Vladimir Quesada

Saprissa

Vladimir joined Saprissa's youth system in 1978 when he was 12 years old. It wasn’t until the 1985 season that he got his chance with the senior team. Playing as a right-back, Vladimir made his debut on 3 November 1985 in a match against Curridabat, which ended in a 4–2 victory for Saprissa and he played the full match. His first career goal came on 18 September 1988 against Alajuelense, resulting in a 2–2 draw. After forward Evaristo Coronado retired in August 1995, Quesada was chosen as the team captain. His final goal was scored on 1 May 1996, concluding a 4–1 victory over Carmelita. He made a total of 400 league appearances and scored eleven goals. He won six Primera División titles in the 1988, 1989, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, and 1998–99 seasons. On the international front, he played 48 matches in Central American and CONCACAF competitions. While at Saprissa, he won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup twice, in 1993 and 1995, and was crowned champion of the Torneo Grandes de Centroamérica in 1998. He was also a runner-up in the 1994 and 1997 editions of the Copa Interamericana, facing the Copa Libertadores champions. On 1 July 2000, he officially retired after fifteen consecutive seasons with the team.

On 1 March 1989, Vladimir was called up alongside Juan Cayasso to join the Costa Rica national team as replacements for Ronald Marín and Joaquín Guillén. His first match under coach Gustavo de Simone was played on 19 March 1989 against the Guatemala team in the first match of the final round of CONCACAF Championship at the Mateo Flores Stadium; Vladimir played the full match, where his team suffered a 1–0 defeat. He was a part of Costa Rica's World Cup squad in the 1990 World Cup, where he did not make a single appearance. Under manager Rolando Villalobos, Vladimir played the three matches of the 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup that ended with victories over Honduras (2–0), El Salvador (7–1) and Guatemala (1–0) to become champions of the tournament. That same year, Quesada was also part of the squad that played the inaugural edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Quesada made a total of 31 performances for the Costa Rica national side, his last match took place on 24 November 1996 in a 1–0 loss against Guatemala.

Quesada pursued studies in Physical Education and Sports Management at the Universidad Nacional (UNA). Starting 3 July 2000, he took on the role of sports secretary for Saprissa. On 15 October 2000, he managed a match against Cartaginés (a 3–0 victory), sharing the head coach position with Evaristo Coronado and Jorge Flores, this one was listed as the main coach. He later served as assistant coach to Argentine Patricio Hernández. Following Hernández's departure due to poor results on 16 April 2002, the management appointed Vladimir as head coach to finish the Primera División season. He made his solo coaching debut on 21 April in a match against Cartaginés at the Ricardo Saprissa Stadium. Despite a 0–1 defeat, his strategies and improvements in player performance were evident. He coached two more matches to conclude the season, against Herediano (a 0–1 victory) and Pérez Zeledón (a 2–3 loss). On 9 May, he was replaced by Uruguayan Manuel Keosseian and continued coaching Saprissa's youth teams until winning the tournament in 2003. In July 2004, he was appointed to develop the new Fusión Tibás team in the Liga de Ascenso, combining young and experienced players. He led the team to win the Torneo Apertura and secured the title on 29 December against San Carlos in extra time; the first leg had ended 1–1 at the Carlos Ugalde Stadium, and the second leg also ended 1–1 at the Ricardo Saprissa, with player Armando Alonso scoring the winning goal in the 111th minute. In the Torneo…

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As of match played 29 January 2026