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Celso Borges
Costa Rican footballerSTASUBGYRPCurrent Season200002Season 2023500105Celso Borges Mora (born 27 May 1988) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Liga FPD club Alajuelense. With 163 international appearances, he is the most capped player in Costa Rica's history.
Celso Borges, 36, from Costa Rica LD Alajuelense, since 2021 Central Midfield Market value: €150k * May 27, 1988 in San José, Costa Rica.
- His Dad Is A National Sporting Idol
- His Olympic Dream Was agonisingly Ended by His Own Dad
- He's A Heavy Metal Drummer
- He Can Speak Four Languages, But Is A Dangerous Cook
- He Once Played A Match in A Fan's Shirt
Borges' father is Alexandre Guimaraes, one of the most famous sporting figures in Costa Rica. Guimaraes was part of the iconic Costa Rica side which reached the last 16 at their first ever World Cup in 1990 - Borges describes their famous win over Sweden as "the best day in the history of the country" - and then went on to manage the team as they q...
Borges was part of Costa Rica's U20 side which took part in an Olympic Games qualifying tournament in 2007. And they came up against Panama, who were being coached by his father at the time. After a draw, a penalty-shoot-out was required to decide which side would progress and, agonisingly, Borges stepped up to take the final kick for Costa Rica. H...
Borges is a huge fan of heavy American rock music - and is also a talented musician. And his skills behind the drum kit can be seen in this cover of 'Toxicity' by System of a Down alongside Peruvian comedian and musician Kurt Dyer - a clip which has been viewed almost 125,000 times on YouTube. His musicianship has not been confined to his bedroom e...
Borges has been described by the media in his home country as "the brain of Costa Rica" - and with good reason. As well as the drums, he was trained in piano and he was also given lessons in basketball, karate, baseball and athletics as a child - though would often skip those lessons to play football. Borges can also speak four languages. He was bo...
Borges was involved in an embarrassing incident while playing for Swedish club AIK in August 2014. He was left out of the squad for the Swedish league match away at IFK Gothenburg after French club Evian made a bid to sign him. He did not travel on the train with his team-mates for the top-of-the-table clash - but that caused problems when AIK coac...
Check out the latest domestic and international stats, match logs, goals, height, weight and more for Celso Borges playing for Costa Rica men's national team, RC Deportivo de La Coruña and AIK Stockholm in the Gold Cup, La Liga and Allsvenskan.
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Celso Last name Borges Mora Nationality Costa Rica Date of birth 27 May 1988 Age 36 Country of birth Costa Rica Place of birth San José Position Midfielder Height 182 cm Weight 75 kg Foot Right
Celso Borges is 36 years old (May 27, 1988), 184 cm tall and plays for LD Alajuelense. Celso Borges prefers to play with right foot. His jersey number is 5. Celso Borges career statistics, match ratings, heatmap and goals are available on Sofascore for current and previous seasons.
