Alonso Solís

Alonso Solís

Alonso Solís in August 2007
Personal information
Full name	Alonso Solís Calderón
Date of birth	(1978-10-14) October 14, 1978 (age 33)
Place of birth	San Jose, Costa Rica
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder, Striker
Club information
Current club	Deportivo Saprissa
Number	10
Youth career
-1995	Deportivo Saprissa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995-1999	Deportivo Saprissa
1999	Universidad Católica
1999-2001	OFI Crete	17	(3)
2001-2002	Deportivo Saprissa	25	(10)
2002	SK Brann	14	(4)
2002-2012	Deportivo Saprissa	190	(79)
2008	→ Necaxa (loan)	9	(1)
National team
1999–	Costa Rica	49	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 1, 2008. † Appearances (Goals).

Alonso Solís Calderón (born October 14, 1978 in San José) is a Costa Rican football player and singer, who plays offensive midfielder or Striker for Deportivo Saprissa in the Costa Rican Primera División.

Solís returned to Saprissa after spending a good deal of time abroad - he has played with Universidad Católica in Chile, OFI Crete in Greece, and SK Brann in Norway. Known as "El Mariachi", Solís has become one of the top players in Costa Rica in the last seasons, scoring amazing goals and performing well during the matches, he has a great ability to dribble and he is also a great shooter from mid distances.

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.

Solís is also a figure in the Costa Rica national football team, playing a significant role in the team's 2006 World Cup Qualifying campaign.

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

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, where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo Futebol Clube and Liverpool F.C. 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 recent injury, Solis was loaned to Necaxa for 3 months, starting on March 17, 2008. 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.

External links

• Alonso Solís stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)

v t e Costa Rica squad – 2004 Copa América 1 Bolívar 2 Umaña 3 Marín 4 Castro 5 Wilson 6 Oviedo 7 Solís 8 Fonseca 9 Saborío 10 Centeno 11 Gómez 12 L. González 13 Hernández 14 Badilla 15 Díaz 16 Bennett 17 Bryce 18 Porras 19 Wright 20 Sequeira 21 Herron 22 R. González Coach: Pinto

v t e Costa Rica squad – 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Alfaro 2 Drummond 3 Cordero 4 Umaña 5 Fernández 6 Núñez 7 Fonseca 8 Rodríguez 9 Solís 10 Centeno 11 Barrantes 12 González 13 Alemán 14 Azofeifa 15 Wallace 16 Bolaños 17 Badilla 18 Porras 19 Saborío 20 Chinchilla 21 Gabriels 22 Camacho 23 Lewis Coach: Medford