Allan Alemán
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Allan Alemán Avila | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportivo Saprissa | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 16, 2008 | |||
Allan Alemán (born 29 July 1983 in San José, Costa Rica[1]) is a Costa Rican professional football player who plays for Deportivo Saprissa in the Primera División de Costa Rica.
Club career
He is considered to be one of the best young players in CONCACAF,[citation needed] and won a place on his team and among the hearts of Deportivo Saprissa fans due to his hard work on the field, his quickness, scoring skills and most of all his talent for creating assists.[2]
With Saprissa he won two national championships, as well as an UNCAF Cup title and a CONCACAF Champions Cup title.[1] After the Clausura 2007 tournament, he signed with Italian businessman Matteo Quintavalle, which meant his departure from the team, seeing as Quintavalle is not a FIFA-licensed player's agent, and Saprissa would not negotiate with him. Quintavalle was accused of fraud,[3] and Alemán left Quintavalle (after a breach of contract by Quintavalle), and signed with Puntarenas F.C. on his own. 5 days before the transfer window closed, Aleman signed with Liberia Mia, but was allowed to play 2 more matches with Puntareanas against Saprissa, one of them for the UNCAF Cup Semifinals. Later he sign with Brujas but in January 2010, he sign back with Saprissa.
Alemán participated in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup with his team, who ended up in third place, behind São Paulo Futebol Clube and Liverpool F.C..[4]
International career
Alemán has made ten appearances for the senior Costa Rica national football team, his debut coming in a friendly against Chile on June 2, 2007.[5] He appeared in two matches for Costa Rica at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]
References
- ^ a b ""Me gusta la cocina"". Al Día. 2007-02-25.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Remontada saprissista en 30 minutos : ALEMÁN 5 - PUNTARENAS 2". Diario Extra. 2006-09-04.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Police Raid Quintavalle Home and Hotel". Inside Costa Rica Daily News. 2007-07-05.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Allan Alemán – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "International Friendly Matches 2007". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
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