COSTA RICA, GUATEMALA NAME ROSTERS FOR GRAND PRIX DE FUTSAL

By Steven Torres CONCACAF Manager of Information Services

Costa Rica and Guatemala have named their respective rosters for the 2009 Grand Prix de Futsal that will take place in Anapolis and Goiana, Brazil from 28 June – 5 July.

Under new technical director Diego Solis, the Ticos have eight players that competed in the 2008 CONCACAF Futsal Championship, while the Chapines’ TD-Carlos Eduardo Estrada brings the same squad that played the friendly against Spain earlier this month. The Guatemalan squad also has nine returnees from the CONCACAF Championship squad.

Costa Rica is in Group B along with Iran, Romania and Uruguay, while Guatemala takes on Angola, Hungary and Paraguay in Group C.

The Czech Republic, Mozambique and Peru join the hosts, Brazil in Group A, while Argentina, Ecuador, Ukraine and Venezuela will compete in Group D to round out the tournament first round stage.

The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout round beginning on 2 July, while also that day the third and fourth place squads from each group will compete in the consolation bracket.

The final day of competition is scheduled for 5 July, where you have eight matches from first-place to fifteenth place.


5th GRAND PRIX DE FUTSAL
BRAZIL
Group B
28.06.2009: Goiânia; Goiânia Arena (15:30)
COSTA RICA – ROMANIA

29.06.2009: Goiânia; Goiânia Arena (17:00)
URUGUAY – COSTA RICA

30.06.2009: Goiânia; Goiânia Arena (17:00)
IRAN – COSTA RICA

Group C
28.06.2009: Goiânia; Goiânia Arena (9:30)
GUATEMALA – HUNGARY

29.06.2009: Anapolis; Newton de Faria (19:00)
PARAGUAY – GUATEMALA

30.06.2009: Anapolis; Newton de Faria (13:00)
GUATEMALA - ANGOLA

Rosters

COSTA RICA

Goalkeepers
Didier Herrera (Goicoechea)
Daniel Quirós (Paraíso)
Justin Wallace (Barro Peralta)

Field Players
Marcos Carvajal (Goicoechea)
Alexander Matarrita (Goicoechea)
Luis Carlos Navarrete (Borusia)
Adonay Vindas (Fortuna FC)
Julio Cesar Mendez (Esparza)
Luis Alejandro Paniagua (Goicoechea)
Gustavo Peña (Santa Cruz)
Marvin Cespedes (Goicoechea)
Michael Cordoba (Goicoechea)
Yefrid Ruiz (Barrio Peralta)
Diego Zúñiga (Borusia)

Head Coach: Diego Solis


GUATEMALA

Goalkeepers
Carlos Estuardo Merida (Transequipos Maya de Oro)
William Oswaldo Ramirez (Glucosoral FSC)

Field Players
Alvaro Coronado (AS Deport)
Humberto Armando Escobar (AS Deport)
Jaime Roberto Ortiz (Glucosoral FSC)
Daniel Estuardo Tejada (Lanquetin)
Allan Josue Agular (Lanquetin)
Jaime Estuardo De Leon (Glucosoral FSC)
Jose Rafael Gonzalez (Glucosoral FSC)
Oliver Jose Lopez (Glucosoral FSC)
Marlon Noj (Glucosoral FSC)
Erick Acevedo (Glucosoral FSC)
Manuel Aristondo (Glucosoral FSC)
Jannick Ramirez (Transequipos Maya de Oro)

Head Coach: Carlos Eduardo Estrada











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