{{short description|Costa Rican footballer (born 1961)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Juan Cayasso | image = Juan Cayasso at the Big Boy Stadium.jpg | caption = Cayasso in 2009 | fullname = Juan Arnoldo Cayasso Reid | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|6|24|df=y}} | birth_place = Limón, Costa Rica | height = 1.76 m | position = Attacking midfielder, striker | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1981–1987 | clubs1 = Alajuelense | caps1 = 225 | goals1 = 92 | years2 = 1988–1990 | clubs2 = Saprissa | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1990–1992 | clubs3 = Stuttgarter Kickers | caps3 = 53 | goals3 = 19 | years4 = 1992–1993 | clubs4 = Carmelita | caps4 = | goals4 = | years5 = 1993–1995 | clubs5 = Saprissa | caps5 = 104 | goals5 = 59 | years6 = 1996 | clubs6 = Turrialba | caps6 = 4 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 1996 | clubs7 = Belén | caps7 = 2 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 1996–1997 | clubs8 = Goicoechea | caps8 = 14 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 1997–2000 | clubs9 = Carmelita | caps9 = 88 | goals9 = 41 | years10 = 2000–2001 | clubs10 = MC Oran | caps10 = 25 | goals10 = 18 | totalcaps = 515 | totalgoals = 140 | nationalyears1 = 1983–1993 | nationalteam1 = Costa Rica | nationalcaps1 = 49 | nationalgoals1 = 9 | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = El Roble | manageryears2 = 2005 | managerclubs2 = Limonense }}
{{family name hatnote|Cayasso|Reid|lang=Spanish}} '''Juan Arnoldo Cayasso Reid''' (born 24 June 1961) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played during the 1980s and 1990s.
Cayasso is a major figure in the history of Costa Rican football, as he was a part of the team that participated in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, the country's maiden appearance at a FIFA World Cup.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cammarota |first1=Thiago |title=Cayasso, el futbolista escritor e ídolo nacional de Costa Rica |url=https://elequipo-deportea.com/2024/06/28/cayasso-el-futbolista-escritor-e-idolo-nacional-de-costa-rica/ |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=El Equipo Deportea |date=28 June 2024 |language=es-AR}}</ref> Their debut match saw Costa Rica defeating Scotland, as Cayasso scored the first Costa Rican goal at a FIFA World Cup.<ref>{{cite news |title=Costa Rica's top 10 goals of all time |url=https://ticotimes.net/2015/08/07/costa-ricas-top-10-goals-time |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=The Tico Times |date=7 August 2015}}</ref> Moreover, he is also the first player from Costa Rica and Central America to play at the Bundesliga.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Guevara |first1=Esteban |title=La vez que Juan Cayasso hizo historia en la Bundesliga anotándole a portero mundialista alemán |url=https://everardoherrera.com/index.php/legionarios-costa-rica/68-legionarios-2/109689-la-vez-que-cayasso-hizo-historia-en-la-bundesliga-anotandole-a-portero-mundialista-aleman |access-date=24 August 2024 |work=everardoherrera.com |date=27 November 2023}}</ref>
In 2014, the film ''Italia 90'' was shot with actor Winston Washington featuring as Cayasso.<ref>[http://www.aldia.cr/fuera-cancha/Juan-Cayasso-feliz-doble_0_362363791.html Juan Cayasso está feliz con su doble] – Al Día {{in lang|es}}</ref>
==Club career== Cayasso was born in Limón. He played for the two biggest teams in Costa Rica, starting out in Alajuelense in the early 1980s, and later switching to their arch-rivals Saprissa before the 1988 season. His transfer caused a lot of national attention because he was considered one of the most talented players in Costa Rica at the time. He made his debut for Alajuelense on 21 July 1981 against Ramonense and scored his first goal against Cartaginés on 11 April 1982.<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1997/abril/28/juan.html Juan Cayasso "El futbol no tiene memoria"] – Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> He played 225 matches for Alajuelense, scoring 62 goals. He played 104 games in total for Saprissa, scoring 27 goals.<ref name="Bio" />
Cayasso won several national championships, both with Saprissa and Alajuela, as well as a two CONCACAF Champions Cup titles, with Alajuelense in 1986 and with Saprissa in 1995. During the early 1990s, Cayasso played in the Bundesliga with Stuttgarter Kickers, and later came back to Saprissa, where helped his team win several titles more. In January 1996 he moved to Turrialba after finding it hard to get playing time at Saprissa<ref>[http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Juan_Cayasso_0_1371463055.html Juan Cayasso a Turrialba] – Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> and in November 1996, Cayasso joined Goicoechea.<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1996/noviembre/08/cayasso.html Experiencia por una oportunidad Cayasso se incorpora a Goicoechea] – Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref>
