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A World Cup player, a ‘Divine’ and many champions: 40 players who moved from Costa Rica’s top division to the Ascenso Le Image: Felipe Castillo Carazo
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A World Cup player, a ‘Divine’ and many champions: 40 players who moved from Costa Rica’s top division to the Ascenso League

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Forty players who competed in Costa Rica’s top division have moved to clubs in the Ascenso League.
  • The list includes Uruguay international Josué Martínez, former top-flight figures such as Darío Delgado and Jairo Arrieta, and Francisco “Divino” Rodríguez.
  • The article highlights the players’ new clubs, including Uruguay de Coronado, Fútbol Consultants, Jicaral Sercoba, Santa Ana FC and Guadalupe.

Forty familiar names from Costa Rica’s Primera División have found new homes in the Ascenso League, including a World Cup player, a “Divine” nickname and a long list of champions.

The featured transfers include Josué Martínez, now with Uruguay de Coronado; Darío Delgado, who joined Fútbol Consultants; Jairo Arrieta, now at Jicaral Sercoba; José Guillermo Ortiz, with Santa Ana FC; and Francisco “Divino” Rodríguez, who moved to Guadalupe.

The full list offers several surprises as established Primera División figures begin a new chapter in Costa Rica’s second tier. The players’ destinations span clubs across the Ascenso League.

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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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