Christian Bolaños

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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Bolaños and the second or maternal family name is Navarro.

Christian Bolaños
Personal information
Bolaños playing for Start in 2010
Full name	Christian Bolaños Navarro
Date of birth	(1984-05-17) 17 May 1984
Place of birth	Hatillo de San José, Costa Rica
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Right winger
Club information
Current club	Copenhagen
Number	30
Youth career
	Saprissa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2001–2007	Saprissa	138	(10)
2007–2008	OB	24	(3)
2008–2010	Start	45	(13)
2010–	Copenhagen	92	(11)
National team^‡
2005–	Costa Rica	45	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2012

Christian Bolaños Navarro (born 17 May 1984 in Hatillo de San José) is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays as a winger for Danish Superliga side F.C. Copenhagen and the Costa Rican national team.

Since his debut in 2005, Bolaños has earned 45 international caps and played at three CONCACAF Gold Cups and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

His brother Jonathan is also a footballer.

Style of play

As a player, Bolaños is a very skilled dribbler and fast player who usually is able to run from his opponent and make deadly crosses. He also commands a very delicate kicking technique and is capable of shooting with both legs. He is also a decent freekick taker and is known to be a player who is capable of making the crucial pass that opens the defense. Despite his small height and tendency to dribble, he is rarely staying down for long on the pitch and has a physique that can match most wingbacks.

Club career

Deportivo Saprissa

With Saprissa he has already won four national championships as well as a UNCAF Cup title and a CONCACAF Champions Cup title. Bolaños participated in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup with his team, and was awarded by FIFA as the third best player of the tournament. Following this success he was invited to attend a ten-day trial with Liverpool, although he was not signed on a permanent basis.

On 9 August 2006, he signed a one-year loan deal with Premier League side Charlton Athletic. However, he failed to obtain a work permit having not played enough games for his country, and the deal fell through.^[1]

OB

On 2 June 2007, he signed a 3-year contract with the Danish side OB in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship. Struggling to make an impact on the strong Danish midfield, Bolaños was a target for other clubs.

Start

On 6 November 2008, he signed a contract with newly promoted Norwegian side Start starting 1 January 2009.

In IK Start's first test against a Tippeligaen side, Bolaños received rave reviews from the media after outplaying Norwegian international Trond Erik Bertelsen of Viking, who a few days earlier had controlled Bastian Schweinsteiger during Norway's win against Germany. Start coach Knut Tørum said after the game that he will be playing on the right wing during the 2009 season.^[2] In his first official match for Start, Bolaños scored two goals against Strømsgodset.

FC Copenhagen

On 30 August 2010, he signed a 3-year long contract with the defending champions of Denmark, FC Copenhagen at a cost of 1 mill. euros, or 7,5 mio. DK kroner.

On 22 August 2012, Bolaños was linked with a £3 million move to English side Wolverhampton Wanderers, which could re-unite him with former Copenhagen manager Ståle Solbakken.^[3]^[4]

International

With the Costa Rican national team, he played in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Trinidad and Tobago and the Qualifications for the 2006 FIFA World Cup that was held in Germany. He was expected to play a key role in Costa Rica's qualification attempts for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Costa Rica went on to the play-offs, unfortunately for Bolaños, Costa Rica's qualification hopes were cut short, when they lost the two-legged play-off to Uruguay.

