Géiner Segura Mora (born 14 October 1974) is a retired

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n professional

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player. He is currently a coach.

Club career

Segura made his Primera Division debut for

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on 9 February 1994 then played for Cartagines before returning to play 10 seasons for

. In 2007, he decided to call it a day at Pérez Zeledón and signed for

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only to leave them a few months later for Brujas. After playing a year for Universidad he had a season at second division Águilas Guanacastecas. He joined San Carlos ahead of the 2010 Verano season.

Retirement

In a 19-season career, Segura has appeared in 529 Costa Rican league matches, he retired in November 2012. He has made the third-most all-time league appearances for Pérez Zeledón with 365 league matches.

International career

The

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made his debut for the ''Ticos'' in 1995 against the

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and played in the

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that year, but was left out for 10 years to be recalled for a friendly international against

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in 2005. He then also played at the

UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 The eighth edition of the bi-annual UNCAF Nations Cup was held in Guatemala, from February 19 to 27, 2005. All matches were played at the Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City. The four semifinalists qualified for 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup. Partici ...

and the

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. He collected a total of 13 caps, scoring 1 goal.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.''

Personal life

Segura is married to Vanessa Jorge and they have three children.Geiner Segura es papá por tercera vez
- Al Día

References

External links

- Brujas FC club website * 1974 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers C.S. Cartaginés players Santos de Guápiles F.C. footballers Brujas F.C. players A.D. Municipal Liberia footballers La U Universitarios footballers A.D. San Carlos footballers {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub