Reynaldo Parks


Reynaldo Parks Pérez is a retired international Costa Rican football defender.

Club career

He has played in different teams in Costa Rica, as well as in Mexico and Guatemala. He started out in Costa Rica with his hometown team Limonense, and was later transferred to Herediano. Then he went on to play alongside compatriot Fernando Patterson with Municipal in Guatemala and Jaguares de Colima and Tecos UAG in Mexico, before coming back to Costa Rica to play for Saprissa and Universidad.
Parks was part of the team that played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup, where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo and Liverpool.
In 2008, he moved to San Carlos and retired in November 2009.

International career

Parks made his debut for Costa Rica in a February 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification match against Nicaragua and earned a total of 43 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in 15 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1995 and 1999 UNCAF Nations Cups as well as at the 1993 and 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cups and the 2001 Copa América. Parks was a key member of the national team that qualified for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, serving as the captain. But just before the event started, a knee injury kept him away of participating and he was replaced by Pablo Chinchilla.
His final international was an October 2003 friendly match against South Africa.

International goals

DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 January 2001Orange Bowl, Miami, United States3–12–52002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Retirement

After retiring, Parks became chairman of the Costa Rican Football Players Association but resigned from his post after 7 years in January 2014.

Personal life

Parks is married to Irma Loáiciga and they have two sons. His cousin Winston Parks also played for the Costa Rican national team.

Honours