica)|La Nación]]|author=Arnoldo Rivera|date=29 July 2006|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> He formally debuted in the Torneo Apertura on 6 August, with a 1–3 loss to Saprissa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011807/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2006/agosto/07/deportes0.html|title=El deseo de jugar fue más que las carencias|publisher=[[La Nación (Costa Rica)|La Nación]]|author=Roberto García|date=7 August 2006|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> He managed a total of sixteen games, winning four, drawing five, and losing seven, with a 35% win rate. On 15 February 2007, he was dismissed after poor performance, having earned two points out of fifteen in the Clausura championship, with losses to [[Puntarenas F.C.|Puntarenas]] (0–2),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2007/enero/21/ovacion967526.html|title=Puntarenas ganó en media hora|publisher=Al Día|author=Editorial staff|date=21 January 2007|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> Cartaginés (1–0),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2007/febrero/12/ovacion992868.html|title=Brumas con el santo a favor|publisher=Al Día|author=David Castillo Robinson|date=12 February 2007|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> and Saprissa (3–1),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2007/febrero/15/ovacion996115.html|title=Ese gol enamora a cualquiera|publisher=Al Día|author=Antonio Alfaro|date=15 February 2007|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> and two draws (1–1) against Alajuelense<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2007/enero/29/ovacion976005.html|title=Esta Liga va a sufrir|publisher=Al Día|author=Antonio Alfaro|date=29 January 2007|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> and [[Brujas F.C.|Brujas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2007/febrero/04/ovacion984094.html|title=Fútbol anoche|publisher=Al Día|author=Editorial staff|date=4 February 2007|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2007/febrero/16/ovacion997208.html|title=Vladimir Quesada ya no es un santo|publisher=Al Día|author=Alexander Aguilar|date=16 February 2007|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>

He served as assistant coach to [[Carlos Watson (footballer)|Carlos Watson]] during the 2016–17 season with Saprissa, winning the Invierno 2016 championship and finishing as runner-up in the Verano 2017 tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nacion.com/puro-deporte/futbol-nacional/carlos-watson-le-da-su-bendicion-a-vladimir/RUZOWL7PKFHGBNK2QSDTAE2P74/story/|title=Carlos Watson enumera las razones por las que Vladimir Quesada puede dirigir a Saprissa|publisher=La Nación|author=Esteban Valverde|date=14 March 2018|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> Following Watson’s retirement on 17 December 2017,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222120825/http://www.laprensalibre.cr/Noticias/detalle/128048/urgente:-carlos-watson-no-sigue-en-el-saprissa-|title=Urgente: Carlos Watson no sigue en el Saprissa|publisher=La Prensa Libre|author=Editorial staff|date=17 December 2017|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> Vladimir was confirmed as the interim coach to face the Torneo Clausura and the CONCACAF Champions League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teletica.com/181206_vladimir-quesada-es-el-nuevo-tecnico-del-saprissa|title=Vladimir Quesada es el nuevo técnico del Saprissa|publisher=[[Teletica]]|author=Julio Naranjo|date=18 December 2017|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nacion.com/puro-deporte/futbol-nacional/tres-razones-por-las-que-saprissa-deja-a-vladimir/ZAY5QR5LF5EWHL2NKIFUMHOZG4/story/|title=Tres razones por las que Saprissa deja a Vladimir Quesada como técnico|publisher=[[La Nación (Costa Rica)|La Nación]]|author=Daniel Jiménez|date=18 December 2017|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crhoy.com/deportes/vladimir-quesada-tomara-el-timon-del-saprissa/|title=Vladimir Quesada tomará el timón del Saprissa|publisher=CrHoy.com|author=Graciela Fonseca|date=18 December 2017|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> He debuted on 7 January 2018 with a 0–3 victory over [[A.D. Municipal Liberia|Liberia]] at the [[Estadio Edgardo Baltodano Briceño|Edgardo Baltodano Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nacion.com/puro-deporte/futbol-nacional/saprissa-golea-y-hace-notar-el-contraste-con-la/2K7KH5GBVRGVBNYBHB7SIP2GE4/story/|title=Saprissa golea y hace notar el contraste con la realidad liberiana|publisher=[[La Nación (Costa Rica)|La Nación]]|author=José Pablo Alfaro Rojas|date=7 January 2018|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> Anecdotally, he was listed as the team’s statistician for the match since he did not yet hold the A-license for top division coaching.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lateja.cr/deportes/saprissa-viajo-sin-tecnico-a-liberia/JVM76VSRF5FWTMNIQQC5PV4GME/story/|title=Saprissa viajó sin técnico a Liberia|publisher=La Teja|author=Andrés Mora|date=7 January 2018|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> This prevented him from holding press conferences after matches,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monumental.co.cr/2018/01/08/saprissa-aun-no-puede-inscribir-a-vladimir-quesada-como-su-tecnico/|title=Saprissa aún no puede inscribir a Vladimir Quesada como su técnico|publisher=Monumental|author=Daniel Alberto Martínez|date=8 January 2018|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> so his assistant [[Víctor Cordero]] handled media interactions until the end of the tournament on 20 May,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crhoy.com/deportes/victor-cordero-ha-tenido-que-asumir-algunas-tareas-de-tecnico-en-el-saprissa/|title=Víctor Cordero ha tenido que asumir algunas tareas de técnico en el Saprissa|publisher=CrHoy.com|author=Adrián Mendoza|date=9 January 2018|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> when the team won the league after defeating Herediano in a penalty shootout.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nacion.com/puro-deporte/futbol-nacional/en-vivo-saprissa-y-herediano-se-van-a-tiempos/HEUWA36O5NASTE5X4Z6OUYFFHE/story/|title=Saprissa se corona campeón nacional al vencer a Herediano en los penales|publisher=[[La Nación (Costa Rica)|La Nación]]|author=Fiorella Masís|date=20 May 2018|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crhoy.com/deportes/saprissa-campeon-alcanzo-su-estrella-34-en-la-cueva/|title=¡Saprissa campeón! Alcanzó su estrella 34 en La Cueva|publisher=CrHoy.com|author=Adrián Mendoza|date=20 May 2018|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> On 24 May, Vladimir was confirmed as the permanent coach on a two-year deal and obtained the coaching license needed for press conferences the following season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deportivosaprissa.com/index.php/2018/05/24/vladimir-quesada-continua-en-la-direccion-tecnica-de-saprissa-dos-anos-mas/|title=Vladimir Quesada continúa en la dirección técnica de Saprissa dos años más|publisher=Página oficial del Deportivo Saprissa|date=24 May 2018|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://teletica.com/195087_vladimir-quesada-celebra-su-renovacion-en-el-banquillo-del-saprissa-con-su-licencia-a|title=Vladimir Quesada celebra su renovación en el banquillo del Saprissa con su licencia A|publisher=[[Teletica]]|author=Miguel Calderón|date=25 May 2018|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> He was sacked from his duties on 3 February 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://everardoherrera.com/index.php/73-futbol-costa-rica/50261-vladimir-quesada-no-es-mas-tecnico-del-saprissa|title=Vladimir Quesada no es más técnico del Saprissa y lo reemplaza Walter Centeno|publisher=Everardo Herrera|author=José Pablo Segura Vargas|date=3 February 2019|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>

