Mauricio Solís

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Mauricio Solís
Personal information
Full name	Mauricio Solís Mora
Date of birth	December 13, 1972 (age 34)
Place of birth	San José, Costa Rica
Height	177cm
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	Comunicaciones
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992-96 1996-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-02 2002-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-	CS Herediano Derby County Comunicaciones San Jose Earthquakes LD Alajuelense OFI Crete Irapuato LD Alajuelense Comunicaciones
National team2
1993-	Costa Rica	110 (6)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 June 2006. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 20 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Mauricio Solís Mora (born December 13, 1972 in San José) is a Costa Rican football (soccer) player, who currently plays attacking midfielder for CSD Comunicaciones of the Guatemalan first division.

Solís began his professional career with C.S. Herediano, making his debut with the club in 1990. He would remain with Herediano until 1997, winning the Costa Rican championship in the 1992-93 season. He then moved to England, signing a contract with Derby County along with compatriot Paulo Wanchope. His stay there was short, however, and he returned to CONCACAF in 1998, playing with CSD Comunicaciones of Guatemala for a year. Solís moved to Major League Soccer, where he played parts of the 1999 and 2000 seasons for the San Jose Clash (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 LD Alajuelense. He played two seasons with the team, winning championships in 2000-01 and 2001-02, before looking overseas again, signing a contract with Greek club OFI Crete. After a year with them, Solís again returned to America, playing the 2003-4 season in Mexico for Irapuato.

Solís has been a mainstay for the Costa Rica national team, having received 106 caps since debuting in 1993 in a friendly against Saudi Arabia. He played extensively for Costa Rica in the 2002 World Cup qualifying and started all three of the team's games in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He was in the squad again for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and was once more in the starting line-up for all three games.

	Costa Rica squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Lonnis | 2 Drummond | 3 Marín | 4 Wright | 5 Martínez | 6 López | 7 Fonseca | 8 Solís | 9 Wanchope | 10 Centeno | 11 Gómez | 12 Parks | 13 Vallejos | 14 Rodríguez | 15 Wallace | 16 Bryce | 17 Medford | 18 Mesén | 19 Cordero | 20 Sunsing | 21 Chinchilla | 22 Castro | 23 Morgan | Coach: Guimarães

	Costa Rica squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Mesén | 2 Drummond | 3 Marín | 4 Umaña | 5 Martínez | 6 Fonseca | 7 Bolaños | 8 Solís | 9 Wanchope | 10 Centeno | 11 Gómez | 12 González | 13 Bernard | 14 Azofeifa | 15 Wallace | 16 Hernández | 17 Badilla | 18 Porras | 19 Saborío | 20 Sequeira | 21 Núñez | 22 Rodríguez | 23 Alfaro | Coach: Guimarães