Álvaro Sánchez

Álvaro Sánchez Alfaro (born August 2, 1984 in Ciudad Quesada) is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for Municipal Grecia.

Álvaro Sánchez
Personal information
Full name Álvaro Sánchez Alfaro
Date of birth (1984-08-02) August 2, 1984
Place of birth Ciudad Quesada, Costa Rica
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Grecia
Number 10
Youth career
–2002 Grecia
2002–2003 Saprissa
2003–2007 Grecia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 San Carlos 129 (43)
2009FC Dallas (loan) 3 (0)
2012–2015 Alajuelense 62 (17)
2015 Cartaginés 15 (1)
2015–2016 Uruguay de Coronado 8 (3)
2016 Carmelita 5 (0)
2016–2017 San Carlos 22 (6)
2017–2019 Pérez Zeledón 28 (5)
2018San Carlos (loan) 0 (0)
2019Grecia (loan) 17 (3)
2020– Grecia 39 (5)
National team
2009–2012 Costa Rica 12 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Career

Club

Before he signed for Alajuelense, Sánchez had been a member of the Primera División de Costa Rica team San Carlos for whom he made his debut on 7 March 2007.[1][2] He signed on loan with Major League Soccer side FC Dallas in March 2009.[3]

He joined Liga in summer 2012.[4]

International

Sánchez was selected as a member of the Costa Rica national football team squad at the UNCAF Nations Cup 2009, playing 4 games and scoring 2 goals. He made his debut for the senior side in the first match of the tournament against Panama, following an injury to teammate Yosimar Arias.[5]

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1January 23, 2009Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Panama3- 03 - 02009 UNCAF Nations Cup
2January 25, 2009Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Guatemala1-03 - 12009 UNCAF Nations Cup
3May 25, 2012Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica Guatemala2-13 - 2Friendly

References

  1. Profile - LD Alajuelense
  2. "Álvaro Sánchez". La Nación. Retrieved 2009-01-25.
  3. George, Brandon (2009-03-21). "FC Dallas picks up Costa Rica's Sanchez". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
  4. Álvaro Sánchez recibió la medida cautelar y puede jugar con Alajuelense - La Nación (in Spanish)
  5. Rodríguez, José Luis (2009-01-25). "Sánchez listo para tomar la batuta". La Nación. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
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