Rónald Mora

Rónald Mora

Personal information
Full name	Rónald A. Mora Padilla
Date of birth	(1961-07-18) 18 July 1961
Place of birth	Acosta, Costa Rica
Position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1987	Saprissa
1987–1989	Alajuelense
1990–1992	Carmelita
Managerial career
1993–1995	Carmelita
1996–1998	Limonense
1999–2003	Santos de Guápiles
2003	Liberia Mía
2003	Santa Bárbara
2004–2005	Herediano
2005	Puntarenas
2006–2007	Cartaginés
2007	Santos de Guápiles
2008	Municipal Grecia
2009	Herediano
2010–2011	Limón
2012	Puntarenas
2012–2013	Deportivo Ayutla
2013	Siquirreña
2013–2014	Costa Rica U-20
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Rónald Mora Padilla (born 18 July 1961)^[1] is a retired Costa Ricanfootball player who played most of his career with Deportivo Saprissa, during the 1980s, as well as Alajuelense and Carmelita.^[2]

Club career

He won one national championship with Saprissa and one CONCACAF Champions Cup with Alajuelense. Nicknamed El Macho, he is remembered for being a very tough defender.

Managerial career

He began a career in coaching upon retiring, starting with Carmelita in 1993^[3] and has coached teams such as Limonense,^[4]Santos de Guápiles (twice),^[5]Liberia Mía,^[6]Santa Bárbara,^[7]Herediano (twice),^[8]Cartaginés,^[9]Municipal Grecia^[10] and Limón,^[11] of Costa Rica's first division. He reached the local finals with Santos de Guápiles and Herediano. He lost both to the teams that he played for when active, while with Santos with Alajuelense and when coaching Herediano with Saprissa. In October 2012, he was fired by Puntarenas.^[12] In September 2013 he left the Guatemalan side Deportivo Ayutla and took charge at second division Siquirreña.^[13]

In July 2014, Mora was dismissed as coach of the Costa Rica U-20 football team after taking the reins in November 2013.^[14]

As a coach, he discovered future stars, such as Andy Herron, Kurt Bernard, Adrián De Lemos, among others.

References

1. Ronald Mora Otra vez campeón - Liga de Ascenso (in Spanish)
2. Ronald Mora técnico de la Sub. 20 masculina - FEDEFUT (in Spanish)
3. Ronald ‘Macho’ Mora promete lucha y trabajo al mando de la Selección Sub-20 de Costa Rica - Nación (in Spanish)
4. LA HISTORIA DEL FUTBOL LIMONENSE INICIO DESDE 1921 - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
5. Mora busca reescribir su éxito en el Santos - Nación (in Spanish)
6. Macho Mora en Liberia - Nación (in Spanish)
7. Rónald Mora a Santa Bárbara - Nación (in Spanish)
8. Rónald Mora es el nuevo técnico de Herediano - Nación (in Spanish)
9. Geovanny Alfaro ocupa el lugar que dejó Ronald Mora - Nación (in Spanish)
10. Ronald Mora asume control de Grecia - Nación (in Spanish)
11. Mena, Sanabria Francisco. "Rónald Mora, Técnico De Limón : " He Visto Otros Muertos Levantarse "" (in Spanish). DiarioExtra.com. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
12. Puntarenas despide al técnico Ronald Mora - Nación (in Spanish)
13. Rónald Mora dirigirá a Siquirreña en la Liga de Ascenso - Nación (in Spanish)
14. Fedefutbol separa a técnico Rónald Mora de la Selección Nacional Sub-20 - Nación (in Spanish)