On 27 January 2020, Vladimir was appointed head coach of the [[Costa Rica national under-20 football team|Costa Rica under-20 team]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://everardoherrera.com/index.php/75-futbol-costa-rica-2/60834-fedefutbol-nombra-a-vladimir-quesada-tecnico-de-la-sub-20|title=Fedefutbol nombra a Vladimir Quesada técnico de la Sub 20|publisher=Everardo Herrera|author=Prensa Fedefútbol|date=27 January 2020|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> On 30 April 2022, his team became champions of the [[2022 UNCAF U-19 Tournament|UNCAF U-19 Tournament]] after a comeback 4–5 against [[El Salvador national under-20 football team|El Salvador]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcrf.cr/2022/04/30/campeones-de-uncaf-2/|title=¡Campeones de UNCAF!|publisher=Federación Costarricense de Fútbol|author=Gina Escobar|date=30 April 2022|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> Later that year, he led his team in the [[2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship|CONCACAF U-20 Championship]] and advanced to the next stage,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcrf.cr/2022/06/22/la-sele-sub-20-cerro-la-fase-de-grupos-del-premundial-de-concacaf/|title=La Sele Sub 20 cerró la fase de grupos del premundial de Concacaf|publisher=Federación Costarricense de Fútbol|author=Gina Escobar|date=22 June 2022|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> but was eliminated in the quarter-finals by the [[United States men's national under-20 soccer team|United States]] with a score of 2–0.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://semanariouniversidad.com/deportes/sub-20-queda-eliminada-de-mundial-y-juegos-olimpicos/|title=Sub 20 queda eliminada de Mundial y Juegos Olímpicos|publisher=Semanario Universidad|author=Juan Pablo Rodríguez Campos|date=28 June 2022|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> Consequently, the team missed the chance to qualify for the World Cup and the men's Olympic tournament,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://amprensa.com/2022/06/vladimir-quesada-el-tecnico-responsable-del-enorme-fiasco-de-la-sele-sub-20/|title=Vladimir Quesada: el técnico responsable del enorme fiasco de La Sele Sub-20|publisher=AM Prensa|author=Luis Felipe Castillo|date=28 June 2022|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> and at least secured a spot for the tournament in the [[Football at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games – Men's tournament|Central American and Caribbean Games]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hoyeneldeportecr.com/sele-sub-20-dice-adios-al-mundial-juegos-olimpicos-y-juegos-panamericanos/|title=Sele Sub-20 dice adios al Mundial, Juegos Olímpicos y Juegos Panamericanos|publisher=Hoy en el Deporte|author=Javier Carvajal Carvajal|date=28 June 2022|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> On 19 October 2022, it was announced that Vladimir would not continue being the manager for the national team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://yashinquesada.com/2022/10/vladimir-quesada-no-seguira-al-mando-de-la-seleccion-sub-20/|title=Vladimir Quesada no seguirá al mando de la Selección Sub-20|publisher=Yashin Quesada|author=Ana López|date=19 October 2022|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>

