Wálter Elizondo Gómez was a Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

n professional footballer. He played most of his career for Deportivo Saprissa.

Club career

Between 1964 and 1969, Elizondo won five championships with Saprissa, two championships with LD Alajuelense

LD Alajuelense

Liga Deportiva Alajuelense , is a Costa Rican football club, currently playing in the Primera División de Costa Rica. It was founded on June 18, 1919. The team is located in Alajuela's downtown and they play their local games at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto.Alajuelense was the first Costa...

, and one with C.S. Herediano.

After retiring from a playing career, Elizondo went on to manage C.S. Cartaginés

C.S. Cartaginés

Club Sport Cartaginés Deportiva S.A. is a Costa Rican football club, that currently plays in the Costa Rican Primera División. The club plays in Estadio Jose Rafael Fello Meza, in Barrio Asis de Cartago, Costa Rica.-History:...

 and Saprissa.

International career

Elizondo appeared in 43 matches and scored 5 goals for the full Costa Rica national football team

Costa Rica national football team

The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...

from 1963 to 1975.