Miguel Segura

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Miguel Segura
Personal information
Full name Miguel Antonio Segura Vargas
Date of birth (1963-09-02) 2 September 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Belén (goalkeeper coach)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1986 Sagrada Familia
1986 Ramonense
1987–1991 Saprissa 83
1991 Palmares
1992–1993 Turrialba
1993–1994 Limonense
1994–1997 Municipal Limeño
1997 Dragón
1998 Turrialba
1998–2000 Deportivo Carchá
International career
1983–1990 Costa Rica 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Miguel Antonio Segura Vargas (born 2 September 1963) is a Costa Rican retired football goalkeeper.

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Club career

He started his career in 1983 at Sagrada Familia, had a spell at Ramonense [1] and moved to Saprissa in 1987. [2] He ended up playing 83 games for Saprissa. [3] He also played for Palmares, [4] Turrialba, Limonense and abroad for Salvadoran sides Municipal Limeño and Dragón and Guatemalan outfit Deportivo Carchá. [1]

When with Saprissa, Segura set a new Costa Rican Primera Division record of keeping a clean sheet of 855 minutes during 10 matches in 1989. [2] [5] Until 2012, he also held the Centroamerican record but was surpassed by Guatemalan goalkeeper Ricardo Jerez. [6]

International career

Nicknamed Manguera, Segura was a non-playing squad member for Costa Rica in the 1990 FIFA World Cup. [7]

Retirement

After retiring as a player, Segura worked in the minor leagues as a coach. [1] He also worked as a goalkeeper coach, for Cartaginés [8] and Uruguay de Coronado among others. In 2014, he was goalkeeper coach at Belén FC. [9]

Personal life

He is married to Kattia María Mora Soto and has one daughter, Jessica. [2]

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