Roy Myers

Costa Rican footballer (born 1969)

Roy MyersPersonal information

Full name|  Roy Anthony Myers Francis
Date of birth|  (1969-04-13) April 13, 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth|  La Francia de Siquirres, Costa Rica
Height|  1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
1987–1991|  Limonense|  81|  (15)
1991–1998|  Saprissa|  329|  (31)
1992|  → Peñarol (loan)|  |
1996–1997|  → Pachuca (loan)|  32|  (4)
1997|  → Tolima (loan)|  |
1999|  MetroStars|  7|  (0)
1999–2000|  Los Angeles Galaxy|  27|  (4)
2000|  MetroStars|  17|  (1)
2001|  Saprissa|  17|  (5)
2001|  MetroStars|  3|  (0)
2001–2002|  Saprissa|  12|  (0)
2003|  Herediano|  17|  (2)
2003|  Cartaginés|  11|  (1)
2004|  Santa Bárbara|  4|  (0)
2004-2005|  Fusión Tibás|  ?|  (?)
International career
1990–2000|  Costa Rica|  48|  (2)
Managerial career
2009–2010|  Saprissa
2011–2012|  Costa Rica U20 (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is  Myers and the second or maternal family name is  Francis.

Roy Anthony Myers Francis (born April 13, 1969 in La Francia de Siquirres)[1] is a Costa Rican former football player who played most of his career with Deportivo Saprissa.[2]

## Club career

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Myers was known as El Maravilloso (The Marvellous) due to his natural talent to play the game, becoming a typical number 10. He made his professional debut for hometown club Limonense but in his country he played mostly with Saprissa, winning three national championships with them, as well as two CONCACAF Champions Cups. During his time with Saprissa, Myers was once suspended for 7 matches after insulting the referee and refusing to leave the pitch.[3] He had several spells abroad, playing in Uruguay with Peñarol in an injury-hit 1992,[4] Pachuca of Mexico in the mid 1990s,[5] Tolima of Colombia in 1997[6] and later in Major League Soccer, where he played with the MetroStars and the Los Angeles Galaxy.[7]

He finished his career at Cartaginés, where he was suspended for two matches and handed a fine for pushing a referee when three teammates were fined as well.[8]

## International career

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Myers made his debut for Costa Rica in a June 1990 FIFA World Cup match against Brazil and earned a total of 48 caps, scoring 2 goals.[9] He represented his country in 8 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy.[10][11] He also played at the 1993, 1995[12] and 1999 UNCAF Nations Cups[13] as well as at the 1993[14] and 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cups[15] and the 1997 Copa América.[16]

He collected his final cap in September 2000 in a World Cup qualifier against Barbados .

### International goals

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Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition

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1. | 11 July 1993 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico |  Canada | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2. | 18 July 1993 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico |  Martinique | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup

## Managerial career

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Myers became interim coach at Saprissa on 12 November 2009[17] but was fired in November 2010.[18] In December 2011 he became assistant at the Costa Rica national under-20 football team.[19]

## Personal life

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Myers' brother Michael Myers[20] also played professionally and made it to the national team. Roy is married to Rogena McCook and they have two children.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b Roy Myers se retira del futbol \- Nación (in Spanish)
2. ^ Calvo, Rodrigo (2006-08-18). "Roy Myers en futbol playa". La Nacion. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
3. ^ Myers fuera siete fechas \- Nación (in Spanish)
4. ^ El Sur les dejó muchas enseñanzas \- Al Día (in Spanish)
5. ^ "Liga MX player profile and statistics". MedioTiempo.com.
6. ^ El humilde Flaco•Saprissa busca cómo pagarle al Tolima para que Roy Myers vuelva al Campeonato \- Nación (in Spanish)
7. ^ Green, Jeff (2002-03-20). "Mathis returns". CNNSI. Archived from the original on October 27, 2002. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
8. ^ 4 juegos de castigo \- Nación (in Spanish)
9. ^ Appearances for Costa Rica National Team \- RSSSF
10. ^ Roy Myers – FIFA competition record (archived)
11. ^ Roy Myers – FIFA competition record (archived)
12. ^ UNCAF Tournament 1995 \- RSSSF
13. ^ UNCAF Tournament 1999 \- RSSSF
14. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details \- RSSSF
15. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details \- RSSSF
16. ^ Copa América 1997 \- RSSSF
17. ^ Ayer realizó su primera práctica Roy Myers llega como técnico interino de la ‘S’  \- Nación (in Spanish)
18. ^ Saprissa despide a Roy Myers como entrenador \- Nación (in Spanish)
19. ^ Myers: Joven y con experiencia \- Fedefut (in Spanish)
20. ^ Mayorga por la reivindicación \- Nación (in Spanish)

## External links

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* Roy Myers (Roy Myers Francis) at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
* Roy Myers (Roy Myers Francis) – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
* Roy Myers at Major League Soccer
* Roy Myers (Roy Anthony Myers Francis) at National-Football-Teams.com
* R. Myers (Roy Anthony Myers Francis) coach profile at Soccerway

Roy Myers international tournaments

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Costa Rica squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup

* 1 Conejo
* 2 Quesada
* 3 Flores (c)
* 4 González
* 5 Obando
* 6 Chaves
* 7 Medford
* 8 Chavarría
* 9 Guimarães
* 10 Ramírez
* 11 C. Jara
* 12 Gómez
* 13 Davis
* 14 Cayasso
* 15 Marín
* 16 Jaikel
* 17 Myers
* 18 G. Jara
* 19 Marchena
* 20 Montero
* 21 Barrantes
* 22 Segura
* Coach: Milutinović

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Costa Rica squad – 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup third place

* 1 Lonnis
* 2 Parks
* 3 Marín
* 4 Mata
* 5 Solano
* 6 Delgado
* 7 M. Myers
* 8 Morera
* 9 R. Myers
* 10 Cayasso
* 11 Castro
* 12 Murillo
* 13 Rojas
* 14 Guthrie
* 15 Salazar
* 17 Peynado
* 18 Gómez
* 19 Rodriguez
* 20 Patterson
* Coach: Grant

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Costa Rica squad – 1997 Copa América

* 1 Lonnis
* 2 Wallace
* 3 Marín
* 4 González
* 5 Guillén
* 6 López
* 7 Oviedo
* 8 Solís
* 9 Myers
* 10 Fonseca
* 11 Soto
* 12 R. González
* 13 Delgado
* 14 Alfaro
* 15 Centeno
* 16 Gómez
* 17 Medford
* 18 Berry
* 19 Wright
* 20 Jara
* 21 Barrantes
* Coach: Cordero

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Costa Rica squad – 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup

* 1 Lonnis
* 2 Wallace
* 3 Marín
* 4 Madrigal
* 5 Arnáez
* 6 López
* 7 Oviedo
* 8 Guillén
* 9 Wanchope
* 10 Myers
* 11 Bennett
* 13 Morales-Cháves
* 14 Guthrie
* 15 Drummond
* 16 Mullins
* 18 Berry
* 19 Wright
* 20 González
* Coach: Villalobos

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*[Gls]: League goals
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