Alejandro González Rojas

Alejandro González
Personal information
Full nameAlejandro González Rojas
Date of birth3 March 1955
Place of birthAtenas, Costa Rica
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1975-1979Alajuelense
1979-1980→Ramonense (loan)
1980-1991Alajuelense(1)
Total365(1)
National team
1983-1989Costa Rica13(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is González and the second or maternal family name is Rojas.

Alejandro González Rojas (born March 3, 1955, Atenas[1]) is a former Costa Rican goalkeeper who played most of his career for Alajuelense in the Primera Division de Costa Rica.

Club career

He made his official debut on June 29, 1975, coming up as a substitute on a Alajuelense 4-0 win against Ramonense.[2] After that González played a total of 360 official games in the Primera Division de Costa Rica and scoring 1 goal in his last retiring game against Uruguay[3] in the 4-1 win on September 23, 1990, shooting a penalty kick; he was later substituted by up-and-coming goalkeeper Paul Mayorga. He kept a record successive clean sheets for Liga, totalling 844 minutes in the 1982 season[4] and is the goalkeeper with most appearances for the club with 315.[5]

He was part of the Alajuelense team that won the national championship in 1980, 1982 and 1984 as well as the team who won the CONCACAF championship in 1986. He also disputed the Interamerican Cup in 1987 against CA River Plate.

International career

He made his debut for Costa Rica in a March 1983 friendly match against Mexico and earned a total of 13 caps. He represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and was part of the team that participated in the Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games in 1984.[6] He declined to join Costa Rica's 1990 World Cup squad after falling out with Bora Milutinovic.[2]

References

  1. ↑ El buzón de Rodrigo - Nación (Spanish)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Alejandro González, ex gloria del arco rojinegro
  3. ↑ Porteros ticos con más de dos años sin goles - Nación (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Récords de goles rápidos y porteros - Nación (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Alejandro González es leyenda en Alajuelense - UNAFUT (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Alejandro González Rojas – FIFA competition record

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