Career statistics

Club

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Costa Rica			League		Cup		North America		Total
2001–02	Saprissa	Primera División	17	1	?	?	?	?	?	?
2002–03			21	1	?	?	?	?	?	?
2003–04			?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
2004–05			33	1	?	?	?	?	?	?
2005–06			34	2	?	?	?	?	?	?
2006–07			33	5	?	?	?	?	?	?
Denmark			League		Danish Cup		Europe		Total
2007–08	OB	Danish Superliga	22	3	1	0	4	0	26	3
2008–09	OB	Danish Superliga	2	0			3	0	5	0
Norway			League		Norwegian Cup		Europe		Total
2009	Start	Tippeligaen	25	7	2	1			27	8
2010	Start	Tippeligaen	20	6	5	0			25	6
Denmark			League		Danish Cup		Europe		Total
2010–11	F.C. Copenhagen	Danish Superliga	24	6	0	0	3	0	27	6
2011–12			32	3	0	0	0	0	32	3
2012–13			23	2	0	0	8	1	31	3
2013–14			11	0	0	0	4	0	15	0
Total	Costa Rica		138	10	?	?	?	?	?	?
	Denmark		114	14	1	0	22	1	137	15
	Norway		45	13	7	1			52	14
Career total			297	37	?	?	?	?	?	?

^[5]

International

National team	Season	Apps	Goals
Costa Rica	2005	12	1
	2006	6	0
	2007	4	0
	2008	1	0
	2009	1	2
Total		24	3

Honours

Saprissa

Primera División winner: 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–07
Costa Rican short championship winner: 2003–04 Apertura, 2005–06 Apertura, 2005–06 Clausura, 2006–07 Apertura, 2006–07 Clausura
FIFA Club World Cup third place: 2005
CONCACAF Champions League
- winner: 2005
- runner-up: 2004
Copa Interclubes UNCAF
- winner: 2003
- runner-up: 2007

FC Copenhagen

Danish Superliga: 2010–11, 2012–13
Danish Cup: 2011–12

Individual

FIFA Club World Cup bronze ball: 2005

References

↑ "Charlton fail with Bolanos permit". BBC. 30 August 2006. Retrieved 5 November 2007.
↑ http://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/norsk/artikkel.php?artid=558593
↑ "Bolanos would consider move". Sky Sports. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
↑ "Wing men are on Solbakken radar". Express & Star. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
↑ Christian Bolaños at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

(Danish) F.C. Copenhagen profile
(Danish) OB profile
(Danish) Career statistics at Danmarks Radio
(Norwegian) IK Start profile
YouTube Bolaños in Saprissa
FootballDatabase profile
Christian Bolaños at National-Football-Teams.com

Costa Rica squads

v t e Costa Rica squad – 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1 Mesén 2 3 Miller 4 Umaña 5 Badilla 6 Fonseca 7 Rojas 8 López 9 Ruiz 10 Soto 11 Bolaños 12 Díaz 13 Cordero 14 Segura 15 Wallace 17 Bryce 18 Porras 19 Wright 20 Sequeira 21 Brenes 23 Grant Coach: Guimarães

v t e Costa Rica squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup

1 Mesén 2 Drummond 3 Marín (c) 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

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

v t e Costa Rica squad – 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup

1 Navas 2 Calvo 3 Acosta 4 Salvatierra 5 Borges (c) 6 Mora 7 Bolaños 8 Guzmán 9 Saborío 10 Ruiz 11 Madrigal 12 Campbell 14 Oviedo 15 Díaz 16 Ureña 17 Martínez 18 Grant 19 Duarte 20 Marshall 21 Brenes 22 Cubero 23 Moreira 24 Guevara Coach: La Volpe

v t e F.C. Copenhagen – current squad

1 K. Christensen 2 Jacobsen (c) 3 Bengtsson 4 Stadsgaard 5 Mellberg 6 Claudemir 8 Delaney 9 Vetokele 11 Cornelius 12 Adi 13 Diouf 15 Margreitter 16 T. Kristensen 18 Jørgensen 19 Gíslason 21 Wiland 22 Braaten 24 Toutouh 25 Remmer 30 Bolaños 31 Busk 32 Amankwaa 34 Aaquist Manager: Solbakken

Persondata
Name	Bolanos, Christian
Alternative names
Short description	Costa Rican footballer
Date of birth	17 May 1984
Place of birth	Hatillo de San José, Costa Rica
Date of death
Place of death

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