Carlos Solano

Carlos Solano
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Solano Fernández
Place of birthTurrialba, Costa Rica
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1968-1969Turrialba
1970-Saprissa
Cartaginés
1980Real España
Olimpia
Suchitepéquez
1986-1987Ramonense
1987Sagrada Familia
National team
Costa Rica
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 June 2006.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 June 2006
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Solano and the second or maternal family name is Fernández.

Carlos Solano Fernández (born 1950 or 1951) is considered one of the best Costa Rican soccer strikers during the 1970s. He played most of his career for Deportivo Saprissa.

Club career

Solano helped Saprissa win several national titles during the 1970s, becoming one of the best goal scorers of the mythical Saprissa team that won six national championships in a row during from 1972 to 1977, and was the top scorer in the 1976 national tournament,[1] scoring a total of 49 goals during those six seasons.[2] He is one of few players who scored 5 goals in one Costa Rica Primera División match.[3]

He also played abroad in Honduras, winning another league title, and Guatemala before returning home to finish his career as player/manager of Sagrada Familia.[3]

International career

He played with the Costa Rica national football team during the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification.[4]

Retirement

After retiring, Solano ran a sports shop in Siquirres.[3]

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