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| Full name | Trino Antonio Mena Grant | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 June 1947 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | San José, San José Province, Costa Rica | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1963–1972 | Municipal Puntarenas | ||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1975 | Herediano | ||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | Barrio México | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | Costa Rica | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Trino Antonio Mena Grant (born 1 June 1947) is a Costa Rican retired footballer. Nicknamed "Pilila", he played as a forward for Municipal Puntarenas and Herediano throughout the 1960s and the 1970s. He also represented his native Costa Rica internationally for the 1971 CONCACAF Championship.
Club career
[edit]Mena began his career within Municipal Puntarenas for the 1963 Primera División de Costa Rica, already finding himself scoring goals within the league despite only being 16 years old at the time.[1] However, throughout his career with Puntarenas, he had been fined repeatedly for rough play.[2][3] Despite this, Mena had become the top scorer for the club by the 1967 Primera División de Costa Rica with this success being repeated in subsequent seasons.[4] During the 1973 Primera División de Costa Rica however, he switched to Herediano following the transfer window in February 1972 he remained in the club for the next two seasons.[5][6] His career ended in 1975 as despite transferring to Barrio México in April, he announced his retirement by September that same year.[7][8]
International career
[edit]Mena was called up to represent Costa Rica for the 1971 CONCACAF Championship though his only appearance would be as a substitute player for Hernán Morales in the 0–0 draw against Haiti.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ "DEPORTIVO SALAS SIGUE PUNTERO EN PUNTARENAS" (in Spanish). San José: La República. 11 July 1963. p. 20. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
- ↑ "Pocos castigos impuso el Tribunal" (in Spanish). San José: La República. 24 May 1967. p. 30. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
- ↑ "Siete jugadores suspendidos por el Tribunal de Penas" (in Spanish). San José: La República. 13 August 1970. p. 39. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
- ↑ "Goleadores del Campeonato de Liga Superior hasta el domingo 18 de junio de 1967" (in Spanish). San José: La República. 21 June 1967. p. 20. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
- ↑ ""Pilila" Mena con Herediano" (in Spanish). San José: La República. 24 February 1972. p. 22. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
- ↑ "MAÑANA VIAJA EL HEREDIANO A HONDURAS" (in Spanish). San José: La República. 14 September 1973. p. 11. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
- ↑ "Tres partidos de Primeras" (in Spanish). San José: La República. 13 April 1975. p. 17. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
- ↑ "Notas de la Fedefútbol" (in Spanish). San José: La República. 11 September 1975. p. 17. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
- ↑ Mendoza, Eduardo; Lugo, Erik Francisco; ANCCIF (4 November 2021). "V COPA DE NACIONES CONCACAF 1971 (NORCECA) - Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
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