On 28 March 2023, Vladimir as interim manager for Saprissa, replacing [[Jeaustin Campos]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.larepublica.net/noticia/vladimir-quesada-asumira-direccion-tecnica-del-saprissa|title=Vladimir Quesada asume banquillo morado|publisher=La República|author=Esteban Arrieta|date=28 March 2023|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> His competitive debut came on 29 March with a 1–0 victory against [[Santos de Guápiles F.C.|Santos]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elmundo.cr/deportes/lideres-saprissa-vence-al-santos-y-se-alista-para-el-clasico/|title=¡LídereS! Saprissa vence al Santos y se alista para el Clásico|publisher=El Mundo|author=Francesca Chinchilla|date=29 March 2023|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> He led the team to first place and advanced to the semifinals,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hoyeneldeportecr.com/saprissa-cerro-el-clausura-2023-con-su-mejor-registro-en-torneos-cortos/|title=Saprissa cerró el Clausura 2023 con su mejor registro en torneos cortos|publisher=Hoy en el Deporte|author=Mario Brizuela González|date=7 May 2023|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> defeating [[C.S. Herediano|Herediano]] in the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://main.everardoherrera.com/index.php/futbol-costa-rica/76-futbol-nacional/102821-saprissa-se-deshace-de-herediano-2-0-y-habra-clasico-para-definir-al-campeon|title=Saprissa se deshace de Herediano 2-0 y habrá clásico para definir al campeón|publisher=Everardo Herrera|author=Yherland Mc Donald|date=14 May 2023|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> Despite losing the final match to [[Liga Deportiva Alajuelense|Alajuelense]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elmundo.cr/deportes/a-saprissa-no-le-alcanza-y-habra-gran-final/|title=¡A Saprissa no le alcanza y habrá Gran Final!|publisher=El Mundo|author=Francesca Chinchilla|date=21 May 2023|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> the series extended to two additional matches, and this time he managed to win with an aggregate score of 3–2, thus securing the league championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elpais.cr/2023/05/28/saprissa-obtiene-bicampeonato-y-estrella-38-en-futbol-de-costa-rica/|title=Saprissa obtiene bicampeonato y estrella 38 en fútbol de Costa Rica|publisher=El País|author=Prensa Latina|date=28 May 2023|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> On 6 June 2023, it was confirmed that he would be the permanent head coach of Saprissa for the following season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://amprensa.com/2023/06/saprissa-anuncia-renovacion-del-dt-de-la-38-vladimir-quesada/|title=Saprissa anuncia renovación del DT de la 38: Vladimir Quesada|publisher=AM Prensa|author=Alejandro Ramírez Vargas|date=6 June 2023|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>

