Alejandro Morera Soto vs Rolando Fonseca
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.
Rolando Fonseca
Costa Rica · 1992–2011 · LM
- Almanac rating
- 82
- Rank in Costa Rica
- #9 of 33
- Caps
- 113 · 47 goals
- Clubs
- Deportivo Saprissa, CF Pachuca, Comunicaciones
El Principito remains the all-time top scorer of the UNCAF Nations Cup with 19 goals, and he finished with 47 in 113 Costa Rica caps between 1992 and 2011, still the national record. He played at the 2002 World Cup, won three CONCACAF Champions' Cups with Saprissa in 1993 and 1995 and Alajuelense in 2004, took six Costa Rican championships and added six more in Guatemala with Comunicaciones. Career record: 113 caps and 47 goals for Costa Rica; club career at Deportivo Saprissa, CF Pachuca, Comunicaciones.
The verdict
The almanac puts Alejandro Morera Soto ahead by 1 rating point, 83 against 82.
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