Luis Marin

Date of birth10 August 1974
Place of birthTres Rios
NationalityCosta Rica
Weight78 kg
Height1.80 m
PositionDefender/Centre back

Marin is regarded as Costa Rica's most skillful centre half and is certainly a veteran of the national team.

He started in domestic football but had spells in Guatemala and Uruguay for River Plate before returning to play for LD Alajuelense.

He made his international debut against Panama in June 1993 and played in the 1994 and 1998 qualification competitions before reaching the World Cup finals in 2002.

A composed defender who never seems to panic, Marin also gets forward to help the team attack being a danger from set plays.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Goals Y R
1992-93 Costa Rica International Friendly 1
1993-94 Costa Rica CONCACAF Gold Cup 5
1994-95 Costa Rica International Friendly 1
1995-96 Costa Rica International Friendly 1
1995-96 Costa Rica Olympics 3
1996-97 Costa Rica Copa Centroamericana 3
1
1996-97 Costa Rica FIFA World Cup 11
1996-97 Costa Rica International Friendly 10
1997-98 Costa Rica CONCACAF Gold Cup 2
1997-98 Costa Rica FIFA World Cup 5
1
1997-98 Costa Rica International Friendly 2
1998-99 Costa Rica Copa Centroamericana 3
1
1998-99 Costa Rica International Friendly 2
2000-01 Costa Rica FIFA World Cup 2
1
2
2000-01 Costa Rica International Friendly 1
2000-01 Costa Rica UNCAF Tournament 4
1
1
2001-02 Costa Rica CONCACAF Gold Cup 4
1
2001-02 Costa Rica Copa America 4
2
2001-02 Costa Rica FIFA World Cup 7
1
2001-02 Costa Rica International Friendly 4
2002-03 Costa Rica International Friendly 5
2002-03 Costa Rica UNCAF Tournament 4
2
2003-04 Costa Rica CONCACAF Gold Cup 5
2
2003-04 Costa Rica Copa America 4
1
2003-04 Costa Rica FIFA World Cup 2
1
2003-04 Costa Rica International Friendly 3
1
2004-05 Costa Rica FIFA World Cup 10
1
2004-05 Costa Rica International Friendly 1
2005-06 Costa Rica FIFA World Cup 7
2
2005-06 Costa Rica International Friendly 4
1
2007-08 Costa Rica International Friendly 1
2009-10 Costa Rica FIFA World Cup 4


