Jorge Monge

Jorge Monge
Personal information
Full name Jorge Hernán Monge Mora
Date of birth (1938-02-14)February 14, 1938
Place of birth Desamparados, Costa Rica
Date of death November 28, 2019(2019-11-28) (aged 81)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1951–1953 Saprissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1953–1967 Saprissa 136 (100)
International career
1955–1961 Costa Rica[1] 26 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jorge Hernán Monge Mora (14 February 1938 – 28 November 2019) [2] was a Costa Rican footballer. He was known as one of the best Costa Rican strikers of all time.[3] He had to retire in 1968, at the age of 30, after getting injured in a car accident.[3]

Monge was capped 26 times for Costa Rica, scoring 21 goals.[4]

The Jorge Hernán "Cuty" Monge Stadium in his hometown of Desamparados was named after him.[5]

Honours

Deportivo Saprissa
  • Primera División: 1953, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967
  • Copa Presidente: 1960, 1963
  • Campeón de Campeones: 1963
Costa Rica
  • CCCF Championship: 1955, 1960, 1961

References

  1. ↑ Jorge Hernán "Cuty" Monge - Goals in International Matches
  2. ↑ "Fallece el exdeportista Jorge Hernán "Cuty" Monge".
  3. 1 2 "JORGE HERNAN "CUTY" MONGE MORA". Salón de la Fama del Deporte Costarricense. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  4. ↑ Mamrud, Roberto. "Costa Rica - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  5. ↑ Brujas no podrá usar el Cuty Monge - Nación (in Spanish)
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