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Juan Bautista Esquivel
Juan Bautista Esquivel Lobo (born 12 August 1980) is a retired Costa Rican professional footballer who played his entire career for Saprissa.[2] Club careerBorn in San Ramón, Esquivel made his professional debut for Saprissa against Limonense.[3] With Saprissa, Esquivel won three national championships, as well as a UNCAF Cup title and a CONCACAF Champions Cup title. He participated in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup with his team, who ended up in third place, behind São Paulo and Liverpool[4] After his sudden retirement, he was offered a coaching job at Saprissa´s minor league system. Forced retirementBetter known as Juanbau, he used to play as a left winger, before a heart condition cut his promising career short in 2005.[5] He was forced to leave professional football at the short age of 25, despite being considered as a future star for his team and the Costa Rica national football team. His father Santiago had died from the same heart disease.[6] In June 2009, Bautista Esquivel was named assistant to manager Luis Torres at second division side Barrio México.[7] International careerEsquivel played at the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Egypt,[4] and the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Nigeria.[4] Esquivel then made four appearances for the senior Costa Rica national football team, his debut coming in a friendly against Morocco on March 27, 2002.[8] His final international was a November 2003 friendly match against Finland. References
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