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
23 Jun 1993 Costa Rica v Panama W 3-1 International Friendly
11 Jul 1993 Canada v Costa Rica D 1-1 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B
15 Jul 1993 Mexico v Costa Rica D 1-1 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B
18 Jul 1993 Costa Rica v Martinique W 3-1 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B
21 Jul 1993 USA v Costa Rica L 1-0 CONCACAF Gold Cup Semi-final
25 Jul 1993 Costa Rica v Jamaica D 1-1 CONCACAF Gold Cup 3rd place
28 May 1995 USA v Costa Rica W 1-2 International Friendly
27 Sep 1995 Jamaica v Costa Rica L 2-0 International Friendly
15 May 1996 Jamaica v Costa Rica L 2-1 Olympics CONCACAF final round
17 May 1996 Canada v Costa Rica D 0-0 Olympics CONCACAF final round
19 May 1996 Costa Rica v El Salvador W 4-1 Olympics CONCACAF final round
11 Aug 1996 Honduras v Costa Rica D 0-0 International Friendly
14 Aug 1996 Peru v Costa Rica L 3-0 International Friendly
16 Aug 1996 Ecuador v Costa Rica D 1-1 International Friendly
25 Aug 1996 Costa Rica v Chile D 1-1 International Friendly
01 Sep 1996 Trinidad and Tobago v Costa Rica W 0-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF semi-final group 1
04 Sep 1996 Jamaica v Costa Rica L 2-0 International Friendly
02 Oct 1996 Venezuela v Costa Rica L 2-0 International Friendly
09 Oct 1996 Costa Rica v Jamaica D 0-0 International Friendly
07 Nov 1996 Costa Rica v Panama W 2-0 International Friendly
17 Nov 1996 Costa Rica v Guatemala W 3-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF semi-final group 1
24 Nov 1996 Guatemala v Costa Rica L 1-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF semi-final group 1
01 Dec 1996 Costa Rica v USA W 2-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF semi-final group 1
15 Dec 1996 USA v Costa Rica L 2-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF semi-final group 1
21 Dec 1996 Costa Rica v Trinidad and Tobago W 2-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF semi-final group 1
19 Feb 1997 Costa Rica v Venezuela W 5-2 International Friendly
09 Mar 1997 Costa Rica v Cameroon W 5-0 International Friendly
16 Mar 1997 Costa Rica v Mexico D 0-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round
23 Mar 1997 Costa Rica v USA W 3-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round
16 Apr 1997 Guatemala v Costa Rica D 1-1 UNCAF CUP
18 Apr 1997 Costa Rica v Nicaragua W 5-1 UNCAF CUP
25 Apr 1997 Costa Rica v El Salvador W 1-0 UNCAF CUP
27 Apr 1997 Guatemala v Costa Rica D 1-1 UNCAF CUP
04 May 1997 El Salvador v Costa Rica L 2-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round
11 May 1997 Costa Rica v Jamaica W 3-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round
01 Jun 1997 Canada v Costa Rica L 1-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round
10 Aug 1997 Costa Rica v El Salvador D 0-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round
07 Sep 1997 USA v Costa Rica L 1-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round
14 Sep 1997 Jamaica v Costa Rica L 1-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round
09 Nov 1997 Mexico v Costa Rica D 3-3 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round
16 Nov 1997 Costa Rica v Canada W 3-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF final round
21 Jan 1998 Costa Rica v Honduras L 1-4 International Friendly
28 Jan 1998 Costa Rica v Trinidad and Tobago W 4-0 International Friendly
04 Feb 1998 Costa Rica v Cuba W 7-2 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C
07 Feb 1998 USA v Costa Rica L 2-1 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group C
28 Jan 1999 Costa Rica v Ecuador D 0-0 International Friendly
24 Feb 1999 Costa Rica v Jamaica W 9-0 International Friendly
17 Mar 1999 Costa Rica v Belize W 7-0 UNCAF CUP
21 Mar 1999 Costa Rica v Honduras L 0-1 UNCAF CUP Group 2
24 Mar 1999 Costa Rica v Guatemala W 1-0 UNCAF CUP Group 2
26 Mar 1999 Costa Rica v Honduras L 1-2 UNCAF CUP Group 2
19 Apr 2001 Costa Rica v Venezuela D 2-2 International Friendly
23 May 2001 Costa Rica v Belize W 4-0 UNCAF Tournament Pre group B
30 May 2001 Panama v Costa Rica W 1-2 UNCAF Tournament Final round
01 Jun 2001 Guatemala v Costa Rica L 2-0 UNCAF Tournament Final round
03 Jun 2001 El Salvador v Costa Rica D 1-1 UNCAF Tournament Final round
16 Jun 2001 Mexico v Costa Rica W 1-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF finals
20 Jun 2001 Costa Rica v Jamaica W 2-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF finals
13 Jul 2001 Honduras v Costa Rica W 0-1 Copa America Group C
16 Jul 2001 Uruguay v Costa Rica D 1-1 Copa America Group C
19 Jul 2001 Bolivia v Costa Rica W 0-4 Copa America Group C
22 Jul 2001 Costa Rica v Uruguay L 1-2 Copa America Quarter-final
01 Sep 2001 Trinidad and Tobago v Costa Rica W 0-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF finals
04 Sep 2001 Costa Rica v USA W 2-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF finals
07 Oct 2001 Costa Rica v Mexico D 0-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF finals
