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

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defender.

Club career

He has played on different teams in Costa Rica, Mexico, and

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. He started out in Costa Rica with his hometown team Limonense, and was later transferred to Herediano. Then he went on to play alongside compatriot Fernando Patterson with

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in Guatemala and Jaguares de Colima and Tecos UAG in Mexico, before coming back to Costa Rica to play for Saprissa and Universidad. Parks was part of the team that played the

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, where Saprissa finished third behind

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and

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. In 2008, he moved to San Carlos and retired in November 2009.

International career

Parks made his debut for

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in a February 1993

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qualification match against

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and earned a total of 43 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in 15

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matches and played at the

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and

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s as well as at the

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and

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s and the 2001 Copa América. Parks was a key member of the national team that qualified for the

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, serving as the captain. But just before the event started, a knee injury kept him away from participating and he was replaced by Pablo Chinchilla. His final international was an October 2003

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against

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International goals

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

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.

Personal life

Parks was married to Irma Loaiciga Martinez, and they had three sons: Launy, Rey Jr, and Alanie Raquel Parks Loaiciga. His cousin Winston ParksFutbolista y marinero Kenny Parks desea seguir en el fútbol los pasos de su tío Reynaldo y su primo Winston
- Al Día also played for the Costa Rica national team.

Honours

* Primera División de Costa Rica ::2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07 *

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* Copa Interclubes UNCAF ::

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References

External links

*
2002 World Cup profile
- Nación * {{DEFAULTSORT:Parks, Reynaldo 1974 births Living people Footballers from Limón Province Men's association football defenders Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2001 Copa América players 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.S. Herediano footballers C.S.D. Municipal players Tecos F.C. footballers Deportivo Saprissa players La U Universitarios footballers A.D. San Carlos footballers Liga FPD players Liga MX players Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Mexico