Dennis Marshall
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis Amos Marshall Maxwell | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Limón, Costa Rica | ||
| Date of death | 23 June 2011 (aged 25) | ||
| Place of death | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Center back, left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Limonense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Puntarenas | 30 | (3) |
| 2009 | → Herediano (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | AaB | 22 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 2009–2011 | Costa Rica | 19 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Dennis Amos Marshall Maxwell[1] (9 August 1985 – 23 June 2011) was a Costa Rica international footballer who played as a left back.
Club career
Marshall started his career at local side Limonense, before moving to Puntarenas in 2007.[2] He joined Herediano on loan for the 2009 Verano season.[3]
In September 2009 he moved abroad to play for Danish Superliga club AaB.[4]
International career
Marshall made his debut for Costa Rica in a June 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Trinidad and Tobago[2] and earned a total of 19 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[5] and played at the 2009[6] and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[7]
His final international was a June 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Honduras.
International goals
- Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 June 2011 | New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford, United States |  Honduras | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Personal life
Marshall was a son of Dennis Marshall Herron, a former Costa Rica national team player.[8]
Death
On 23 June 2011, Marshall and his girlfriend, Meilyn Arianna Masís Castro, were traveling on the Braulio Carrillo highway in Costa Rica when they were involved in a fatal car accident 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of San José while on their way to Marshall's parents in Limón.[9] Marshall had scored the only goal for Costa Rica five days earlier in a match against Honduras in the quarterfinals of the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[10][11]
His death was marked in several ways in his home country. The president of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, went on national television and expressed her sympathy and a memorial ceremony was held on Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, the stadium of Marshall's former club, CS Herediano.
References
- ↑ "Dennis Marshall". Cero a Cero. Retrieved 30 October 2010.
- 1 2 Dennis Marshall muere en accidente de tránsito - Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Herediano se refuerza con Andy Herron y dos porteños - Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Se va para Dinamarca Marshall pasa a ser un legionario - Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Dennis Marshall – FIFA competition record
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ↑ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2011 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ↑ Fallecen Dennis Marshall y su esposa - Al Día (Spanish)
- ↑ Muere Dennis Marshall - El Heraldo (Spanish)
- ↑ "Costa Rica: Muere el seleccionado nacional Dennis Marshall en accidente automovilístico". Goal.com. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ↑ "Costa Rica's Marshall killed in car crash". concacaf.com. 2011-06-24. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
External links
- (Danish) Official Danish Superliga stats
- CS Herediano profile
- Dennis Marshall at National-Football-Teams.com
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