Rónald Mora Padilla (born 18 July 1961)[1] is a retired Costa Rican football player who played most of his career with Deportivo Saprissa, during the 1980s, as well as Alajuelense and Carmelita.
He began a career in coaching upon retiring, starting with Carmelita in 1993[3] and has coached teams such as Limonense,[4] Santos de Guápiles (twice),[5] Liberia Mía,[6] Santa Bárbara,[7] Herediano (twice),[8] Cartaginés,[9] Municipal Grecia[10] and Limón,[11] of Costa Rica's first division.
He lost both to the teams that he played for when active, while with Santos with Alajuelense and when coaching Herediano with Saprissa.
[13] In July 2014, Mora was dismissed as coach of the Costa Rica U-20 football team after taking the reins in November 2013.
[14] As a coach, he discovered future stars, such as Andy Herron, Kurt Bernard, Adrián De Lemos, among others.