Álvaro Solano

Álvaro Solano
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Enrique Solano Artavia
Date of birth (1961-06-25) 25 June 1961
Place of birth Alajuela, Costa Rica
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978-1991 Alajuelense 396 (73)
1992-1993 Carmelita 55 (8)
Total 451 (81)
National team
1983-1990 Costa Rica 14 (2)
Teams managed
1999 Alajuelense
2000 Municipal Puntarenas
2000 Universidad
2001-2003 Carmelita
2004- Santa Bárbara
2007 Alajuelense

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Solano and the second or maternal family name is Artavia.

Álvaro Enrique Solano Artavia (born 25 June 1961 in Alajuela) is a retired Costa Rican football player, who used to play as a midfielder.

Club career

Solano made his professional debut for Alajuelense on 2 July 1978 against Limonense and went on to play 396 games for them, ranking him 4th on the club's all-time appearances list. He scored his first goal on 18 March 1979 against Barrio México.[1] He later played for Carmelita.

International career

He made his debut for Costa Rica in a March 1983 friendly match against Mexico and earned a total of 14 caps (exclusing 12 unofficial matches), scoring 2 goals.[1] He represented his country in 8 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[2] and he played at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[3]

His final international was a February 1990 FIFA World Cup warm-up match against the Soviet Union.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, he became manager of his beloved Liga in 1999[4] and also was in charge at Carmelita,[5] Santa Bárbara[6] and Municipal Puntarenas.[7] He returned as caretaker at the helm of Alajuelense in January 2007, replacing Colombian José Cheché Hernández.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 Trayectoria de Álvaro Solano - Nación (Spanish)
  2. Álvaro SolanoFIFA competition record
  3. "Alvaro Solano". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
  4. Tentado a seguir - Nación (Spanish)
  5. Álvaro Solano llegó a Carmelita - Nación (Spanish)
  6. Solano a Santa Bárbara - Nación (Spanish)
  7. Raíces de arena - Nación (Spanish)
  8. Álvaro Solano ya está con el timón liguista - Nación (Spanish)

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