11 Nov 2001 Jamaica v Costa Rica W 0-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF finals
18 Jan 2002 Martinique v Costa Rica W 0-2 CONCACAF Gold Cup Finals Group C
20 Jan 2002 Costa Rica v Trinidad and Tobago D 1-1 CONCACAF Gold Cup Finals Group C
26 Jan 2002 Costa Rica v Haiti W 2-1 CONCACAF Gold Cup Quarter-final
30 Jan 2002 Costa Rica v Korea Republic W 3-1 CONCACAF Gold Cup Semi-final
02 Feb 2002 USA v Costa Rica L 2-0 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
17 Apr 2002 Japan v Costa Rica D 1-1 International Friendly
20 Apr 2002 Korea Republic v Costa Rica L 2-0 International Friendly
09 May 2002 Costa Rica v Colombia L 1-2 International Friendly
26 May 2002 Belgium v Costa Rica L 1-0 International Friendly
04 Jun 2002 China PR v Costa Rica W 0-2 FIFA World Cup Finals Group C
09 Jun 2002 Costa Rica v Turkey D 1-1 FIFA World Cup Finals Group C
13 Jun 2002 Costa Rica v Brazil L 2-5 FIFA World Cup Finals Group C
17 Oct 2002 Costa Rica v Ecuador D 1-1 International Friendly
21 Nov 2002 Ecuador v Costa Rica D 2-2 International Friendly
11 Feb 2003 El Salvador v Costa Rica W 0-1 UNCAF Tournament
13 Feb 2003 Costa Rica v Guatemala D 1-1 UNCAF Tournament
15 Feb 2003 Costa Rica v Nicaragua W 1-0 UNCAF Tournament
23 Feb 2003 Panama v Costa Rica W 0-1 UNCAF Tournament
29 Mar 2003 Costa Rica v Paraguay W 2-1 International Friendly
30 Apr 2003 Chile v Costa Rica L 1-0 International Friendly
08 Jun 2003 Costa Rica v Chile W 1-0 International Friendly
12 Jul 2003 Costa Rica v Canada L 0-1 CONCACAF Gold Cup Finals Group D
16 Jul 2003 Cuba v Costa Rica W 0-3 CONCACAF Gold Cup Finals Group D
19 Jul 2003 Costa Rica v El Salvador W 5-2 CONCACAF Gold Cup Quarter-final
24 Jul 2003 Mexico v Costa Rica L 2-0 CONCACAF Gold Cup Semi-final
26 Jul 2003 USA v Costa Rica L 3-2 CONCACAF Gold Cup Finals 3rd place
20 Aug 2003 Austria v Costa Rica L 2-0 International Friendly
19 Nov 2003 Costa Rica v Finland W 2-1 International Friendly
31 Mar 2004 Mexico v Costa Rica L 2-0 International Friendly
12 Jun 2004 Cuba v Costa Rica D 2-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF group 5
20 Jun 2004 Costa Rica v Cuba D 1-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF group 5
08 Jul 2004 Costa Rica v Paraguay L 0-1 Copa America Group C
11 Jul 2004 Brazil v Costa Rica L 4-1 Copa America Group C
14 Jul 2004 Costa Rica v Chile W 2-1 Copa America Group C
17 Jul 2004 Colombia v Costa Rica L 2-0 Copa America Quarter-final
18 Aug 2004 Costa Rica v Honduras L 2-5 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 3rd stage, group 2
05 Sep 2004 Guatemala v Costa Rica L 2-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 3rd stage, group 2
08 Sep 2004 Costa Rica v Canada W 1-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 3rd stage, group 2
09 Oct 2004 Costa Rica v Guatemala W 5-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 3rd stage, group 2
13 Oct 2004 Canada v Costa Rica W 1-3 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 3rd stage, group 2
17 Nov 2004 Honduras v Costa Rica D 0-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 3rd stage, group 2
12 Jan 2005 Costa Rica v Haiti D 3-3 International Friendly
09 Feb 2005 Costa Rica v Mexico L 1-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 4th Round
26 Mar 2005 Costa Rica v Panama W 2-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 4th Round
30 Mar 2005 Trinidad and Tobago v Costa Rica D 0-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 4th Round
08 Jun 2005 Costa Rica v Guatemala W 3-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 4th Round
03 Sep 2005 Panama v Costa Rica W 1-3 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 4th Round
07 Sep 2005 Costa Rica v Trinidad and Tobago W 2-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 4th Round
08 Oct 2005 Costa Rica v USA W 3-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 4th Round
12 Oct 2005 Guatemala v Costa Rica L 3-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 4th Round
09 Nov 2005 France v Costa Rica L 3-2 International Friendly
11 Feb 2006 Costa Rica v Korea Republic W 1-0 International Friendly
28 May 2006 Ukraine v Costa Rica L 4-0 International Friendly
30 May 2006 Czech Republic v Costa Rica L 1-0 International Friendly
09 Jun 2006 Germany v Costa Rica L 4-2 FIFA World Cup Finals Group A
15 Jun 2006 Ecuador v Costa Rica L 3-0 FIFA World Cup Finals Group A
20 Jun 2006 Costa Rica v Poland L 1-2 FIFA World Cup Finals Group A
22 Nov 2007 Panama v Costa Rica D 1-1 International Friendly
10 Oct 2009 Costa Rica v Trinidad and Tobago W 4-0 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 4th Round
14 Oct 2009 USA v Costa Rica D 2-2 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF 4th Round
14 Nov 2009 Costa Rica v Uruguay L 0-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF/CONMEBOL play-off
18 Nov 2009 Uruguay v Costa Rica D 1-1 FIFA World Cup CONCACAF/CONMEBOL play-off


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.