Joaquín Guillén

Joaquín Guillén
Personal information
Full nameJoaquín Bernardo Guillén González
Date of birth12 January 1968
Place of birthAlajuela, Costa Rica
Playing positionMidfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1998Alajuelense331
1998-1999Municipal
1999-2000Santos de Guápiles
2001Cartaginés
2001-2002Carmelita
National team
1991–1998Costa Rica20(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 January 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 January 2015
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Guillén and the second or maternal family name is González.

Joaquín Bernardo Guillén González (born 12 January 1968) is a retired Costa Rican football player.

He played most of his career at hometown club Alajuelense.

Club career

Guillén totalled 331 league matches for Liga.[1] In summer 1998 he joined compatriots Rónald Gómez and Richard Smith at Guatemalan side Municipal.[2] He had a few seasons back at home with Santos de Guápiles, moved to Cartaginés in January 2001[3] and joined Carmelita in summer 2001.[4]

International career

Guillén made his debut for Costa Rica in a November 1991 friendly match against the United States and earned a total of 20 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[5] and played at the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup,[6] the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup[7] and the 1997 Copa América.[8]

His final international was a February 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against the United States.

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