Alejandro Alpízar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Alpízar Delgado | ||
| Date of birth | 14 June 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
C.S. Uruguay | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
|
Alajuelense | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 |
Alajuelense | 23 | (7) |
| 2000–2001 |
→ UCR (loan) | ? | (20) |
| 2001–2002 |
→ Pérez Zeledón (loan) | 39 | (14) |
| 2002–2006 |
Alajuelense | 71 | (25) |
| 2006–2009 | Saprissa | 82 | (29) |
| 2009–2010 |
Liberia Mía | 18 | (6) |
| 2010–2012 |
Alajuelense | 34 | (12) |
| 2012 |
Xelajú | 17 | (7) |
| 2013–2014 |
Alajuelense | 43 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 |
Pérez Zeledón | 14 | (5) |
| 2015– |
C.S. Uruguay | 15 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003–2009 | Costa Rica | 15 | (3) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 October 2008 | |||
Alejandro Alpízar Delgado (born 14 June 1979) is a
Due to his haircut, facial hairstyle and his skinny figure, he was nicknamed El Mosquetero (The Musketeer), but is also known as Djorkaeff or El Matador.
Club career
He made his professional debut for
His first season with
In June 2012 he moved abroad to play in Guatemala for
International career
Alpízar made his debut for Costa Rica in a February 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Nicaragua and earned a total of 15 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[6] and played at the 2003[7] and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cups.[8]
His final international was a February 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama. Alpízar also played for Costa Rica at the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship finals.[6]
Career statistics
International goals
- Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 March 2008 |  Peru |
1–1 | 1–3 | Friendly | |
| 2. | 6 September 2008 | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica |
 Suriname |
3–0 | 7–0 | World Cup qualifier |
| 3. | 10 September 2008 | Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti |  Haiti |
3–1 | 3–1 | World Cup qualifier |
References
- ^ Liberia Mía: “Traspaso de Alpízar ya está negociado” - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Alejandro Alpízar: ‘No deseaba salir corriendo de Saprissa’ - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Presidente de Xelajú confirma la llegada de Alejandro Alpízar - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Alejandro Alpízar quedó fuera del Xelajú - CR Hoy (in Spanish)
- ^ Alejandro Alpízar regresa a la Liga - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ a b Alejandro Alpízar – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2008-10-20.
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 2009 - RSSSF
External links
- Alejandro Alpízar at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile - Alajuelense