Name: José Rafael Meza Ivancovich
Nickname: "Fello"



Country: Costa Rica
Club: C.S.Cartaginés 1937-1940, U.D. Moctezuma de Orizaba 1941, Estudiantes de la Plata 1942-1944
Position: *CF, SS
Side: RF/BS
Age: 18-22 years (06/07/1920)

Height: 175 cm
Weight: 72 kg (Approx.)

Attack: 84
Defence: 32
Balance: 79
Stamina: 77
Top Speed: 79
Acceleration: 81
Response: 84
Agility: 82
Dribble Accuracy: 87
Dribble Speed: 86
Short Pass Accuracy: 78
Short Pass Speed: 75
Long Pass Accuracy: 70
Long Pass Speed: 69
Shot Accuracy: 85
Shot Power: 82
Shot Technique: 80
Free Kick Accuracy: 69
Curling: 66
Header: 78
Jump: 79
Technique: 82
Aggression: 85
Mentality: 74
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team Work: 73

Injury Tolerance: C
Condition: 5
Weak Foot Accuracy: 4
Weak Foot Frequency: 4
Consistency: 5
Growth type: Early/Peak

CARDS:
S01 - Reaction
P07 - Mazing Run
P15 - Goal Poacher
P17 - Free Roaming

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Dribbling - Positioning - Reaction - Scoring

Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack Minded

Info:

Just three years after his debut, "Fello" Meza emerged as the most prominent figure in the Old Metropolis (as Cartaginés is known) and earned the Costa Rican national top scorer title in 1940 with 13 goals, despite having played only nine matches due to injury.
Several international series followed at the end of the championship, in which he participated, either defending Cartaginés or the other national teams and combined teams that requested his reinforcements.

One of those series was against Estudiantes de la Plata of Argentina, against whom he scored five goals in three games. The Argentines wanted to sign "Fello" immediately, but the national football leadership declared him non-transferable due to the upcoming 1st Central American and Caribbean Football Championship.

In that tournament, he had an outstanding performance, leading Costa Rica to the title undefeated.

That role catapulted Meza into international football, where he was sought after by teams like América of Mexico, but it was ultimately Moctezuma de Orizaba, also in Mexico, who signed him for $200 a month. He left on June 22, 1941, one day after marrying Lydia Montoya.
In his debut in Mexico, he was the top scorer with 21 goals in 12 matches. He then traveled south to Argentina in October 1942, signed by Estudiantes de la Plata. He remained there for two seasons, again achieving great acclaim, scoring 18 and 15 goals in 1942-43 and 1943-44, respectively.

In 1944, "Fello" returned to Costa Rica but left for Mexico again, signed by Moctezuma, with whom he scored another 21 goals in 1945.

The following season, he moved to Atlante, who paid $10,000 for his transfer, a very high price at the time. With the "Potros," he would win the Mexican championship in the 1946-47 season, scoring 35, 36, and 32 goals in his three seasons with the Blaugrana.
In 1949, he returned to Moctezuma for a few months. There, he scored another 19 goals and concluded his Mexican career with a career-high 163 goals.
That same year, "Fello" returned to Costa Rica. After a brief break, he left for Colombia to play the 1950-1951 season with the University of Bogotá, where he injured his kneecap. He only played in eight games, scoring eight goals.

This injury forced him to return to Costa Rica, where he recovered for six months. He then joined Cartaginés, where he served in a dual role as player and coach, an experience he had already gained during his second spell with Moctezuma.