Benjamín Mayorga Mora (born 15 October 1966), otherwise known as El Indio (The Indian) or simply as Mincho, is a retired Costa Rican soccer player from the 1980s and 1990s.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mayorga and the second or maternal family name is Mora.
He played most of his career at Deportivo Saprissa. "Mincho" became the most recognizable representative for the Native American race in Costa Rica, due to his Bribri origin.
Born in an Indian reservation in Talamanca, Mayorga came to San José with his sister to study in 1980 and soon joined the Saprissa youth team set-up.[1] He made his senior league debut for Saprissa on 14 October 1984 against Ramonense, scored his first goal on 21 September 1986 against Sagrada Familia[2] and won five national championships, as well as two CONCACAF Champions Cup titles with Saprissa. He was sent-off 12 times during his time with Saprissa.[3]
Mayorga made his debut for Costa Rica in a June 1991 friendly match against Colombia and earned a total of 21 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in 8 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[6] and played at the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup,[7] becoming the only 100% pure Indian-blooded international player in the world during that period of time.
His final international was a FIFA World Cup qualification match against Jamaica on 11 May 1997,[8] retiring from international football because of injury problems.[9]
International goalsedit
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
After his retirement in 1999,[1] Mincho has pursued a coaching career with several teams in Costa Rica, and has continued to carry with much pride his Indian representation in Costa Rica's society, even in the political arena.
He was in charge of Belén[10] and Municipal Turrialba.[11]
Personal lifeedit
Mayorga is married and has three children. He lives between Coronado and an operations center in Chiroles de Talamanca.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcFiguras del ayer: Benjamín Mayorga - Nación (in Spanish)
^Sangre bravía Benjamín el Indio Mayorga, arquitecto en la mediacancha rojiamarilla - Nación (in Spanish)
^Sorpresa a la tica • Luis Marín, Try Bennett y Mincho Mayorga convierten a la Universidad de San Carlos en la revelación del torneo chapín 9 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
^UNCAF Tournament 1997 14 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
^Courtney, Barrie (2 February 2005). "International Matches 1997 - North and Central America and Caribbean". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
^El Indio se retira• Benjamín Mayorga dice haber perdido la motivación por el futbol - Nación (in Spanish)
^Mayorga quiere seguir dirigiendo en Primera - Nación (in Spanish)
^Carballo V., Francisco (2 August 2007). . Al Dia. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
External linksedit
Benjamín Mayorga at National-Football-Teams.com
January 01, 1970
benjamín, mayorga, mora, born, october, 1966, otherwise, known, indio, indian, simply, mincho, retired, costa, rican, soccer, player, from, 1980s, 1990s, personal, informationfull, namebenjamín, joel, mayorga, moradate, birth, 1966, october, 1966, place, birth. Benjamin Mayorga Mora born 15 October 1966 otherwise known as El Indio The Indian or simply as Mincho is a retired Costa Rican soccer player from the 1980s and 1990s Benjamin MayorgaPersonal informationFull nameBenjamin Joel Mayorga MoraDate of birth 1966 10 15 15 October 1966 age 57 Place of birthTalamanca Costa RicaPosition s MidfielderYouth career1980 1984SaprissaSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1984 1997Saprissa343 11 1997 1998Herediano44 1 1998 1999USAC25 0 1999 2001Carmelita47 1 International career1991 1997Costa Rica21 1 Managerial career2004 2006Belen2006 2008Turrialba Club domestic league appearances and goals In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Mayorga and the second or maternal family name is Mora He played most of his career at Deportivo Saprissa Mincho became the most recognizable representative for the Native American race in Costa Rica due to his Bribri origin Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 2 1 International goals 3 Managerial career 4 Personal life 5 References 6 External linksClub career editBorn in an Indian reservation in Talamanca Mayorga came to San Jose with his sister to study in 1980 and soon joined the Saprissa youth team set up 1 He made his senior league debut for Saprissa on 14 October 1984 against Ramonense scored his first goal on 21 September 1986 against Sagrada Familia 2 and won five national championships as well as two CONCACAF Champions Cup titles with Saprissa He was sent off 12 times during his time with Saprissa 3 In January 1997 he joined Herediano 4 and in 1998 he moved abroad to play for Guatemalan side USAC alongside compatriots Try Bennett and Luis Marin 5 International career editMayorga made his debut for Costa Rica in a June 1991 friendly match against Colombia and earned a total of 21 caps scoring 1 goal He represented his country in 8 FIFA World Cup qualification matches 6 and played at the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup 7 becoming the only 100 pure Indian blooded international player in the world during that period of time His final international was a FIFA World Cup qualification match against Jamaica on 11 May 1997 8 retiring from international football because of injury problems 9 International goals edit Scores and results list Costa Rica s goal tally first N Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 23 September 1992 Estadio Rubens Felipe Paranavai Brazil nbsp Brazil 2 4 Friendly matchManagerial career editAfter his retirement in 1999 1 Mincho has pursued a coaching career with several teams in Costa Rica and has continued to carry with much pride his Indian representation in Costa Rica s society even in the political arena He was in charge of Belen 10 and Municipal Turrialba 11 Personal life editMayorga is married and has three children He lives between Coronado and an operations center in Chiroles de Talamanca 1 References edit a b c Figuras del ayer Benjamin Mayorga Nacion in Spanish Sangre bravia Benjamin el Indio Mayorga arquitecto en la mediacancha rojiamarilla Nacion in Spanish Buzon de Rodrigo Nacion in Spanish El Indio vuelve a casa Nacion in Spanish Sorpresa a la tica Luis Marin Try Bennett y Mincho Mayorga convierten a la Universidad de San Carlos en la revelacion del torneo chapin Archived 9 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine Nacion in Spanish Benjamin Mayorga FIFA competition record archived UNCAF Tournament 1997 Archived 14 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine RSSSF Courtney Barrie 2 February 2005 International Matches 1997 North and Central America and Caribbean RSSSF Retrieved 22 July 2009 El Indio se retira Benjamin Mayorga dice haber perdido la motivacion por el futbol Nacion in Spanish Mayorga quiere seguir dirigiendo en Primera Nacion in Spanish Carballo V Francisco 2 August 2007 Hombres de colmillo Al Dia Archived from the original on 3 October 2011 Retrieved 22 July 2009 External links editBenjamin Mayorga at National Football Teams com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Benjamin Mayorga amp oldid 1200569400, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
