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Costa Rica under-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Ticos, La Tricolor, La Sele (Selección)
AssociationFederación Costarricense de Fútbol
ConfederationCONCACAF
Head coachRonald Gonzalez (2009–)
Captain]
FIFA codeCRC
First colours Second colours
First international
 Costa Rica 0 – 3  Iraq
(Kiev , URS; February 17, 1980)
Biggest win
 Costa Rica 4 – 2  Portugal
(Athens, Greece; October 3, 2004)
Biggest defeat
 Costa Rica 1 – 4  Egypt
(Pasadena, USA; September 25, 1980)
Records for competitive
matches only.


Costa Rica Olympic football team represents Costa Rica in international football competitions in Olympic Games. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three overage players. The team is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol

History

Olympic record

Olympics Record
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Greece 1896 No football tournament - - - - - - -
France 1900 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
United States 1904 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
United Kingdom 1908 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Sweden 1912 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Belgium 1920 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
France 1924 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Netherlands 1928 Runners-up 2 5 3 1 1 24 7
United States 1932 No football tournament - - - - - - -
Germany 1936 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
United Kingdom 1948 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Finland 1952 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Australia 1956 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Italy 1960 Round 1 - 3 2 0 1 6 4
Japan 1964 Round 1 - 2 0 1 1 3 4
Mexico 1968 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Germany 1972 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Canada 1976 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Soviet Union 1980 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
United States 1984 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
South Korea 1988 Quarter-finals - 4 1 1 2 4 5
Spain 1992 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
United States 1996 Runners-up 2 6 3 2 1 13 6
Australia 2000 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Greece 2004 Champions 1 6 6 0 0 17 0
China 2008 Champions 1 6 6 0 0 11 2
United Kingdom 2012 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
Total 7/24 2 Titles 32 21 5 6 78 28

Notable players

Current squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Esteban Alvarado (1991-02-27)February 27, 1991 (aged 20) Netherlands AZ
2 2DF José Mena (1989-02-02) 2 February 1989 (age 35) Costa Rica Saprissa
3 2DF Oscar Duarte (1989-06-03) 3 June 1989 (age 35) Costa Rica Saprissa
4 2DF Ariel Contreras (1993-04-20)April 20, 1993 (aged 17) Costa Rica Saprissa
5 3MF Derrick Johnson (1989-07-11) 11 July 1989 (age 35) United States Columbus Crew
6 4FW Ricardo Blanco Mora (1989-05-12) 12 May 1989 (age 35) Costa Rica Saprissa
7 4FW Marco Ureña (1992-12-22)December 22, 1992 (aged 18) Russia Kuban Krasnodar
8 3MF David Guzmán (1990-02-18) 18 February 1990 (age 34) Costa Rica Saprissa
9 4FW Jorge Alejandro Castro (1991-04-12)April 12, 1991 (aged 19) Costa Rica Puntarenas
10 4FW Diego Estrada (1991-12-06)December 6, 1991 (aged 19) Spain Real Zaragoza B
11 3MF Diego Madrigal (1989-03-19) 19 March 1989 (age 35) Paraguay Cerro Porteño
12 3MF Cristian Gamboa (1989-10-24) 24 October 1989 (age 35) Norway Fredrikstad
13 3MF Allen Guevara (1989-04-16) 16 April 1989 (age 35) Costa Rica Alajuelense
14 4FW Bryan Oviedo (1992-02-29)February 29, 1992 (aged 19) Denmark København
15 2DF Pedro Leal (1989-01-31) 31 January 1989 (age 35) Costa Rica Puntarenas
16 2DF Carlos Hernández (1991-12-19)December 19, 1991 (aged 19) Costa Rica Brujas
17 3MF Josue Martinez (1990-03-25) 25 March 1990 (age 34) Costa Rica Saprissa
18 1GK Minor Alvarez (1991-03-04)March 4, 1991 (aged 20) Costa Rica Brujas
19 4FW Daniel Varela (1992-01-14)January 14, 1992 (aged 19) Costa Rica Brujas
20 4FW Roy Smith (1989-02-03)February 3, 1989 (aged 22) Costa Rica Brujas

Former squads