Deportivo Saprissa is a reputable institution in the Costa Rican football. It was constituted 67 years ago and has been in the First Division for 53 years.It was founded on July 16th, 1935 as Saprissa F.C., and joined the First Division on August 21st, 1949.The Club was born in a humble shoe store that belonged to Fausto Leiva, where Roberto “Beto†Fernandez worked. He founded the team in a neighborhood called "La Concretera" in Barrio Los Angeles in San Jose.The members of this team held a meeting to decide the battle name for it. Several proposals were analyzed until Saprissa F.C. came up. It was accepted when “Beto†explained that Ricardo Saprissa, the beneficent guide of the Club, could get the uniforms. With Mr. Ricardo..s approval, the team appeared on the firmament of the national football on July 16th,1935 MyGen Profile Generator
