Alejandro Morera Soto vs Luis Gabelo Conejo
Costa Rica against Costa Rica. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Alejandro Morera Soto
Costa Rica · 1928–98 · ST
- Almanac rating
- 83
- Rank in Costa Rica
- #5 of 33
- Caps
- 7 · 6 goals
- Clubs
- Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, FC Barcelona, Hércules CF
In 1933 he beat Ricardo Zamora in a 2-1 defeat against Real Madrid, and closed his first Spanish season as Barcelona's leading scorer with 41 goals. El Mago del Balón scored 312 league goals in 364 Alajuelense games, took Costa Rican titles in 1928, 1939 and 1945 and the Catalan championship in 1935, and was voted his country's player of the century in 1998; his heart lies beneath the east stand of the ground named after him. Career record: 7 caps and 6 goals for Costa Rica; club career at Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, FC Barcelona, Hércules CF.
Luis Gabelo Conejo
Costa Rica · 1990s · GK
- Almanac rating
- 82
- Rank in Costa Rica
- #8 of 33
- Caps
- 29 · 0 goals
- Clubs
- Asociación Deportiva Ramonense, C.S. Cartaginés, Albacete Balompié
Two goals conceded across three group games at Italia 90 took Costa Rica past Scotland and Sweden into the last 16, and when injury kept him out of that tie the side let in four against Czechoslovakia. FIFA put him in the tournament's all-star team as one of its two best goalkeepers, beside Sergio Goycochea; 29 caps followed, and at Albacete he kept goal as the club climbed into La Liga for the first time in 1991. Career record: 29 caps and 0 goals for Costa Rica; club career at Asociación Deportiva Ramonense, C.S. Cartaginés, Albacete Balompié.
The verdict
The almanac puts Alejandro Morera Soto ahead by 1 rating point, 83 against 82.
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