Reynaldo Parks

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Reynaldo Parks
Personal information
Full name Reynaldo Parks Pérez
Date of birth (1974-12-04) 4 December 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Limón, Costa Rica
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1993
Limonense
1993–1995 Herediano
1996–1997 Municipal
1997–2001
Tecos UAG
108 (8)
1997Jaguares Colima (loan)
2001–2007 Saprissa
2002La Piedad (loan)
2007–2008
UCR
31 (9)
2008–2009 San Carlos 4 (0)
2009
Limonense
International career
1993–2003 Costa Rica 43 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 October 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2014

Reynaldo Parks Pérez (born December 4, 1974) is a Costa Rican former

defender
.

Club career

He has played in different teams in Costa Rica, as well as in Mexico and

Parks was part of the team that played the 2005

In 2008, he moved to San Carlos[8] and retired in November 2009.[9]

International career

Parks made his debut for

UNCAF Nations Cup qualification match against Nicaragua and earned a total of 43 caps, scoring 1 goal.[10] He represented his country in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[7] and played at the 1995[11] and 1999 UNCAF Nations Cups[12] as well as at the 1993[13] and 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cups[14] and the 2001 Copa América.[15] Parks was a key member of the national team that qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, serving as the captain. But just before the event started, a knee injury kept him away of participating[16] and he was replaced by Pablo Chinchilla.[17]

His final international was an October 2003

South Africa
.

International goals

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
N. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 January 2001 Orange Bowl, Miami, United States  Guatemala 3–1 2–5 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Retirement

After retiring, Parks became chairman of the National Costa Rica Football Players Association but resigned from his post after 7 years in January 2014.[18]

Personal life

Parks was married to Irma Loaiciga Martinez, and they had three sons: Launy, Rey Jr, and Alanie Raquel Parks Loaiciga.[19] His cousin Winston Parks[20] also played for the Costa Rica national team.


Honours

  • Primera División de Costa Rica
2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07
  • CONCACAF Champions' Cup
2005
  • Copa Interclubes UNCAF
2003

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
  2. ^ Fe ciega en Marvin - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Parks se abre paso•Firmó contrato por tres temporadas con los Tecos de Guadalajara y quiere ser figura - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "Liga MX player profile and statistics". MedioTiempo.com.
  5. ^ Reynaldo aún sin rumbo - Nación (in Spanish)
  6. ^ UCR arranca pretemporada con refuerzos - Nación (in Spanish)
  7. ^ a b Reynaldo ParksFIFA competition record (archived)
  8. ^ Drummond firmó con San Ramón, Reynaldo Parks con San Carlos - Nación (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Se retira del fútbol tras 17 años de carrera Parks pone punto final - Al Día (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Appearances for Costa Rica National Team - RSSSF
  11. ^ UNCAF Tournament 1995 - RSSSF
  12. ^ UNCAF Tournament 1999 - RSSSF
  13. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details - RSSSF
  14. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details - RSSSF
  15. ^ Copa América 2001 - RSSSF
  16. ^ Reynaldo Parks: "Nunca fui a un mundial, pero estuve en un grupo soñado" - Al Día (in Spanish)
  17. ^ Llaman a Chinchilla Parks deja el Mundial - Nación (in Spanish)
  18. ^ Reynaldo Parks renunció a presidencia de Asociación de Jugadores - Nación (in Spanish)
  19. ^ Alegría de Parks - Nación (in Spanish)
  20. ^ Futbolista y marinero Kenny Parks desea seguir en el fútbol los pasos de su tío Reynaldo y su primo Winston - Al Día (in Spanish)

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