Luis Diego Arnáez Villegas (born 6 November 1967) is a Costa Rican football manager and former player who manages Municipal Grecia.
Club career A midfielder, Arnáez made his professional debut on 2 August 1987 for Puntarenas against Ramonense and he scored his first senior goal on 14 February 1988 against San Carlos. After almost 200 games for Puntarenas he left for Alajuelense where he would play over 400 matches.Técnicos con matiz liguista (incl Bio) - Nación His trophies for Alajuelense included seven league titles and the 2004 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, when Alajuelense defeated rival Deportivo Saprissa in the two-leg final.
His final game was on 23 April 2005, against Pérez Zeledón.Luis Diego Arnáez dijo adiós al futbol (incl Bio - Nación
International career Nicknamed el Flaco (the Skinny one),Flaco celebra con mucha discreción - Nación he made his debut for the national team in an April 1991 friendly match against Mexico, collecting a total of 31 caps and scoring 9 goals. Arnáez appeared in seven of Costa Rica's qualifying matches for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, as well as two qualifiers for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He also represented Costa Rica at the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup and in the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup, playing against Cuba and the United States. Upon Alajuelense's triumph in the 2004 CONCACAF Champions' Cup, he was recalled to the national team at the age of 36 by coach Jorge Luis Pinto. His final cap came in a 5–2 loss in World Cup qualifying against Honduras on 18 August 2004.
Managerial career Later, Arnáez coached the first division team Puntarenas in his home country. After getting fired from the team, he coached Liga Deportiva Alajuelense for six months. He then had a spell as an assistant coach for the Costa Rica national football teamArnáez es el nuevo técnico del Herediano - Nación and was appointed manager of Herediano in December 2009Luis Diego Arnáez dirigirá a Herediano - Nación but returned to Puntarenas in March 2014.Luis Diego Arnáez es el nuevo técnico de Puntarenas - Al Día
Career statistics Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 27 May 1992 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica 2–1 Friendly match 2. 8 November 1992 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica 2–0 2–3 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification 3. 13 December 1992 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica 5–0 5–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification 4. 19 February 1997 Estadio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia, Costa Rica, Costa Rica 4–1 5–2 Friendly match 5. 18 April 1997 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala 1–0 5–1 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup 6. 25 April 1997 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala 1–0 1–0 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup 7. 4 May 1997 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador 1–2 1–2 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 8. 21 January 1998 Estadio Chorotega, Nicoya, Costa Rica 1–1 1–4 Friendly match 9. 25 November 1999 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica 4–0 4–0 Friendly match
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