Randall Azofeifa Corrales (born 30 December 1984) is a Costa Rican former

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who plays as a

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Club career

Azofeifa won two national championship, the

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title and a

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title with

Deportivo Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its Association football, football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, Costa Rica, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aym ...

. He participated in the

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with his team, where he played a key role in helping them to finish in third place, behind

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and

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. Azofeifa joined Belgian Jupiler League club Gent in 2006.

Turkey

In January 2011 he was transferred to the Turkish team Gençlerbirliği at a transfer price of 1.6 million Euros and in May 2013 he moved on to

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. In September 2014, Azofeifa returned to Costa Rica to play for Uruguay Coronado and in January 2015 he joined Herediano.

International career

Azofeifa played at the

2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship The FIFA U-17 World Championship 2001, the ninth edition of the tournament, was held from 13 to 30 September 2001 in the cities of Trinidad and Tobago; in Port of Spain, Malabar in Arima, Marabella in San Fernando, Couva, and Bacolet in Scarbo ...

held in

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. As of January 2014, Azofeifa has made 35 appearances for the senior

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, including qualifying matches for the

2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to FIFA World Cup hosts ...

and

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. He made one appearance for Costa Rica at the

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. Azofeifa appeared in four matches at the

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), and was won by the United States over Mexico. It was contested in the United States from J ...

. In May 2018 he was named in Costa Rica's 23 man squad for the

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in Russia.

Honours

; K.A.A. Gent *

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: 2009–10

Career statistics

International

International goals

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

References

External links

* 1984 births Living people Footballers from San José, Costa Rica Men's association football midfielders Costa Rican men's footballers 21st-century Costa Rican sportsmen Costa Rica men's international footballers 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Copa América Centenario players 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2018 FIFA World Cup players Deportivo Saprissa players K.A.A. Gent players Gençlerbirliği S.K. footballers Kayseri Erciyesspor footballers C.S. Herediano footballers Liga FPD players Belgian Pro League players Süper Lig players Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Turkey {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub