Allan Oviedo

Allan Oviedo
Personal information
Full name	Allan Fernando Oviedo Rodríguez
Date of birth	November 8, 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth	El Llano, Costa Rica
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1991	Puntarenense
1991–1992	Municipal Puntarenas
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1995	Sagrada Familia
1995–1996	Belén
1996	FAS
1996–1997	Herediano
1998–1999	Unión de Curtidores
1999	Comunicaciones
2000	Herediano
2000	Tigrillos
2001–2002	Alajuelense
2002–2003	Cartaginés
2003–2004	Herediano
2004	Puntarenas
2005	Belén
2005–2006	Brujas
International career
1996–1999	Costa Rica
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Template:Spanish name 2 Allan Fernando Oviedo Rodríguez (born November 8, 1970)^[1] is a retired Costa Rican football striker.

Club career

After winning promotion with the club, Oviedo made his Primera División debut for Sagrada Familia on 3 September 1994 against Turrialba and scored his first goal for them on 24 September 1994 against Limonense.^[1] He then joined Belén and in May 1996 he moved abroad to play a month for Salvadoran side FAS.^[2] On his return in Costa Rica, he won the 1996–1997 goalscorer award with 26 goals for Herediano^[3] only to leave the club in December 1997 when he signed a six-months contract with Mexican second division team Unión de Curtidores.^[4] He stayed another year with the club when joined by compatriots Alexander Madrigal and Raymond Harris.^[5] Later in 1999 he played for Guatemalan giants Comunicaciones^[6] and a half season at Herediano.

In 2001 Oviedo left another Mexican second division side, Tigrillos Nuevo León,^[7] and became part of a championship-winning Alajuelense,^[8] before moving on to Cartaginés,^[9] Puntarenas,^[10] Belén^[11] and finishing his career at Brujas.^[12]

Oviedo totalled 105 Costa Rica premier league goals in his career.^[13]

International career

A rather short striker, Oviedo made his debut for Costa Rica in an August 1996 friendly match against Chile and earned a total of 26 caps, scoring 7 goals. He represented his country in 9 FIFA World Cup qualification matches^[14] and played at the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup^[15] as well as at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup^[16] and the 1997 Copa América.^[17]

His final international was an August 1999 friendly match against Uruguay.

International goals

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.

N.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 November 1996	Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón, San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica	Panama	2–0	2–0	Friendly match
2.	19 February 1997	Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia, Costa Rica	Venezuela	1–0	5–2	Friendly match
3.	19 February 1997	Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia, Costa Rica	Venezuela	5–2	5–2	Friendly match
4.	16 April 1997	Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala	Guatemala	1–1	1–1	1997 UNCAF Nations Cup
5.	16 April 1997	Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala	Nicaragua	3–0	5–1	1997 UNCAF Nations Cup
6.	11 May 1997	Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica	Jamaica	3–1	3–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.	7 February 1998	Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, USA	United States	1–1	1–2	1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Personal life

He is a son of Fernando Oviedo and Virginia Rodríguez and married to Reyani Miranda López. Allan and Reyani have three children.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Allan Oviedo y sus 100 goles Sueños de un centenario – Nación (in Spanish)
^ Allan Oviedo un mes al FAS – Nación (in Spanish)
^ Goleadores de Campeonato Nacional Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine – UNAFUT
^ Oviedo a México•Goleador florense firmó contrato con club de segunda división azteca – Nación (in Spanish)
^ Curtidores con buena racha•Equipo de Madrigal, Harris y Oviedo lidera la Primera División A del futbol mexicano – Nación (in Spanish)
^ La legión celebró – Nación (in Spanish)
^ Oviedo arregló – Nación (in Spanish)
^ 2001 – Alajuelense
^ La honestidad de Allan Oviedo – Nación (in Spanish)
^ Puntarenas hizo purga – Nación (in Spanish)
^ La espuela de Allan Oviedo – Nación (in Spanish)
^ Un Brujas renovado ansía protagonismo – Nación (in Spanish)
^ Mambo, máximo goleador activo en Primera División – Nación (in Spanish)
^ Allan Oviedo – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ UNCAF Tournament 1997 Archived May 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 – Full Details Archived June 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
^ Copa América 1997 Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF

External links

Allan Oviedo at National-Football-Teams.com

[Bio-1] Allan Oviedo y sus 100 goles Sueños de un centenario – Nación (in Spanish)

[2] Allan Oviedo un mes al FAS – Nación (in Spanish)

[3] Goleadores de Campeonato Nacional Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine – UNAFUT

[4] Oviedo a México•Goleador florense firmó contrato con club de segunda división azteca – Nación (in Spanish)

[5] Curtidores con buena racha•Equipo de Madrigal, Harris y Oviedo lidera la Primera División A del futbol mexicano – Nación (in Spanish)

[6] La legión celebró – Nación (in Spanish)

[7] Oviedo arregló – Nación (in Spanish)

[8] 2001 – Alajuelense

[9] La honestidad de Allan Oviedo – Nación (in Spanish)

[10] Puntarenas hizo purga – Nación (in Spanish)

[11] La espuela de Allan Oviedo – Nación (in Spanish)

[12] Un Brujas renovado ansía protagonismo – Nación (in Spanish)

[13] Mambo, máximo goleador activo en Primera División – Nación (in Spanish)

[FIFA-14] Allan Oviedo – FIFA competition record (archived)

[15] UNCAF Tournament 1997 Archived May 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF

[16] CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 – Full Details Archived June 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF

[17] Copa América 1997 Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF

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