Alonso Solís
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Alonso Solís Calderón (born October 14, 1978 in San José) is a Costa Rican soccer player, who currently plays offensive midfielder for Deportivo Saprissa of the Costa Rican first division.
Solís has returned to Saprissa after spending a good deal of time abroad - he has played with Universidad Católica of Chile, OFI Crete of Greece, and SK Brann of Norway.
Solís had an extremely impressive 2003/4 season with Saprissa, finishing third in the league in goals with 17, while leading Saprissa to an easy first-place finish in the league.
Solís is also a figure in the Costa Rica national football team, playing a significant role in the team's 2006 World Cup Qualifying campaign.
In junior level, he played in 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Ecuador, and the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Malaysia.
With Saprissa, he has won four national championships and a CONCACAF Champions Cup, and was part of the team that played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup, where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo Futebol Clube and Liverpool F.C. Because of his natural talent for the game, he left a very good impression in the tournament.
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1 Navas | 2 Bolaños | 3 Cordero | 5 Stewart | 6 Arce | 7 Alpizar | 8 Centeno | 9 Brenes | 10 Solís | 11 Alemán | 12 Alfaro | 13 González | 14 Nuñez | 15 Phillips | 16 Badilla | 17 López | 18 Drummond | 19 Arrieta | 20 Borges | 21 Parks | 22 Fonseca | 23 Bennett | 26 Greaves | 27 Reid | 29 Valladares | 30 R. Porras | 35 J.F. Porras | Manager: Campos |
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