Luis Daniel Vallejos Obregón (born 27 May 1981 in Santa Bárbara de Santa Cruz[1]) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Daniel Vallejos Obregón | ||
| Date of birth | May 27, 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Nicoya, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2008 | Herediano | 80 | (0) |
| 2009 | Puntarenas | 12 | (0) |
| 2009 | Herediano | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Santos de Guápiles | 46 | (3) |
| 2012–2013 | Guanacasteca | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Ayutla | 0 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Puntarenas | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Municipal Grecia | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 144 | (3) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Costa Rica | 15 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editA defensive midfielder, he made his debut for Herediano and played for Puntarenas.[2] In January 2010 he left Herediano for Santos de Guápiles[3] After playing for Santos de Guápiles, Vallejos decided to cease playing professional soccer in his country.[citation needed] He did however have a spell at second division Guanacasteca and played abroad for Guatemalan second division outfit Ayutla.
In summer 2014, Vallejos rejoined relegated Puntarenas in their bid to regain promotion to the Primera División.[4]
International career
editVallejos played at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship finals in Argentina.[5]
Vallejos made his senior debut for the Costa Rica national football team in a friendly against Japan just before the World Cup finals on April 12, 2002[6] and made 15 appearances, scoring no goals. He was a surprise inclusion into the team,[7] but became a non-playing squad member at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
He collected his final cap in a friendly international against China in September 2003.
References
edit- ^ Génesis de la Sub-20•Limón, Heredia y Guanacaste con más talentos en Selección Juvenil - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Arenas movedizas / Puntarenas - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Movimientos del Verano - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Puntarenas FC se basa en la experiencia para conformar su plantel de Segunda - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Daniel Vallejos – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Costa Rica - Details International Matches 1993-2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ^ Jugadores convocados a ir al mundial - Nación (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Daniel Vallejos at National-Football-Teams.com
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