José Mena
Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Antonio Mena Alfaro | ||
Date of birth | 2 February 1989 | ||
Place of birth | San Jose, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Universidad | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
Saprissa | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2012 | Saprissa | 57 | (5) |
2012 | Pérez Zeledón | 13 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Bangkok Glass | 28 | (0) |
2015– | UCR | 38 | (9) |
International career‡ | |||
2010– | Costa Rica | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 December 2011 |
Template:Spanish name 2 José Antonio Mena Alfaro (born 2 February 1989) in Costa Rica is a Costa Rican footballer, who plays at defender.
Club career
In 2009 he debuted for Primera División de Costa Rica club Saprissa.[1] On 5 September 2012, he moved to Municipal Pérez Zeledón on a one-year contract with an option to extend for a further year,[2] but he left them in December 2012 for Thailand outfit Bangkok Glass.[3] In August 2014 he terminated his contract with Bangkok focusing on his recovery from a broken foot.[4]
He returned to Costa Rica in December 2014 to sign for Universidad.[5]
International career
Mena played for the Costa Rica national football team at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt, where the team finished in fourth place.[6]
On 1 June 2010 he made his senior debut for the Costa Rica national football team in a friendly match against Switzerland[7]
Honours
- Bangkok Glass
- Thai FA Cup Runner-up (1): 2013
References
- ^ http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/jose-mena/
- ^ "José Mena llega a Pérez Zeledón por un torneo". Alejandro Méndez (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ Jugará en el fútbol de Asia José Mena se va para el exterior - Al Dia Template:Es
- ^ José Mena recayó en su lesión y rescindió su contrato en Tailandia - Everardo Herrera Template:Es
- ^ José Mena regresa al fútbol costarricense con la UCR - Tico Deporte Template:Es
- ^ José Mena – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/jose-mena/4/
External links
- José Mena at National-Football-Teams.com
- Use dmy dates from December 2011
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from San José, Costa Rica
- Association football defenders
- Costa Rican footballers
- Costa Rica international footballers
- Deportivo Saprissa players
- Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers
- Bangkok Glass F.C. players
- Universidad de Costa Rica footballers
- Costa Rican expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Thailand