Lester Morgan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lester Morgan Suazo | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1976 | ||
| Place of birth |
Santa Cruz de Guanacaste, Costa Rica | ||
| Date of death | 1 November 2002 (aged 26) | ||
| Place of death | San Rafael de Heredia, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995-1996 | Guanacasteca | ||
| 1996-1999 | Herediano | ||
| 1999-2000 | Venados de Yucatán | ||
| 2000-2002 | Herediano | ||
| National team | |||
| 1999-2002 | Costa Rica | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Lester Morgan Suazo (2 May 1976 – 1 November 2002) was a Costa Rican professional football goalkeeper.
Club career
Born in Santa Cruz de Guanacaste,[1] he tried his luck as a sweeper and center-forward before turning goalkeeper. He made his professional debut for Guanacasteca on 10 September 1995 against Belén and joined Herediano for the 1996-97 season.[1] He had been unlucky with injuries, which have often struck just as his international career seemed set to take off. He had a brief season in Mexico with Venados de Yucatán[1] before returning to Costa Rica.
International career
He was a member of the Costa Rican squad in the 1995 World Youth Cup in Qatar.[2]
Morgan made six appearances for the senior Costa Rica national football team and was a participant at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[2] He made his debut for the Tico's in a friendly against Jamaica on February 24, 1999[3] and collected his 6th and final cap against Colombia just before the 2002 World Cup Finals.
Death
He committed suicide in November 2002 by shooting himself in San Rafael de Heredia. He left a suicide note explaining that he was under severe duress due to alimony[4] as he had children with three different women.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 Futbol pierde una sonrisa - Nación (Spanish)
- 1 2 Lester Morgan – FIFA competition record
- ↑ "Costa Rica - Details International Matches 1993-2003". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- ↑ "Se suicida el portero Lester Morgan". AS.com. 2002-11-01.
- ↑ http://www.diariogol.com/es/notices/2015/10/lester-morgan-espejo-de-keylor-navas-54152.php
External links
- Lester Morgan at National-Football-Teams.com
- 2002 World Cup profile - Nación (Spanish)
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