Vladimir Quesada
Vladimir Quesada Araya (born 12 May 1966) is a former Costa Rican football player who played his entire career with Deportivo Saprissa, during the 1980s and 1990s. Club career. Quesada came through the Saprissa youth system and made his professional debut for the club on 3 November 1985. With Saprissa, he won five national championships, as well as two CONCACAF Champions Cups. In August 1995, Quesada took over de captain's armband at Saprissa after Evaristo Coronado retired. He totalled 412 league games for Saprissa, playing a club record 51 games in one, the 1994-95, season. International  career. He was part of the national team squad, that played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup held in Italy but one of six players who did not get any playing time. Nicknamed "Muñequito", the defender collected 31 caps for the "Tico's" and represented his country at the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup and the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He played his final international on November 24, 1996 against Guatemala. Managerial career. After retiring, he coached in Saprissa's minor league system and took charge of the senior team twice on an interim basis, before almost winning promotion with Fusión  Tibás in 2005. He signed in 2006 as Santos de Guápiles coach, of Costa Rica's first division. He was dismissed by Santos in February 2007. Personal life. Quesada is married to Miss Teen 1991, Gabriela Ramírez and their eldest daughter María Alejandra Quesada Ramírez also competes in beauty queen contests. She was Miss Teen Centroamérica y el Caribe 2008 . They also have a son, Alejandro.