Austin Gerardo Berry Moya (born 5 April 1971) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career Berry started his professional career with Alajuelense with whom he stayed for 10 years except for a short stint in Germany with SC Freiburg. After a season in Guatemala with Antigua, he joined Herediano in 2000Heredia se refuerza - Nación and retired from playing football in 2006.Austin Berry rumbo al retiro - Al Día
Doping case On 24 July 1996, it was confirmed Berry tested positive of Phenmetrazine after a league game on 7 July 1996 against CartaginésConfirmado dopaje Examen de contramuestra de Austin Berry salió positivo - Nación and was subsequently banned for two months.Austin Berry está tranquilo - Nación
International career In 1989, Berry played for Costa Rica U-20 at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia.
He made his debut for the senior national team in a June 1991 friendly match against Colombia and collected a total of 65 caps, scoring 6 goals. He has represented his country in 16 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1995,UNCAF Tournament 1995 - RSSSF 1997UNCAF Tournament 1997 - RSSSF and 2001 UNCAF Nations CupsQualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 - Details - RSSSF as well as at the 1991,CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1991 - Full Details - RSSSF 1998CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details - RSSSF and 2000 CONCACAF Gold CupsSelección Nacional - Nación CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details - RSSSF and the 1997Copa América 1997 - RSSSF and 2001 Copa América.Copa América 2001 - RSSSF He also was a non-playing squad member at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details - RSSSF
He played his last international in a March 2002 friendly against Morocco but missed out on the 2002 FIFA World Cup squad.
Managerial career In May 2010 he was appointed Director of the Institute of Sport and Recreation but resigned two weeks later after critics claimed he lacked experience for the position.Austin Berry renunció al Icoder - Nación He later became assistant manager at Herediano.
Personal life Berry is the son of Esmeralda Moya and Austin Berry. He was married to Glenda Peraza and divorced on 2014. They had one daughter named Kianny. Berry has two daughters, Krissia and Camila with Margarita Torres prior to his marriage.Perfil de jugadores de la Selección Nacional Austin Berry - Nación
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