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Costa Rican footballer (1924-2000)
Edwin Cubero
Personal information
Full name Edwin Cubero Rivera
Date of birth (1924-02-11)February 11, 1924
Place of birth San Antonio de Belén, Costa Rica
Date of death March 8, 2000(2000-03-08) (aged 76)
Place of death Guadalajara, Mexico
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Herediano
Juan Bosco
1948 Sport Club La Libertad 3
1948–1954 Atlas (81)
1954–1955 Puebla
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cubero and the second or maternal family name is Rivera.

Edwin Cubero Rivera (11 February 1924 - 8 March 2000) was a Costa Rican professional footballer who played for several clubs in Costa Rica and Mexico, enjoying his greatest success with Atlas.

Club career

Born in San Antonio de Belén, Cubero is the all-time leading goalscorer for Atlas and was an important part of the club during the 1950-51 season, their first championship-winning season. He joined Puebla after Atlas released him.

Later life and death

After retiring as a player, Cubero founded the Mudanzas Cubero moving company.

In March 2000, Cubero died from renal failure in Guadalajara, Mexico.

References

  1. "Edwin Cubero, el tico que dio un titulo". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
  2. ^ Historia - Mudanzas Cubero (in Spanish)
  3. Atlas :: Historia por años
  4. Héroe en casa ajena Edwin Cubero, el máximo artillero histórico del Atlas mexicano - Nación (in Spanish)
  5. MUERE COSTARRICENSE CUBERO QUE DIO A ATLAS ÚNICO TÍTULO


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