Álvaro Solano

Álvaro Solano
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Enrique Solano Artavia
Date of birth (1961-06-25) 25 June 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Alajuela, Costa Rica
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1991 Alajuelense 396 (73)
1992–1993 Carmelita 55 (8)
Total 451 (81)
International career
1983–1990 Costa Rica 14 (2)
Managerial career
1999 Alajuelense
2000 Municipal Puntarenas
2000 Universidad
2001–2003 Carmelita
2004– Santa Bárbara
2007 Alajuelense
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Solano and the second or maternal family name is Artavia.

Álvaro Enrique Solano Artavia (born 25 June 1961) 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 (excluding 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. ^ a b Trayectoria de Álvaro Solano - Nación (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Álvaro Solano – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ "Alvaro Solano". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  4. ^ Tentado a seguir - Nación (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Álvaro Solano llegó a Carmelita - Nación (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Solano a Santa Bárbara - Nación (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Raíces de arena - Nación (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Álvaro Solano ya está con el timón liguista - Nación (in Spanish)


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