Alonso Solís

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Solís and the second or maternal family name is Calderón.
Alonso Solís Calderón
Solís with Saprissa in 2007
Personal information
Full name Alonso Jorge Solís Calderón
Date of birth (1978-10-14) October 14, 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth San Jose, Costa Rica
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, Striker
Youth career
0000–1995 Deportivo Saprissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Saprissa 3 (1)
1998 Universidad Católica (0)
1998–1999 Saprissa 22 (6)
1999–2001 OFI 17 (3)
2001–2002 Saprissa 25 (10)
2002 Brann 14 (4)
2002–2012 Saprissa 190 (79)
2008 → Necaxa (loan) 9 (1)
2013 San Francisco de Dos Ríos
2013 Generación Saprissa
International career
1999–2008 Costa Rica 48 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 1, 2008

Alonso Jorge Solís Calderón (born October 14, 1978) is a Costa Rican retired footballer and singer who played for Saprissa as attacking midfielder or striker.

Club career

Known as El Mariachi, Solís made his professional debut for Saprissa on 28 January 1996 against Municipal Pérez Zeledón and scored his first goal on 13 April 1997 against Carmelita.[2]

Europe

He then spent a good deal of time abroad, with Universidad Católica in Chile,[3] OFI in Greece,[4] and SK Brann[5] in Norway.

Saprissa

Solís had an extremely impressive 2003/4 season with Saprissa, finishing third in the league in goals with 17, while leading Saprissa to an easy first-place finish in the league. With Saprissa, he has won four national championships and a CONCACAF Champions Cup, and was part of the team that played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup,[6] where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo and Liverpool Because of his natural talent for the game, he left a very good impression in the tournament.

Due his performance, at the end of the last season he received many offers from clubs in Mexico, Brasil and even in Costa Rica, but he decided to stay in Saprissa. Due to Walter Gaitán's injury, Solis was loaned to Necaxa[7] for 3 months, starting on March 17, 2008. The Mexicans could not offer him a contract due to the foreign player quota.[8] He was one of the most loved and claimed by the crowd while he played at Deportivo Saprissa. In his final game with Saprissa, visiting archrival Liga Deportiva Alajuelense, Solis scored an excellent goal, which gave them the 0–1 win, Saprissa's 9th consecutive win in the 2008 Clausura Championship. He ended up playing 292 league games for Saprissa, scoring 98 goals.[9]

In January 2012, Solís was signed by Bengal Premier League side Durgapur[10] only to discover the league was postponed and eventually cancelled.[11]

In November 2012, he was cleared to play for LINAFA outfit San Francisco de Dos Ríos,[12] after having officially retired[13] In August 2013, Solís made his debut as player-manager[14] for second division side Generación Saprissa, Saprissa's reserve team.[15]

International career

At junior level, he played in the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Ecuador, and the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Malaysia.[6]

Solís made his debut for Costa Rica in a May 1999 friendly match against Chile and earned a total of 48 caps, scoring 8 goals.[16] He represented his country in 18 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[6] and played at the 2003,[17] 2005,[18] and 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup,[19] as well as at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup[20] and the 2004 Copa América.[21]

His final international was an October 2008 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Haiti.

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
  2. ^ Alonso en datos (bio) - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Llamado del Sur•Universidad Católica vino a evaluar a Alonso Solís - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Alonso firmó en Grecia - Nación (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Solís y Núñez viajan a Noruega - Nación (in Spanish)
  6. ^ a b c Alonso Solís – FIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ^ Solís firma hoy con el Necaxa - Nación (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Necaxa no contratará a Alonso Solís - Nación (in Spanish)
  9. ^ A las puertas del club de los grandes goleadores Archived 2014-12-20 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Alonso Solís jugará en el Durgapur - Nación (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Alonso Solís: ‘Ya uno no sabe ni qué pensar’ Archived 2014-12-20 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
  12. ^ Regresa "El Mariachi" Alonso Solís tiene todo listo para jugar en LINAFA Archived 2014-12-20 at the Wayback Machine - Al Día (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Alonso Solís: ‘Mi retiro es definitivo’ - Nación (in Spanish) in July 2012.
  14. ^ Alonso Solís regresa al fútbol El Mariachi jugará y será asistente en la Segunda División con el equipo Generación Saprissa - Nación (in Spanish)
  15. ^ Alonso Solís debutó en Segunda División en triunfo de Generación Saprissa sobre Aserrí - Nación (in Spanish)
  16. ^ Appearances for Costa Rica National Team Archived 2009-07-06 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  17. ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  18. ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details Archived 2009-04-02 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  19. ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 - Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  20. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  21. ^ Copa América 2004 Archived October 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF