Alejandro Sequeira
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giovanni Alejandro Sequeira Solano | ||
| Date of birth | 27 April 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Saprissa | ||
| 1997–1999 | Cobán Imperial | ||
| 1999 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 11 | (2) |
| 1999 | San Jose Clash | 14 | (3) |
| 2000 | Proodeftiki | 11 | (0) |
| 2000-2001 | Saprissa | ||
| 2002-2003 | Cobán Imperial | ||
| 2003–2004 | Santa Bárbara | ||
| 2004 | Saprissa | 17 | (2) |
| 2005 | Águila | ||
| 2005-2006 | Cartaginés | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Carmelita | 30 | (12) |
| 2007–2008 | Brujas | 20 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Ramonense | 48 | (21) |
| 2010–2011 | Saprissa | 41 | (21) |
| 2011 | Orión Desamparados | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999–2009 | Costa Rica | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:39, 12 December 2011 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:39, 6 June 2010 (UTC) | |||
Template:Spanish name 2 Giovanni Alejandro Sequeira Solano (born 27 April 1975) is a retired Costa Rican international footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Sequeira began his professional career in 1995 with Saprissa, and has played in Costa Rica for Santa Bárbara,[1] Cartaginés, Brujas and Carmelita, in Guatemala for Cobán Imperial,[2] in the United States for the Tampa Bay Mutiny[3] and the San Jose Clash,[4] in Greece for Proodeftiki[5] and in El Salvador for Águila.[6]
He returned to Saprissa in January 2010[7] and joined Orión Desamparados in May 2011[8] to finish his career there in July 2011.[9]
With Saprissa, he became the league's goalscorer of the 2010 Verano season.[10] He had already scored his 100th Costa Rica Primera Division goal a year before, when with Ramonense[11] and ended up with 130 goals.[12]
International career
Sequeira made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a January 1999 friendly match against Ecuador[13] and earned his second and final cap 10 years later with a September 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador.[14]
Personal life
Sequeira is married to Mileska Marín and they have two sons, Alejandro and Sebastián.[15] In 2006, he overcame alcoholism after his wife threatened to divorce him.[16]
His brother Douglas Sequeira also played for the national team.
References
- ^ Santa Bárbara con ansias de protagonista - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Sequeira goleador - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Alejandro se ambienta•Está feliz en el Tampa Bay Mutiny; el viernes jugará amistoso ante la Selección infantil de EE. UU. - Nación Template:Es
- ^ "Alejandro, trabaje mucho"•Raúl Díaz Arce, el máximo goleador de la MLS, aconseja a Alejandro Sequeira - Nación Template:Es
- ^ A conquistar Grecia•Alejandro Sequeira firmó por cuatro meses con el Proodeftiki - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Águila terminó de conformar su plantel para el Clausura 2005. Alejandro Sequeira y Gerson Vásquez son los últimos fichajes - El Diario de Hoy Template:Es
- ^ Hoy presentaron a Alejandro Sequeira en Saprissa - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Alejandro Sequeira llega a Orión - Nación Template:Es
- ^ “Seque” dijo adiós - Al Día Template:Es
- ^ Goleadores de Campeonato Nacional - UNAFUT
- ^ Unafut oficializa listado 28 jugadores anotaron más de 100 goles - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Mambo ya es el tercer goleador - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Jugar sin complejos - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Alejandro Sequeira – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ El cuestionario Alejandro Sequeira, Ramonense - Al Día Template:Es
- ^ Sequeira dio un giro a su infierno de alcoholismo e infidelidad, cuando estaba a punto de perderlo todo - Nación Template:Es
External links
- Alejandro Sequeira at National-Football-Teams.com
- Template:Es icon Nacion profile
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- 1975 births
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- Costa Rican footballers
- Costa Rica international footballers
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- Coban Imperial players
- Tampa Bay Mutiny players
- San Jose Earthquakes players
- Proodeftiki F.C. players
- C.D. Águila footballers
- C.S. Cartaginés players
- Asociación Deportiva Carmelita footballers
- Brujas FC players
- Asociación Deportiva Ramonense players
- Costa Rican expatriate footballers
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