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Max Villalobos
Costa Rican footballer

Max Villalobos

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Costa Rican footballer
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Heredia, Costa Rica
Age
96 years
Sports Teams
C.S. Herediano
Cúcuta Deportivo
Atlético Irapuato
Costa Rica national football team
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Biography

Maximiliano Villalobos Miranda (born 26 January 1928) is a Costa Rican former footballer who played professionally in the Colombian Professional Football League and Mexican Primera División. He also represented Costa Rica at international level.

Career

Club

Born in Heredia, Villalobos played as a defender. He began his career with Herediano, making his Costa Rican Primera División debut in 1947. He helped the club win three titles, two of them in his first stint with the club.

Villalobos began playing professional football in Colombia with Universidad de Bogotá in 1949. After three seasons with Universidad, he joined Cúcuta Deportivo for one season before returning to Herediano.

Villalobos would sign with Mexican Primera División side Deportivo Irapuato in 1955. He would play with Irapuato for 13 seasons, becoming an important part of the team for over a decade.

International

Villalobos made six appearances for the Costa Rica national football team, captaining the side to the 1955 CCCF Championship title.

Managerial

After he retired from playing, Villalobos became a football coach. He led Deportivo Irapuato a few months after finishing playing for the club. He was manager of Deportivo México in 1973 and he also led L.D. Alajuelense during the 1983 season, unexpectedly leaving while the club led the league with 14 matches remaining. He retired in 1983.

Personal life

Villalobos is married to Colombian Ligia Castañeda. They have 2 daughters and a son.

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