Vladimir began the 2023–24 season by winning the Supercopa and the Recopa against Herediano and [[C.S. Cartaginés|Cartaginés]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.cr/futbol/costa-rica/nota/_/id/12346951/saprissa-pudo-perder-mas-gano-supercopa-recopa-costa-rica|title=Saprissa pudo haber perdido más de lo que ganó en la Supercopa y Recopa|publisher=ESPN|author=Keish Gómez Muñoz|date=23 July 2023|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> In the Apertura 2023 regular season, he achieved a record of 55 points, making Saprissa the team with the most goals scored (53) and the most victories (18).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unafut.com/2023/11/27/nuevos-records-y-el-adios-de-un-historico-lo-que-dejo-la-jornada-22/|title=Nuevos récords y el adiós de un histórico: Lo que dejó la jornada 22|publisher=UNAFUT|date=27 November 2023|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> On 17 December 2023, he won the league title by defeating Herediano in the final, concluding this period with 12 straight victories in the competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teletica.com/deportivo-saprissa/saprissa-tricampeon-nacional_349262|title=¡Saprissa tricampeón nacional!|publisher=Teletica|author=José Fernando Araya|date=17 December 2023|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> On 13 January 2024, at the start of the Torneo Clausura,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hoyeneldeportecr.com/gol-por-punto-saprissa-goleo-a-puntarenas-en-el-inicio-de-la-defensa-del-tricampeonato/|title=¡Gol por punto! Saprissa goleó a Puntarenas en el inicio de la defensa del tricampeonato|publisher=Hoy en el Deporte|author=Joseph Fonseca Cabalceta|date=13 January 2024|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> a 3–0 victory over [[Puntarenas F.C.|Puntarenas]] extended his winning streak to 13 matches, equaling the record set by Alajuelense in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.everardoherrera.com/index.php/futbol-costa-rica-5/111249-saprissa-golea-3-0-a-puntarenas-para-igualar-racha-historica-de-alajuelense|title=Saprissa golea 3-0 a Puntarenas para igualar racha histórica de Alajuelense|publisher=Everardo Herrera|author=Elmer Durán|date=13 January 2024|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> However, his team was unable to surpass this mark after a 1–0 loss to [[A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón|Pérez Zeledón]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.everardoherrera.com/index.php/futbol-costa-rica-9/111430-con-triunfo-de-oro-perez-zeledon-frena-a-saprissa|title=Con triunfo de oro Pérez Zeledón frena a Saprissa|publisher=Everardo Herrera|author=José Pablo Segura Vargas|date=18 January 2024|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> At the end of the regular season, Saprissa accumulated 103 points for the entire season and set a new record in the history of semi-annual tournaments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saprissa.com/noticias/cuatro-puntos-para-destacar-del-saprissa-en-la-fase-regular|title=Cuatro puntos para destacar del Saprissa en la fase regular|publisher=Official Page of Saprissa|date=12 May 2024|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> On 26 May 2024, Saprissa defeated Alajuelense with an aggregate score of 3–1 to win another league title.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nacion.com/puro-deporte/futbol-nacional/saprissa-vs-alajuelense-en-vivo-quien-se-saldra/RVRVX5RQGNELPB4RZME4WEBN3Y/story/|title=Saprissa le da tres bofetadas a Alajuelense y festeja por todo lo alto su estrella 40|publisher=La Nación|author=Fanny Tayver Marín|date=26 May 2024|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
=== Club ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="15"|[[Deportivo Saprissa|Saprissa]]
| 1985
| [[Liga FPD|Primera División]]
| 6 || 0 ||colspan="2"| — ||colspan="2"| — || 6 || 0
|-
| 1986
| Primera División
| 22 || 0 ||colspan="2"| — ||colspan="2"| — || 22 || 0
|-
| 1987
| Primera División
| 34 || 0 || 2{{efn|Appearances in [[1987 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]}} || 0 || 2{{efn|Appearances in Torneo Centroamericano}} || 0 || 38 || 0
|-
| 1988
| Primera División
| 39 || 2 ||colspan="2"| — ||colspan="2"| — || 39 || 2
|-
| 1989
| Primera División
| 33 || 1 ||colspan="2"| — ||colspan="2"| — || 33 || 1
|-
| 1991
| Primera División
| 31 || 1 || 2{{efn|Appearances in [[1991 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]}} || 1 || 2{{efn|Appearances in [[1991 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup|CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup]]}} || 0 || 35 || 2
|-
| 1992
| Primera División
| 33 || 2 || 2{{efn|Appearances in [[1992 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]}} || 0 ||colspan="2"| — || 35 || 2
|-
| 1992–93
| Primera División
| 25 || 0 ||colspan="2"| — ||colspan="2"| — || 25 || 0
|-
| 1993–94
| Primera División
| 45 || 1 || 5{{efn|Appearances in [[1993 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]}} || 0 ||colspan="2"| — || 50 || 1
|-
| 1994–95
| Primera División
| 51 || 2 || 5{{efn|Appearances in [[1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]}} || 0 || 2{{efn|Appearances in [[1993 Copa Interamericana|Copa Interamericana]]}} || 0 || 58 || 2
|-
| 1995–96
| Primera División
| 37 || 2 || 3{{efn|Appearances in [[1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]}} || 0 || 4{{efn|Appearances in [[1996 Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica|Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica]]}} || 0 || 44 || 2
|-
| 1996–97
| Primera División
| 17 || 0 || 1{{efn|Appearances in [[1997 Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica|Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica]]}} || 0 || 1{{efn|Appearances in [[1995 Copa Interamericana|Copa Interamericana]]}} || 0 || 19 || 0
|-
| 1997–98
| Primera División
| 8 || 0 || 4{{efn|Appearances in [[1998 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]}} || 0 || 4{{efn|Appearances in [[1997–98 Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica|Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica]]}} || 0 || 16 || 0
|-
| 1998–99
| Primera División
| 7 || 0 || 1{{efn|Appearances in [[1999 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]}} || 0 || 7{{efn|Appearances in [[1999 UNCAF Interclub Cup|UNCAF Interclub Cup]]}} || 0 || 15 || 0
|-
| 1999-2000
| Primera División
| 12 || 0 ||colspan="2"| — || 1{{efn|Appearances in [[2000 UNCAF Interclub Cup|UNCAF Interclub Cup]]}} || 0 || 13 || 0
|-
! colspan="3"|Career total
! 400 || 11 || 25 || 1 || 23 || 0 || 448 || 12
|}

{{notelist}}

=== International ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="5"|[[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cos-recintlp.html|title=Appearances for Costa Rica National Team|publisher=RSSSF|access-date=4 September 2024}}</ref>
| 1989 || 8 || 0
|-
| 1990 || 1 || 0
|-
| 1991 || 11 || 0
|-
| 1992 || 6 || 0
|-
| 1996 || 5 || 0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total || 31 || 0
|}