He scored his 100th league goal on 18 March 1998 for Carmelita<ref name="Bio" /> but was released by them in March 2000.<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2000/marzo/22/deportes4.html Carmelita aplica el látigo] – Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> He was given a testimonial match in November 2000.<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2000/noviembre/11/deportes3.html Despedida para Juan Cayasso•Cayasso se retira mañana en un show futbolístico, en el Estadio Nacional] – Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref>
==International career== Nicknamed ''el Nene'' (the Kid),<ref>[http://www.aldia.cr/columnistas-jose_david_guevara/Juan-Cayasso_0_303569694.html Juan Cayasso] – Al Día {{in lang|es}}</ref> he made his debut for Costa Rica in 1983 and has earned a total of 49 caps, scoring 9 goals.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|title=Costa Rica – Record International Players |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cos-recintlp.html |access-date=29 March 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706072055/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/cos-recintlp.html |archive-date= 6 July 2009 }}</ref> He has represented his country in 10 FIFA World Cup qualification matches<ref name="FIFA">{{FIFA player|174463}}</ref> and is mostly remembered for scoring the first Costa Rican goal ever in a World Cup,<ref>[http://www.nacion.com/ocio/tv-radio/Teleguia-Cero_Poses-Juan_Cayasso_0_1363463657.html Cero Poses Juan Cayasso: Ángel de ébano] – Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> against Scotland during the 1990 World Cup finals played in Italy.<ref name="FIFA" /> That game was won by the ''Ticos'', against all predictions.
His final international was a July 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Jamaica. He also played at the 1984 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles.<ref name="FIFA" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/juan-cayasso-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418114452/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ca/juan-cayasso-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|title=Juan Cayasso|access-date=29 March 2008}}</ref>
===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cayasso goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ List of international goals scored by Juan Cayasso |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition |- | align="center"|1 || 31 July 1988 || Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama || {{fb|PAN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|2 || 11 June 1989 || Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica || {{fb|TRI}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|3 || 25 June 1989 || Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador || {{fb|SLV}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|4–2 || 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | align="center"|4 || 2 February 1990 || Orange Bowl, Miami, United States || {{fb|USA}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || Marlboro Cup |- | align="center"|5 || 22 February 1990 || Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States || {{fb|URS}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–2 || Marlboro Cup |- | align="center"|6 || 11 June 1990 || Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa, Italy || {{fb|SCO}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || 1990 FIFA World Cup |- | align="center"|7 || 15 July 1993 || Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico || {{fb|MEX}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup |- | align="center"|8 || rowspan="2"|18 July 1993 || rowspan="2"|Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico || rowspan="2"|{{fb|MTQ|snake}} || align="center"|2–1 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup |- | align="center"|9 || align="center"|3–1 |}
==Managerial career== After coaching second division side El Roble, Cayasso took the reins at Limonense in January 2005, working for free since his hometown club was heavily in debt.<ref>[http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2005/agosto/13/ovacion7.html Técnico de Limonense Juan Cayasso trabaja de gratis] – Al Día {{in lang|es}}</ref> Later he became sports director and administrator at Limonense.<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/proa/2009/junio/14/proa1991491.html Hacia el gol aquel] – Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> From 2012 he is a member of the Sports Committee of the canton Limón.<ref>[http://www.crhoy.com/ciclistas-tomaran-el-caribe-el-fin-de-semana/ Ciclistas tomarán el Caribe el fin de semana] – CRHoy {{in lang|es}}</ref>
==Personal life== He is one of nine children of Arnoldo Cayasso Joseph and Muriel Reid Carr. He married 1988 to Marta Zamora and had 2 children, Jose Cayasso and Naomi Cayasso. He later divorced, remarried, and had another son, Juan Gabriel Cayasso.<ref name="Bio">[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2000/noviembre/12/deportes7.html Nene en blanco y negro (Biography)] – Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{Fussballdaten|cayassoreidjuan|Juan Cayasso}} * {{NFT player|pid=14000}}
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