Douglas Sequeira
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Sequeira Solano | ||
| Date of birth | 23 August 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender/Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Saprissa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1997 | Saprissa | 10 | (1) |
| 1997–1999 | Feyenoord | 1 | (?) |
| 1998 | Mouscron | ? | (?) |
| 1999–2000 | Karlsruhe | 24 | (0) |
| 2000–2005 | Saprissa | ? | (?) |
| 2005 | Chivas USA | 23 | (2) |
| 2006 | Real Salt Lake | 18 | (1) |
| 2007–2009 | Tromsø | 24 | (4) |
| 2009–2013 | Saprissa | 127 | (10) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999–2010 | Costa Rica | 42 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Douglas Sequeira Solano (Also known as El Esqueleto Sequeira) (born 23 August 1977 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican ex-football defender who last played for Saprissa. His older brother, Alejandro Sequeira played as forward.
Career
Early career
Sequeira started his career in Costa Rica by playing for Saprissa in 1995. He also spent some time in Europe with Feyenoord, Mouscron and Karlsruhe, before returning to Costa Rica and Saprissa.
Major League Soccer
He was originally acquired by Major League Soccer and Real Salt Lake from Saprissa in exchange for Pablo Brenes, and was immediately sent to Chivas USA for a draft pick, and spent a year with the team. Subsequently, Sequeira ended up at Real Salt Lake but was waived following the 2006 season.
Tromsø
In December 2006, he signed a three year contract with Norwegian club Tromsø. Sequeira got a good start to his career at Tromsø, scoring the 1–0 winning goal in the 8th minute of his first official match for the club, against Vålerenga on 9 April 2007. On 30 July 2009, Sequeira played his last match for Tromsø at Alfheim Stadion. He will return to Costa Rica and Saprissa, after playing against Vålerenga on 9 August 2009.[1]
International career
Sequeira has played for the Costa Rica national football team on various youth levels, and received his first senior cap in 2004, since then he has represented the national team 42 times scoring twice.[2][3] He played in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, held in Malaysia, and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[4]
FIFA suspended Sequeira for three matches following an incident where he kneed an opponent in the stomach during a 3–0 loss to the United States during qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[5]
References
- Notes
- ↑ Vemodig Douglas TIL.no
- ↑ "Costa Rica - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ↑ Douglas Sequeira at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Douglas Sequeira – FIFA competition record
- ↑ "Costa Rican suspended for foul vs. U.S. team". Deseret News. 2005-06-23. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
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