=== Managerial ===
{{updated|match played 11 September 2024}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="8"|Record
!rowspan="2"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!{{Tooltip|M|Matches coached}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Matches won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Matches drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Matches lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}
|-
| Saprissa || 15 April 2002 || 9 May 2002
{{WDL|3|1|0|2|for=3|against=4|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011755/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/abril/22/deportes4.html|title=Saprissa 0 - Cartaginés 1|publisher=La Nación|author=Gustavo Jiménez|date=22 April 2002|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103133309/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/abril/29/deportes4.html|title=Herediano 0 - Saprissa 1|publisher=La Nación|author=Danilo Jiménez|date=29 April 2002|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103011757/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/mayo/02/deportes3.html|title=Saprissa 2 - Pérez Zeledón 3|publisher=La Nación|author=Sandra Zumbado|date=2 May 2002|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>
|-
| Fusión Tibás || 24 July 2004 || 15 June 2005
{{WDL|40|26|7|7|for=94|against=42|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cos05.html|title=Costa Rica 2004/05|publisher=RSSSF|author=Marcos Romero Acuña|date=1 December 2006|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>
|-
| Saprissa de Corazón || 16 June 2005 || 27 March 2006
{{WDL|32|16|5|11|for=47|against=33|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cos06.html|title=Costa Rica 2005/06|publisher=RSSSF|author=Gurgen Mahari|date=1 December 2006|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>
|-
| Santos || 11 July 2006 || 15 February 2007
{{WDL|21|4|7|10|for=18|against=28|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cos07.html|title=Costa Rica 2006/07|publisher=RSSSF|author=Karel Stokkermans|date=26 June 2008|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>
|-
| Saprissa || 18 December 2017 || 3 February 2019
{{WDL|64|34|18|12|for=122|against=69|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/deportivo-saprissa/2018/3/|title=Deportivo Saprissa Fixtures & Results 2017/2018|publisher=World Football|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/deportivo-saprissa/2019/3/|title=Deportivo Saprissa Fixtures & Results 2018/2019|publisher=World Football|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>
|-
| Costa Rica U20 || 27 January 2020 || 19 October 2022
{{WDL|9|4|3|2|for=18|against=11|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcrf.cr/2022/05/01/vladimir-quesada-sobre-la-epica-remontada-los-jugadores-demostraron-huevotes/|title=Vladimir Quesada, sobre la épica remontada: “Los jugadores demostraron ‘huevotes”|publisher=Federación Costarricense de Fútbol|author=Gustavo Jiménez|date=1 May 2022|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcrf.cr/2022/06/28/seleccion-sub-20-cerro-participacion-en-premundial/|title=Selección Sub 20 cerró participación en Premundial|publisher=Federación Costarricense de Fútbol|author=Graciela Fonseca|date=28 June 2022|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>
|-
| Saprissa || 28 March 2023 || ''Present''
{{WDL|97|61|21|15|for=195|against=86|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/deportivo-saprissa/2023/3/|title=Deportivo Saprissa Fixtures & Results 2022/2023|publisher=World Football|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/deportivo-saprissa/2024/3/|title=Deportivo Saprissa Fixtures & Results 2023/2024|publisher=World Football|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/deportivo-saprissa/2025/3/|title=Deportivo Saprissa Fixtures & Results 2024/2025|publisher=World Football|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>
|-
!colspan="3"|Total
{{WDLtot|266|146|61|59|for=497|against=273|diff=yes}}
!
|}

== Honours ==
=== Player ===
'''Saprissa'''
* [[Liga FPD|Primera División]]: 1988–89,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/61dbad2d445c2c430caecce6|title=¡Saprissa campeón!, embalaje infernal al título|publisher=La República|author=Gaetano Pandolfo Rímolo|date=24 August 1989|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref> 1989–90,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/61e1c89a445c2c2ff310adaf|title=Saprissa otra vez a la cúspide|publisher=La República|author=Sergio Fernández Solano|date=17 September 1990|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref> 1993–94,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/61d0b497445c2c31968a54d5|title=¡Dramático!|publisher=La República|author=Luis Álvarez Chavarría|date=20 June 1994|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> 1994–95,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/61c4a5cd445c2c39f992c709|title=Título forrado de angustia|publisher=La República|author=Gaetano Pandolfo Rímolo|date=19 June 1995|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> 1997–98,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229165936/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1998/junio/22/deportes1.html|title=Muerto el rey, ¡viva el rey!|publisher=La Nación|author=Roberto Garcia|date=22 June 1998|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref> 1998–99<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229170007/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1999/mayo/20/deportes1.html|title=Moradísimo|publisher=La Nación|author=José Eduardo Mora|date=20 May 1999|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>
* [[CONCACAF Champions Cup]]: [[1993 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1993]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/61d08717445c2c31968a2ff7|title=¡Saprissa, rey del área!|publisher=La República|author=Editorial staff|date=6 December 1993|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> [[1995 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1995]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/61c4c516445c2c39f992e088|title=Dramático y angustioso|publisher=La República|author=Luis Rojas Gómez|date=18 December 1995|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>
* [[UNCAF Interclub Cup|Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica]]: [[1998 Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica|1998]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/619fbef6445c2c61f42ae617|title=Saprissa, el más grande|publisher=La República|date=24 September 1998|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref>

'''Costa Rica'''
* [[CONCACAF Championship]]: [[1989 CONCACAF Championship|1989]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/61dba3ef445c2c430caec5ad|title=Costa Rica huésped de la Copa del Mundo|publisher=La República|author=Gaetano Pandolfo Rímolo|date=17 July 1989|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>
* [[Copa Centroamericana|UNCAF Nations Cup]]: [[1991 UNCAF Nations Cup|1991]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prensacr.info/data/61def20e445c2c0936bae6e7|title=Desteñido triunfo en la clausura|publisher=La República|author=Franklin Solís|date=3 June 1991|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>

