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14 / Costa Rica · 2001–2011

Gilberto Martínez

CB leaderanchor
Caps · Costa Rica
61
Goals · Costa Rica
0
Life
1979
Clubs
Deportivo Saprissa, Brescia Calcio, US Lecce
#14
Editorial rank of 33 for Costa Rica
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Twenty-two and starting all three Costa Rica group games in Korea in 2002, Tuma was a Brescia player by September and never left Italian football again, 218 matches for that club alone. Career record: 61 caps and 0 goals for Costa Rica; club career at Deportivo Saprissa, Brescia Calcio, US Lecce.

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Career record

1999–2002Deportivo Saprissa
2002–2012Brescia Calcio
2006–2007AS Roma
2011–2011U.C. Sampdoria
2013–2015US Lecce
2015–2015AC Monza
2015–2016A.S.D. Nardò Calcio
2016–2017Unione Sportiva Dilettantistica Audace Cerignola
2018–todayF.C. Calcio Acri
Costa Rica61 caps, 0 goals

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One rank above: Giancarlo González at #13.

One rank below: Joel Campbell at #15.

Costa Rica's editorial top five: Keylor Navas · Bryan Ruiz · Celso Borges · Paulo Wanchope · Alejandro Morera Soto.

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