Álvaro Enrique Solano Artavia (born 25 June 1961) is a retired Costa Rican football player, who used to play as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Álvaro Enrique Solano Artavia | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1961 | ||
| 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 | |||
Club career
editSolano 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
editHe 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
editAfter 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
edit- ^ a b Trayectoria de Álvaro Solano - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Álvaro Solano – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Alvaro Solano". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2015-01-04.
- ^ Tentado a seguir - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Álvaro Solano llegó a Carmelita - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Solano a Santa Bárbara - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Raíces de arena - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Álvaro Solano ya está con el timón liguista - Nación (in Spanish)
External links
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