Jesús María "Pato" Araya Soto was a Costa Rican, born in San José ,22 de April 1916, and he dies el 17 September 1994, his profession was a painter., He earned the nickname "Pato" for his peculiar way of running.

Jesús María Araya
Personal information
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Orión
International career
1941–1946 Costa Rica 9 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Player footballer who represented the Costa Rica national football team between 1941 and 1946, scoring eleven goals in nine games

Being a young player from Orion F.C, he was summoned by coach Alejandro Morera Soto to play in the First Central American and Caribbean Championship, which was held in the old National Stadium of Costa Rica in 1941, where he was one of the top scorers of the tournament.

Jesús María "Pato" Araya was the author of a triplet, with 3-0, 4-0 and 5-0. Walker Rodriguez took charge of 6-0. The single reaction came with Dolores Lolo Morales for the 6–1 with which the first 45 minutes ended, in the opening game.

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Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Costa Rica 1941 4 7
1946 5 4
Total 9 11

International goals

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Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Costa Rica goal.
List of international goals scored by Araya
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 May 1941 Costa Rica   Panama 3–0 7–2 1941 CCCF Championship
2 4–0
3 5–0
4 13 May 1941   Curaçao ?–? 6–2
5 ?–?
6 18 May 1941   El Salvador 1–0 3–1
7 3–1
8 10 December 1946 Estadio Municipal, Barranquilla, Colombia   Puerto Rico ?–0 12–0 1946 Central American and Caribbean Games
9 ?–0
10 ?–0
11 14 December 1946   Venezuela 3–0 4–2


References

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  1. ^ "Costa Rica - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ "I C.C.C.F. Championship 1941 - Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Central American and Caribbean Games 1946 (Barranquilla, Colombia)". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 November 2021.