Álvaro Murillo

Murillo came through the Herediano youth system and started his senior career with Orión in 1945. He then played almost his entire career with Deportivo Saprissa, winning three league titles and holding the club record for most goals scored until it was broken in the 1970s by Edgar Marín. Murillo was part of the Saprissa team that went on a World Tour in 1959, becoming the first Latin American football squad to ever undertake such a trip. He was also the Tour's top goal scorer, which led to offers from European clubs such as Genoa of Italy, Huracán of Argentina and Austria Wien, as well as teams from Venezuela and Mexico. However, Murillo preferred to stay with Saprissa in Costa Rica because he was going to school during that period of time.

With Costa Rica's national team, Murillo was part of the Chaparritos de Oro squad that won a silver medal in the Pan-American Games held in Buenos Aires during the 1950s. He earned a total of 36 caps, scoring 9 goals and represented his country in 6 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.

Rojas was born to Carlos Murillo and Carmen Rojas and had a brother and sister. He was married to Julieta Jenkins and they had 5 children themselves. He died in 1985 in Heredia, aged 54.