Víctor Cordero Flores (born 9 November 1973) is a retired Costa Rican football player, who has played for Saprissa of the Costa Rican first division.
Club career Cordero made his debut for Saprissa on 1 September 1991 against Limón, coming on as a sub for Alexandre GuimarãesVíctor Cordero anuncia su retiro del futbol profesional - Nación and scored his first goal on 29 December 1996 against Cartaginés.Buzón de Rodrigo: Me publicaría un breve historial del defensor Víctor Cordero - Nación He has played his entire career for Saprissa, with whom he has won 11 national championships and three CONCACAF Champions' Cup, and was part of the team that played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup, where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo and Liverpool
He is one of the most title-winning soccer players in Costa Rica's and Saprissa's history, as well as one of Costa Rica's players with most seasons playing under one single team, with 20 straight seasons with Saprissa. He played 478 league games for Saprissa, second to Evaristo Coronado on Saprissa's all-time appearances list.Coronado y Cordero en los records morados - UNAFUT
In May 2011, Cordero announced his retirement from the game.
International He made his debut for Costa Rica in a September 1995 friendly match against Jamaica and earned a total of 51 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1999Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 1999 - Details - RSSSF and 2007 UNCAF Nations CupsQualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2007 - Details - RSSSF as well as at the 2000,CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details - RSSSF 2005CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details - RSSSF and 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cups.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details - RSSSF
His final international was a June 2008 FIFA World Cup qualification against Grenada.
Personal life Cordero is married to Sigrid González and they have three sons, Ariel, Julen and Thiago.
Honours
National Primera División de Costa Rica: 11 Titles 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007 Apertura, 2008 Clausura, 2008 Apertura, 2010 Clausura
International CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 3 1993, 1995, 2005
Copa Interclubes UNCAF: 2 1998, 2003
UNCAF Nations Cup: 1 1999
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