Early Life
Saprissa was born in San Salvador, El Salvador to José Saprissa and Carmen Aymá, which were both catalans. Always a skilled athlete, Saprissa first began competing in his parents' home town of Barcelona, Spain. He played several sports, excelling at football with the team RCD Espanyol, as well as in tennis, grass hockey and polo. He won Spain's football national championship with RCD Espanyol in 1928, Spain's grass hockey national championship in 1924, and Spain's tennis national championships in 1923 and 1924. He participated with Spain at the Paris Olympic Games in 1924 and on the Spanish Davis Cup team in 1930. He moved to San José, Costa Rica, in 1932.
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