Edwin Cubero

Edwin Cubero
Personal information
Full name	Edwin Cubero Rivera
Date of birth	February 11, 1924
Place of birth	San Antonio de Belén, Costa Rica
Date of death	March 8, 2000 (aged 76)
Place of death	Guadalajara, Mexico
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Herediano
	Juan Bosco
1948	Sport Club La Libertad
1948–1954	Atlas
1954–1955	Puebla
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edwin Cubero Rivera (11 February 1924 - 8 March 2000) was a Costa Rican professional footballer who played for several clubs in Costa Rica and Mexico, enjoying his greatest success with Atlas.^[1]

Club career[edit]

Born in San Antonio de Belén,^[2] Cubero is the all-time leading goalscorer for Atlas and was an important part of the club during the 1950-51 season, their first championship-winning season.^[3] He joined Puebla after Atlas released him.^[4]

Later life and death[edit]

After retiring as a player, Cubero founded the Mudanzas Cubero moving company.^[2]

In March 2000, Cubero died from renal failure in Guadalajara, Mexico.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "Edwin Cubero, el tico que dio un titulo". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2008-07-23.
^ ^a ^b Historia - Mudanzas Cubero (in Spanish)
^ Atlas :: Historia por años^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Héroe en casa ajena Edwin Cubero, el máximo artillero histórico del Atlas mexicano - Nación (in Spanish)
^ MUERE COSTARRICENSE CUBERO QUE DIO A ATLAS ÚNICO TÍTULO

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[1] "Edwin Cubero, el tico que dio un titulo". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2008-07-23.

[Bio-2] Historia - Mudanzas Cubero (in Spanish)

[3] Atlas :: Historia por años^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] Héroe en casa ajena Edwin Cubero, el máximo artillero histórico del Atlas mexicano - Nación (in Spanish)

[5] MUERE COSTARRICENSE CUBERO QUE DIO A ATLAS ÚNICO TÍTULO

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