=== Manager ===
'''Saprissa'''
* [[Liga FPD|Primera División]]: [[2017–18 Liga FPD#Torneo Clausura|Clausura 2018]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://elmundo.cr/deportes/el-deportivo-saprissa-se-consagra-campeon-nacional/|title=El Deportivo Saprissa se consagra Campeón Nacional|publisher=El Mundo|author=Daniel Chaves|date=20 May 2018|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> Clausura 2023,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unafut.com/2023/05/29/saprissa-campeon-el-bicampeonato-regreso-al-futbol-nacional/|title=¡Saprissa campeón! El Bicampeonato regresó al Fútbol Nacional|publisher=UNAFUT|author=Javier Carvajal|date=29 May 2023|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> Apertura 2023,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unafut.com/2023/12/18/saprissa-levanto-su-copa-39-y-un-idolo-se-despidio/|title=Saprissa levantó su copa 39 y un ídolo se despidió|publisher=UNAFUT|date=18 December 2023|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> Clausura 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unafut.com/2024/05/27/un-titulo-40-que-retumba-en-toda-la-concacaf/|title=Un título 40 que retumba en toda la Concacaf|publisher=UNAFUT|date=27 May 2024|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>
* [[Supercopa de Costa Rica]]: 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unafut.com/2023/07/19/un-gol-de-ariel-rodriguez-fue-suficiente-para-que-el-deportivo-saprissa-se-dejara-la-supercopa/|title=Un gol de Ariel Rodríguez fue suficiente para que el Deportivo Saprissa se dejará la Supercopa|publisher=UNAFUT|author=Juan Carlos Méndez|date=19 July 2023|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>
* Recopa de Costa Rica: 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unafut.com/2023/07/24/dos-titulos-en-una-semana-el-saprissa-se-dejo-la-recopa-ante-el-cartagines-por-los-penales/|title=¡Dos títulos en una semana! El Saprissa se dejó la Recopa ante el Cartaginés por los penales|publisher=UNAFUT|author=Juan Carlos Méndez|date=24 July 2023|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>

'''Costa Rica U20'''
* [[UNCAF U-19 Tournament]]: [[2022 UNCAF U-19 Tournament|2022]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.uncafut.com/index.php/organizacion-uncaf/noticias-uncaf/8641-costa-rica-se-consagra-campeon-del-torneo-sub-19-uncaf-fifa-forward|title=Costa Rica se consagra campeón del Torneo Sub-19 Uncaf Fifa Forward|trans-title=Costa Rica becomes champion of the UNCAF FIFA Forward U-19 Tournament|publisher=Central American Football Union|date=30 April 2022|language=es}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
* Best coach of the season: Clausura 2023,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unafut.com/2023/06/09/el-deportivo-saprissa-se-llevo-la-mayoria-de-categorias-en-los-premios-unafut/|title=El Deportivo Saprissa se llevó la mayoría de categorías en los premios UNAFUT|publisher=UNAFUT|date=9 June 2023|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> Apertura 2023,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.larepublica.net/noticia/quienes-fueron-los-ganadores-de-los-premios-unafut|title=¿Quiénes fueron los ganadores de los premios Unafut?|publisher=La República|author=Silvia Ureña|date=16 July 2024|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref> Clausura 2024<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unafut.com/2024/07/16/unafut-condecoro-a-los-mejores-de-la-temporada-2023-2024/|title=UNAFUT condecoró a los mejores de la temporada 2023-2024|publisher=UNAFUT|date=16 July 2024|access-date=12 September 2024}}</ref>

== References ==
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Vladimir Quesada
Quesada as assistant coach for Saprissa in 2016.
Personal information
Full name Vladimir Antonio de la Trinidad Quesada Araya
Date of birth (1966-05-12) 12 May 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Rightback
Team information
Current team
Saprissa (manager)
Youth career
1978–1985 Saprissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–2000 Saprissa 400 (11)
International career
1989–1996 Costa Rica 31 (0)
Managerial career
2002 Saprissa
2004–2005 Fusión Tibás
2005–2006 Saprissa de Corazón
2006–2007 Santos
2018–2019 Saprissa
2020–2022 Costa Rica U20
2023– Saprissa
Medal record
Representing Costa Rica Costa Rica
Men's football
CONCACAF Championship
Gold medal – first place 1989 Football
UNCAF Nations Cup
Gold medal – first place 1991 Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vladimir Antonio de la Trinidad Quesada Araya (born 12 May 1966), is a Costa Rican professional football manager and former player who is currently the head coach of Primera División club Deportivo Saprissa.

