Death and Legacy
Don Ricardo Saprissa died peacefully in 1990 and is remembered in Costa Rica with great honor and affection. Among his distinctions, Saprissa was included in Costa Rica's Sports Gallery in 1969 and was named honorary president of Barcelona's RCD Espanyol, Costa Rica's Orion, Gimnástica Española in Spain, and rival soccer team LD Alajuelense in Costa Rica.
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