Roy Anthony Myers Francis (born April 13, 1969 in La Francia de Siquirres) is a Costa Rican former

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player who played most of his career with

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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

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s. During his time with Saprissa, Myers was once suspended for 7 matches after insulting the referee and refusing to leave the pitch. He had several spells abroad, playing in

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with

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in an injury-hit 1992,

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in the mid 1990s, Tolima of Colombia in 1997 and later in

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, where he played with the MetroStars and the

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. 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.

International career

Myers made his debut for

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in a June

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match against

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and earned a total of 48 caps, scoring 2 goals. He represented his country in 8

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matches and played at the

held in

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. He also played at the

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and

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s as well as at the

and

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s and the

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. He collected his final cap in September 2000 in a World Cup qualifier against

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International goals

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

Managerial career

Myers became interim coach at Saprissa on 12 November 2009 but was fired in November 2010. In December 2011 he became assistant at the

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Personal life

Myers' brother Michael MyersMayorga por la reivindicación
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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Myers, Roy 1969 births Living people Footballers from Limón Province Men's association football midfielders Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 1997 Copa América players 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Deportivo Saprissa players Peñarol players C.F. Pachuca players Deportes Tolima footballers New York Red Bulls players LA Galaxy players C.S. Cartaginés players Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Uruguay Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Colombia Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Liga FPD players Liga MX players CONCACAF Champions Cup–winning players Major League Soccer players Costa Rican football managers Deportivo Saprissa managers