Gerardo Solano

Gerardo Solano
Personal information
Date of birth 1954
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Date of death 12 January 2000(2000-01-12) (aged 46)
Place of death Santa Cruz, Costa Rica
Playing position Striker/Winger
Youth career
Colegio Saint Francis
1971-1972 Saprissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972-1979 Saprissa 227
1979– Herediano
National team
1975-1980 Costa Rica 9 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Gerardo Solano (born 1954 in San José — died 12 January 2000[1]) was a Costa Rican professional footballer who played most of his career for Deportivo Saprissa and Herediano in the 1970s.

Club career

Solano was a member of the Saprissa squad that won six consecutive championships from 1972 to 1977,[1] a record both in Costa Rica as well as in the American continent. He was the team's goalscorer with 57 in this period.[2] He was the club's joint-leading scorer with eleven goals in 1973[3] and he played the most games for Saprissa in the 1970s.[4] He played in 79 international club games.[5]

Solano also won three titles with Herediano.

International career

Solano appeared in 9 matches for the full Costa Rica national football team from 1975 to 1980.[1]

Death

Solano died of a heart attack while running in the city centre of Santa Cruz on 12 January 2000.[6]

References

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