Club career

Saprissa

Vladimir joined Saprissa's youth system in 1978 when he was 12 years old.[1] It wasn’t until the 1985 season that he got his chance with the senior team.[2] Playing as a right-back, Vladimir made his debut on 3 November 1985 in a match against Curridabat, which ended in a 4–2 victory for Saprissa and he played the full match.[3] His first career goal came on 18 September 1988 against Alajuelense, resulting in a 2–2 draw.[4] After forward Evaristo Coronado retired in August 1995, Quesada was chosen as the team captain.[5] His final goal was scored on 1 May 1996, concluding a 4–1 victory over Carmelita.[6] He made a total of 400 league appearances and scored eleven goals.[7] He won six Primera División titles in the 1988, 1989, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, and 1998–99 seasons.[8]

On the international front, he played 48 matches in Central American and CONCACAF competitions. While at Saprissa, he won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup twice, in 1993[9] and 1995,[10] and was crowned champion of the Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica in 1998.[11] He was also a runner-up in the 1994 and 1997 editions of the Copa Interamericana, facing the Copa Libertadores champions.[12][13] On 1 July 2000, he officially retired after fifteen consecutive seasons with the team.[14]

International career

On 1 March 1989, Vladimir was called up alongside Juan Cayasso to join the Costa Rica national team as replacements for Ronald Marín and Joaquín Guillén.[15][16] His first match under coach Gustavo de Simone was played on 19 March 1989 against the Guatemala team in the first match of the final round of CONCACAF Championship at the Mateo Flores Stadium; Vladimir played the full match, where his team suffered a 1–0 defeat.[17]

He was a part of Costa Rica's World Cup squad in the 1990 World Cup, where he did not make a single appearance.[18]

Under manager Rolando Villalobos, Vladimir played the three matches of the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup that ended with victories over Honduras (2–0),[19] El Salvador (7–1)[20] and Guatemala (1–0) to become champions of the tournament.[21] That same year, Quesada was also part of the squad that played the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.[22]

Quesada made a total of 31 performances for the Costa Rica national side,[23] his last match took place on 24 November 1996 in a 1–0 loss against Guatemala.[24]

Managerial career

Quesada pursued studies in Physical Education and Sports Management at the Universidad Nacional (UNA).[25] Starting 3 July 2000, he took on the role of sports secretary for Saprissa. On 15 October 2000, he managed a match against Cartaginés (a 3–0 victory),[26] sharing the head coach position with Evaristo Coronado and Jorge Flores, this one was listed as the main coach.[27] He later served as assistant coach to Argentine Patricio Hernández.[28]

Following Hernández's departure due to poor results on 16 April 2002, the management appointed Vladimir as head coach to finish the Primera División season.[29] He made his solo coaching debut on 21 April in a match against Cartaginés at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium. Despite a 0–1 defeat, his strategies and improvements in player performance were evident.[30] He coached two more matches to conclude the season, against Herediano (a 0–1 victory)[31] and Pérez Zeledón (a 2–3 loss).[32] On 9 May, he was replaced by Uruguayan Manuel Keosseian and continued coaching Saprissa's youth teams until winning the tournament in 2003.[33]

In July 2004, he was appointed to develop the new Fusión Tibás team in the Liga de Ascenso, combining young and experienced players.[34] He led the team to win the Torneo Apertura and secured the title on 29 December against San Carlos in extra time;[35] the first leg had ended 1–1 at the Carlos Ugalde Stadium, and the second leg also ended 1–1 at the Ricardo Saprissa, with player Armando Alonso scoring the winning goal in the 111th minute.[36] In the Torneo Clausura,[37] his team was eliminated in the semifinals by San Carlos via a penalty shootout (4–5).[38] Having won the previous tournament, the team was seeded for a promotion final against Santacruceña.[39] The first leg on 22 May at the Cacique Diriá Stadium ended in a 3–0 defeat.[40] In the second leg on 28 May at home, his team won 2–1, but it wasn’t enough in the aggregate, so his team finished as league runners-up. On 16 June 2005, the club was dissolved due to acquisition by Deportivo Saprissa.[41] However, Vladimir retained his position and managed Saprissa de Corazón for the 2005–06 season.[42] On 27 March 2006, he was dismissed due to poor results in the Torneo Clausura.[43][44]

On 11 July 2006, he was appointed head coach of Santos de Guápiles in the Primera División, replacing Uruguayan Daniel Casas.[45][46] He formally debuted in the Torneo Apertura on 6 August, with a 1–3 loss to Saprissa.[47] He managed a total of sixteen games, winning four, drawing five, and losing seven, with a 35% win rate. On 15 February 2007, he was dismissed after poor performance, having earned two points out of fifteen in the Clausura championship, with losses to Puntarenas (0–2),[48] Cartaginés (1–0),[49] and Saprissa (3–1),[50] and two draws (1–1) against Alajuelense[51] and Brujas.[52][53]

He served as assistant coach to Carlos Watson during the 2016–17 season with Saprissa, winning the Invierno 2016 championship and finishing as runner-up in the Verano 2017 tournament.[54] Following Watson’s retirement on 17 December 2017,[55] Vladimir was confirmed as the interim coach to face the Torneo Clausura and the CONCACAF Champions League.[56][57][58] He debuted on 7 January 2018 with a 0–3 victory over Liberia at the Edgardo Baltodano Stadium.[59] Anecdotally, he was listed as the team’s statistician for the match since he did not yet hold the A-license for top division coaching.[60] This prevented him from holding press conferences after matches,[61] so his assistant Víctor Cordero handled media interactions until the end of the tournament on 20 May,[62] when the team won the league after defeating Herediano in a penalty shootout.[63][64] On 24 May, Vladimir was confirmed as the permanent coach on a two-year deal and obtained the coaching license needed for press conferences the following season.[65][66] He was sacked from his duties on 3 February 2019.[67]

