Roy Anthony Myers Francis (born April 13, 1969 in La Francia de Siquirres)[ is a Costa Rican former football player who played most of his career with Deportivo Saprissa.]
Club career
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.[ Myers fuera siete fechas - Nación ] He had several spells abroad, playing in Uruguay with Peñarol in an injury-hit 1992,[ El Sur les dejó muchas enseñanzas - Al Día ] Pachuca of Mexico in the mid 1990s,[ El humilde Flaco•Saprissa busca cómo pagarle al Tolima para que Roy Myers vuelva al Campeonato - Nación ] and later in Major League Soccer, where he played with the MetroStars and the Los Angeles Galaxy.
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.[ 4 juegos de castigo - Nación ]
International career
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.[ Appearances for Costa Rica National Team - RSSSF] He represented his country in 8 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy.[ UNCAF Tournament 1995 - RSSSF] and 1999 UNCAF Nations Cups[ UNCAF Tournament 1999 - RSSSF] as well as at the 1993[ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details - RSSSF] and 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cups[ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details - RSSSF] and the 1997 Copa América.[ Copa América 1997 - RSSSF]
He collected his final cap in September 2000 in a World Cup qualifier against Barbados .
International goals
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
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| 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Managerial career
Myers became interim coach at Saprissa on 12 November 2009[ Ayer realizó su primera práctica Roy Myers llega como técnico interino de la ‘S’ - Nación ] but was fired in November 2010.[ Saprissa despide a Roy Myers como entrenador - Nación ] In December 2011 he became assistant at the Costa Rica national under-20 football team.[ Myers: Joven y con experiencia - Fedefut ]
Personal life
Myers' brother Michael Myers[ Mayorga por la reivindicación - Nación ] also played professionally and made it to the national team. Roy is married to Rogena McCook and they have two children.[ Roy Myers se retira del futbol - Nación ]
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