Andy Furtado

Andy Furtado
Personal information
Full nameAndy Furtado Dixon
Date of birthOctober 30, 1980
Place of birthLimón, Costa Rica
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Belén
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2000–2004Santos de Guápiles
2004–2005Fusión Tibás
2005–2007San Carlos50(18)
2008Marathón15(5)
2009→ Herediano (loan)13(3)
2009Marathón
2010Shanghai Shenhua
2011Comunicaciones9(1)
2012Limón10(1)
2012-2013Belén18(2)
National team‡
2007–2009Costa Rica9(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 October 2009
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Furtado and the second or maternal family name is Dixon.

Andy Furtado Dixon (born 3 January 1980) is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for Belén.

Club career

He lost the Second Division championship final in May 2005 with Fusión Tibás.[1] In August 2008 Furtado signed a 4-month contract with Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua.[2]

He played in the CONCACAF's Champions League 2008-09, with Marathón of Honduras. In January 2009 he moved to Herediano on loan.[3] After returning to Marathón, Furtado was banned from football by the Costa Rica football federation in September 2009, after being tested positive for betamethasone.[4] In May 2011 he resumed playing when he was snapped up by Guatemalan outfit Comunicaciones.[5]

In January 2012, he returned to Costa Rica to play for Limón[6] and in Summer 2012, he joined Belén.[7] In summer 2013 he left Belén but was denied by Santos due to physical problems.[8]

International career

Furtado made his debut for Costa Rica in a February 2007 friendly match against Trinidad & Tobago and earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 5 goals. He represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[9] and played at the 2007[10] and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup, where he scored the 2 winning goals over Panama on the 6' and 15' minute, which made Costa Rica win 3-0.[11]

His final international was an April 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador.

References

  1. ↑ ¡Guipipía!, con el sudor y el honor de Santa Cruz - Nación (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Andy Furtado jugará en China - Nación (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Andy Furtado jugará con Herediano - Nación (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Costa Rica suspends Furtado for two years for doping - CONCACAF
  5. ↑ Comunicaciones fichó a Furtado - Nación (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Andy Furtado viene al país para jugar con Limón FC - Nación (Spanish)
  7. ↑ Belén firmó a Furtado por un año - Nación (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Andy Furtado quedó fuera del Santos de Guápiles - Al Día (Spanish)
  9. ↑ Andy Furtado – FIFA competition record
  10. ↑ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2007 - Details - RSSSF
  11. ↑ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2009 - Details - RSSSF

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