On 27 January 2020, Vladimir was appointed head coach of the Costa Rica under-20 team.[68] On 30 April 2022, his team became champions of the UNCAF U-19 Tournament after a comeback 4–5 against El Salvador.[69] Later that year, he led his team in the CONCACAF U-20 Championship and advanced to the next stage,[70] but was eliminated in the quarter-finals by the United States with a score of 2–0.[71] Consequently, the team missed the chance to qualify for the World Cup and the men's Olympic tournament,[72] and at least secured a spot for the tournament in the Central American and Caribbean Games.[73] On 19 October 2022, it was announced that Vladimir would not continue being the manager for the national team.[74]

On 28 March 2023, Vladimir as interim manager for Saprissa, replacing Jeaustin Campos.[75] His competitive debut came on 29 March with a 1–0 victory against Santos.[76] He led the team to first place and advanced to the semifinals,[77] defeating Herediano in the series.[78] Despite losing the final match to Alajuelense,[79] the series extended to two additional matches, and this time he managed to win with an aggregate score of 3–2, thus securing the league championship.[80] On 6 June 2023, it was confirmed that he would be the permanent head coach of Saprissa for the following season.[81]

Vladimir began the 2023–24 season by winning the Supercopa and the Recopa against Herediano and Cartaginés, respectively.[82] In the Apertura 2023 regular season, he achieved a record of 55 points, making Saprissa the team with the most goals scored (53) and the most victories (18).[83] On 17 December 2023, he won the league title by defeating Herediano in the final, concluding this period with 12 straight victories in the competition.[84] On 13 January 2024, at the start of the Torneo Clausura,[85] a 3–0 victory over Puntarenas extended his winning streak to 13 matches, equaling the record set by Alajuelense in 1998.[86] However, his team was unable to surpass this mark after a 1–0 loss to Pérez Zeledón.[87] At the end of the regular season, Saprissa accumulated 103 points for the entire season and set a new record in the history of semi-annual tournaments.[88] On 26 May 2024, Saprissa defeated Alajuelense with an aggregate score of 3–1 to win another league title.[89]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Saprissa 1985 Primera División 6 0 6 0
1986 Primera División 22 0 22 0
1987 Primera División 34 0 2[a] 0 2[b] 0 38 0
1988 Primera División 39 2 39 2
1989 Primera División 33 1 33 1
1991 Primera División 31 1 2[c] 1 2[d] 0 35 2
1992 Primera División 33 2 2[e] 0 35 2
1992–93 Primera División 25 0 25 0
1993–94 Primera División 45 1 5[f] 0 50 1
1994–95 Primera División 51 2 5[g] 0 2[h] 0 58 2
1995–96 Primera División 37 2 3[i] 0 4[j] 0 44 2
1996–97 Primera División 17 0 1[k] 0 1[l] 0 19 0
1997–98 Primera División 8 0 4[m] 0 4[n] 0 16 0
1998–99 Primera División 7 0 1[o] 0 7[p] 0 15 0
1999-2000 Primera División 12 0 1[q] 0 13 0
Career total 400 11 25 1 23 0 448 12
  1. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions' Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Torneo Centroamericano
  3. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions' Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
  5. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions' Cup
  6. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions' Cup
  7. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions' Cup
  8. ^ Appearances in Copa Interamericana
  9. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions' Cup
  10. ^ Appearances in Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica
  11. ^ Appearances in Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica
  12. ^ Appearances in Copa Interamericana
  13. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions' Cup
  14. ^ Appearances in Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica
  15. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions' Cup
  16. ^ Appearances in UNCAF Interclub Cup
  17. ^ Appearances in UNCAF Interclub Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Costa Rica[90] 1989 8 0
1990 1 0
1991 11 0
1992 6 0
1996 5 0
Total 31 0

Managerial

As of match played 11 September 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
M W D L GF GA GD Win %
Saprissa 15 April 2002 9 May 2002 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 033.33 [91][92][93]
Fusión Tibás 24 July 2004 15 June 2005 40 26 7 7 94 42 +52 065.00 [94]
Saprissa de Corazón 16 June 2005 27 March 2006 32 16 5 11 47 33 +14 050.00 [95]
Santos 11 July 2006 15 February 2007 21 4 7 10 18 28 −10 019.05 [96]
Saprissa 18 December 2017 3 February 2019 64 34 18 12 122 69 +53 053.13 [97][98]
Costa Rica U20 27 January 2020 19 October 2022 9 4 3 2 18 11 +7 044.44 [99][100]
Saprissa 28 March 2023 Present 97 61 21 15 195 86 +109 062.89 [101][102][103]
Total 266 146 61 59 497 273 +224 054.89

Honours

Player

Saprissa

Costa Rica

Manager

Saprissa

Costa Rica U20

Individual

  • Best coach of the season: Clausura 2023,[122] Apertura 2023,[123] Clausura 2024[124]

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