Alejandro Morera Soto, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alejandro Morera Soto

Costa Rican footballer

Date of Birth: 14-Jul-1909

Place of Birth: Alajuela, Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

Date of Death: 26-Mar-1995

Profession: politician, association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Costa Rica

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Alejandro Morera Soto (July 14, 1909 – March 26, 1995) was a Costa Rican football player, who played as a striker mostly for Alajuelense in the Costa Rican Primera División.
He is considered one of the best and most talented players of all time in Costa Rica. "El fenómeno costarricense" ("The Costa Rican phenomenon"), as he was dubbed by the press in Catalonia, Spain, where he was part of FC Barcelona.
However, he was known to most as "El Mago del Balón" (The Magician of the Ball) he was of small stature but a powerful striker.