Mauricio Solís

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Mauricio Solís
Personal information
Full name Mauricio Rodrigo Solís Mora
Date of birth (1972-12-13) 13 December 1972 (age 51)
Place of birth Heredia, Costa Rica
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)
Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1997 Herediano 236 (1)
1997–1998 Derby County 11 (0)
1998–1999
Comunicaciones
1999–2000
San Jose Clash
 30 (4)
2001–2002
Alajuelense
 42 (4)
2002–2003
OFI Crete
 38 (5)
2004
Irapuato
 15 (1)
2004–2005
Alajuelense
 29 (1)
2005–2007
Comunicaciones
 54 (7)
2007–2010 Herediano 70 (5)
2011
Uruguay de Coronado
International career
1993–2006 Costa Rica 110 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this
Spanish name, the first or paternal surname
is Solís and the second or maternal family name is Mora.

Mauricio Rodrigo Solís Mora (born 13 December 1972) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder or defender.

He is one of Costa Rica's best players in the past decade. He is a tough, hard working central midfielder who is a strong tackler and is also good at distributing balls and starting attacks from the center of pitch, he is also a great finisher from long distances.

Club career

Nicknamed el Mauro, Solís began his professional career with

Limonense.[1] He would remain with Herediano until 1996, winning the last Costa Rican championship Herediano
won in the 1992–93 season.

Years abroad

He then moved to England, signing a contract with

San Jose Clash[3]
(later San Jose Earthquakes), registering 4 goals and 1 assist in 29 starts.

After two years in MLS, Solís returned to Costa Rica, where he signed a contract with

Irapuato,[7] after being brought to the team by former coach Alexandre Guimarães, then rejoined Alajuelense[8] and in summer 2005 returned to Comunicaciones to play alongside compatriots Rolando Fonseca, Ricardo González and Jhonny Cubero.[9]

Herediano return

In 2007, he transferred to

Maccabi Netanya but his contract was terminated after preseason for certain complications so he came back to Costa Rica and decide to sign up for the teams he started his career Herediano.[10] In March 2010 he became the 7th player to reach 300 matches for Los Florenses.[11]

In April 2010, shortly after Herediano finish its participation in Costa Rican 2010 summer Championship, he announced his retirement from football.

Uruguay de Coronado in February 2011.[13] He retired 5 months later.[14]

International career

Solís made his debut for

friendly match against Saudi Arabia and earned a total of 110 caps, scoring 6 goals.[15] He represented his country in 30 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at both the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cups.[16] He also played at the 1995,[17] 1999[18] and 2001 UNCAF Nations Cups[19] as well as at the 2002[20] and 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[21] He also played at the 1997[22] and 2001 Copa América.[23]

Solís was the second Costa Rican behind

Luis Marín to reach 100 caps in June 2005 against Guatemala.[24]

His final international was a June 2006 FIFA World Cup match against Poland.

Appearances and goals by national team and year[25]
National team Year Apps Goals
Costa Rica 1993 2 0
1994 3 0
1995 8 0
1996 16 0
1997 12 2
1999 9 2
2000 5 0
2001 18 1
2002 12 0
2003 8 0
2004 5 0
2005 7 1
2006 5 0
Total 110 6
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Solís goal.
List of international goals scored by Mauricio Solís
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 19 February 1997 Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia, Costa Rica  Venezuela 2-1 5-2
Friendly
 [26]
2 23 March 1997 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica  United States 2-1 3-2 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification [27]
3 24 February 1999 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica  Jamaica 1-0 9-0 Friendly [28]
4 2-0
5 1 July 2001 Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucigalpa, Honduras  Honduras 3-2 3-2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [29]
6 19 June 2005 Helong Sports Center Stadium, Changsha, China  China 1-1 2-2 Friendly [30]

Retirement

Solís quit Herediano and football in April 2010.[31] After retiring, Solis owned a bar-restaurant in Heredia.[32]

In January he was named manager of Herediano,[33] only to be dismissed a month later.[34]

Personal life

Born and raised in Los Ángeles de Santo Domingo de Heredia, Solís is a son of Rodrigo Solís and María de los Ángeles Mora and is married to Katia Moreira Chaverri[35] and has three children.[32]

Honours

  • Costa Rican Championship
    (4):
    • 1992–1993, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2004–05

See also

References

  1. ^ Carrera de Mauricio: Me podría publicar un breve recorrido de la carrera del futbolista Mauricio Solís? (Bio) – Nación (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Guatemala, ¿un espejismo? – Nación (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Mauricio Solís jugará en San José Clash de EE.UU. – Nación (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Solís firmó con la Liga – Nación (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Solis signs for OFI Crete – BBC
  6. ^ En busca del OIimpo•Cuatro ticos sueñan con triunfar en la liga griega de futbol, que empieza mañana – Nación (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Rónald Gómez y Mauricio Solís firmaron con Irapuato – Nación (in Spanish)
  8. ^ Mauricio Solís firma por dos años con Alajuelense – Nación (in Spanish)
  9. ^ Invasión de futbolistas ticos en Guatemala – Nación (in Spanish)
  10. ^ Presentados en Herediano Solís y Roper llevan experiencia al Team – Nación (in Spanish)
  11. ^ Mauricio Solís sumará 300 partidos con el Herediano Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  12. ^ Mauricio Solís se retira – Al Día (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Segunda División Uruguay de Coronado reúne varios veteranos en sus filas Archived 20 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine – Nación (in Spanish)
  14. ^ Mauricio Solís va de salida – Al Día (in Spanish)
  15. ^ "Mauricio Solis Mora – Century of International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  16. ^ Mauricio Solís – FIFA competition record (archived)
  17. ^ UNCAF Tournament 1995 Archived 14 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  18. ^ UNCAF Tournament 1999 - RSSSF
  19. ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2001 - Details Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  20. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details Archived 3 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  21. ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  22. ^ Copa América 1997[dead link] - RSSSF
  23. ^ Copa América 2001 Archived 19 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  24. ^ Costa Rica 3 - Guatemala 2: Solís se lució en su juego 100 – Nación (in Spanish)
  25. ^ "Mauricio Solís".
  26. ^ "Costa Rica vs. Venezuela". Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  27. ^ "Costa Rica vs. USA". Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  28. ^ "Costa Rica vs. Jamaica". Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  29. ^ "Honduras vs. Costa Rica". Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  30. ^ "China vs. Costa Rica". Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  31. ^ Se prepara para el torneo de Invierno Herediano comienza sus movimientos de planilla Archived 20 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine – Nación (in Spanish)
  32. ^ a b Mauricio Solís se dedicará a restaurante y proyectos personales Mauricio Solís: “Mi herencia fue cambiar el estilo del contención” Archived 20 December 2014 at archive.today – Nación (in Spanish)
  33. ^ Mauricio Solís es el nuevo técnico del Club Sport Herediano – Al Día (in Spanish)
  34. ^ Mauricio Solís ya no es técnico del Herediano – Al Día (in Spanish)
  35. ^ La futura de Mauricio – Nación (in Spanish)

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