Froylán Ledezma

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Template:Family name hatnote Froylán Greing Ledezma Stephens (born 2 January 1978) is a retired Costa Rican international football forward.

He is nicknamed as El Cachorro which means "The Puppy".[1]

Club career

A strong, quick and explosive striker,[2] he debuted in the Costa Rican league on 14 January 1995 at the age of 17 with Alajuelense against Municipal Pérez Zeledón.[3] In the 1995–96 season, he scored 14 goals and played 41 games, and followed up the next season with 21 goals in 27 matches.

Ajax

He was scouted by Dutch club Ajax and after that, invited for a trial by their big rivals Feyenoord. But Ajax signed him in 1997 for around 4.5 million euros in spectacular fashion after 'kidnapping' him from Amsterdam Airport under Feyenoord's nose.[4] However, the promising youngster was not a success in Dutch football, only playing twice for Ajax. He was suspended by Ajax for indiscipline after his first season until his contract ended (almost three years later).

South America

In 2001, he signed for Cerro Porteño but was not eligible to play immediately since Ajax had not formally released him.[5] In February 2002, overweight and lacking match fitness, Ledezma broke his foot in a warm-up match in Chile.[6] In May 2002, he was taken in custody after an altercation with traffic police outside a bar where he had illegally parked his car.[7]

Ledezma returned to Costa Rica where he surprisingly signed for Saprissa (Alajuelense's archrival).[8] He then joined Bolivian side, The Strongest, regularly appearing in the starting line-up, and playing in the Copa Libertadores. He was only the third Costa Rican to score in the Libertadores after netting in February 2003 against Uruguayan side Fénix.[9]

Alajuelense

Afterwards he returned to Alajuelense amid more controversy when The Strongest claimed Ledezma owed them money for his rights after he walked out on the club.[10] At Alajuelense he became CONCACAF Champions' Cup's champion in 2004 and led the team to their league championship in the 2004–05 season. He started the 2005–06 season with Alajuelense but was suspended by the Costa Rican FA for three months in June 2005 for leaving the national team set-up without permission.[11] He then was loaned to Greek team Akratitos for six months (January – June 2006),[12] then he was bought by Austrian club Rheindorf Altach. He had an acceptable campaign and by the end of the season he was sold again to FC Augsburg.[13]

Admira Wacker

On a quick transaction he was transferred to Admira Wacker. More controversy ensued, however, as he was sent back to the reserve team in October 2009 claiming the club owed him 3 months wages.[14]

In 2009, after Costa Rica's national team's poor performance under Hernán Medford's direction, a new head coach, Rodrigo Kenton, was hired and he called Ledezma back to the national team where he performed well.

Ledezma was released from Admira Wacker and joined Costa Rican club Herediano in June 2010,[15] only to leave them after just five months[16] as he rejoined Admira Wacker.[17] He started playing well in Austrian second division, his club winning promotion to the 1st league. He played just a few games as substitute in the 2011 season, but then suffered a shoulder injury, which sidelined him for four months.

Final season

After he recovered from the injury, he decided to end his contract with Admira Wacker and to move back to Costa Rica to play with Alajuelense.[18] He announced his retirement in August 2012, after failing to regain full fitness.[19]

International career

Ledezma played for Costa Rica in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Malaysia.[20]

He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a September 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Jamaica[21] and earned a total of 22 caps, scoring 6 goals. He helped his country win the UNCAF Nations Cup 1999[22] and has also appeared in three qualifying matches for the 2006 FIFA World Cup[20] and 6 qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[20] He also played at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[23]

His final international was a September 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador.

Retirement

Ledezma retired after the 2012 summer tournament. In January 2014, he was injured in a car accident near Orotina.[24]

Honours

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 17 March 1999 Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica {{ Template:Yesno alias = Belize flag alias = Flag of Belize.svg flag alias-1981 = Flag of Belize (1981–2019).svg flag alias-army = Flag of Belize.svg link alias-army = Belize Defence Force size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 3–0 ||rowspan=2| 7–0 ||rowspan=2| 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup

2. 4–0
3. 4 June 2004 Estadio Carlos Ugalde Álvarez, San Carlos, Costa Rica {{ Template:Yesno alias = Nicaragua flag alias = Flag of Nicaragua.svg flag alias-1839 = Flag of Nicaragua (1839-1858).svg flag alias-1856 = Flag of Nicaragua under William Walker (1856-1857).svg flag alias-1858 = Flag of Nicaragua (1858-1889 and 1893-1896).svg flag alias-1889 = Flag of Nicaragua (1889-1893).svg flag alias-1896 = Flag of Nicaragua (1896-1908).svg flag alias-1908 = Flag of Nicaragua (1908–1971).svg link alias-naval = Nicaraguan Navy link alias-air force = Nicaraguan Air Force link alias-army = Nicaraguan Army link alias-navy = Nicaraguan Navy size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 2–1 || 5–1 || Friendly

4. 6 September 2008 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica {{ Template:Yesno alias = Suriname flag alias = Flag of Suriname.svg link alias-military = Suriname National Army link alias-army = Surinamese Land Forces link alias-air force = Suriname Air Force size = name = altlink = national football team

}} || 1–0 ||rowspan=2| 7–0 ||rowspan=2| 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

5. 2–0
6. 23 July 2009 Soldier Field, Chicago, United States {{ Template:Yesno alias = Mexico flag alias = Flag of Mexico.svg flag alias-1821a = Flag of the Three Guarantees.svg flag alias-1821 = Bandera del Primer Imperio Mexicano.svg flag alias-1823 = Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg flag alias-1864 = Imperial Standard of Mexico (1864-1867).svg flag alias-1867 = Flag of Mexico (1823-1864, 1867-1893).svg flag alias-1893 = Flag of Mexico (1893-1916).svg flag alias-1916 = Flag of Mexico (1916–1934).svg flag alias-1934 = Flag of Mexico (1934-1968).svg flag alias-air force = Flag of the Mexican Air Force.svg flag alias-army = Flag of the Mexican Army.svg link alias-army = Mexican Army link alias-air force = Mexican Air Force link alias-naval = Mexican Navy flag alias-coast guard = Flag of the Mexican Maritime Search and Rescue.png link alias-coast guard = Mexican Maritime Search and Rescue flag alias-navy = Naval jack of Mexico.svg link alias-navy = Mexican Navy flag alias-marines = Estandarte Infantería de Marina de México.svg link alias-marines = Mexican Naval Infantry Corps size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || 1–1 || 1–1 || 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup

References

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  1. ↑ El Cachorro piensa en el retiro Template:Webarchive - Nación Template:In lang
  2. ↑ El buzón de Rodrigo - Nación Template:In lang
  3. ↑ Froylán Ledezma, genio y figura - Al Día Template:In lang
  4. ↑ Ledezma wil de beste van Ajax worden - Trouw Template:In lang
  5. ↑ Froylán fuera de Cerro Porteño - Nación Template:In lang
  6. ↑ "El Cachorro" se fracturó un pie - Nación Template:In lang
  7. ↑ Delantero Froylan Ledezma detenido por lío al estacionar vehículo - Nación Template:In lang
  8. ↑ Campeonato 2002-2003: Saprissa, apuesta al equilibrio - Nación Template:In lang
  9. ↑ ANOTÓ EN LA LIBERTADORES Froylán dictó sentencia - Nación Template:In lang
  10. ↑ Piden ¢27 millones por Froylán Ledezma - Nación Template:In lang
  11. ↑ Rebajan a tres meses suspensión contra Froylán Ledezma - Nación Template:In lang
  12. ↑ Cuatro jugadores costarricenses se marchan al fútbol griego - Nación Template:In lang
  13. ↑ Froylán tendrá una nueva opción de lavarse la cara - Nación Template:In lang
  14. ↑ Artillero responde a críticas de su equipo Froylán Ledezma: “No estoy desaparecido” - Nación Template:In lang
  15. ↑ Froylán Ledezma llega al Herediano - Nación Template:In lang
  16. ↑ Froylán Ledezma se va de Herediano - Nación Template:In lang
  17. ↑ Froylán Ledezma regresa a Austria Template:Webarchive - Nación Template:In lang
  18. ↑ Froylán Ledezma regresa a Alajuelense - Nación Template:In lang
  19. ↑ Froylán Ledezma confirmó su retiro del futbol - Nación Template:In lang
  20. ↑ a b c Froylán Ledezma – FIFA competition record (archived)Template:EditAtWikidataTemplate:WikidataCheck
  21. ↑ Luz verde a Froylán - Nación Template:In lang
  22. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  23. ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details Template:Webarchive - Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
  24. ↑ Froylán Ledezma resulta herido tras chocar su vehículo contra tráiler en Orotina - Nación Template:In lang

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