Alonso Jorge Solís Calderón (born October 14, 1978) is a

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n retired

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and singer who played for Saprissa as

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or striker.

Club career

Known as ''El Mariachi'', Solís made his professional debut for

Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. The team's signature colours are purple ...

on 28 January 1996 against

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and scored his first goal on 13 April 1997 against Carmelita.

Europe

He then spent a good deal of time abroad, with Universidad Católica in Chile,

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in Greece, and

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in Norway.

Saprissa

Solís had an extremely impressive 2003/4 season with Saprissa, finishing third in the league in goals with 17, while leading Saprissa to an easy first-place finish in the league. With

, he has won four national championships and a

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, and was part of the team that played the 2005

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, where

finished third behind

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and

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Because of his natural talent for the game, he left a very good impression in the tournament. Due his performance, at the end of the last season he received many offers from clubs in Mexico, Brasil and even in Costa Rica, but he decided to stay in

. Due to Walter Gaitán's injury, Solis was loaned to Necaxa for 3 months, starting on March 17, 2008. The Mexicans could not offer him a contract due to the foreign player quota. He was one of the most loved and claimed by the crowd while he played at

Deportivo Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. The team's signature colours are purple ...

. In his final game with Saprissa, visiting archrival

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, Solis scored an excellent goal, which gave them the 0–1 win, Saprissa's 9th consecutive win in the 2008 Clausura Championship. He ended up playing 292 league games for Saprissa, scoring 98 goals. In January 2012, Solís was signed by Bengal Premier League side Durgapur only to discover the league was postponed and eventually cancelled. In November 2012, he was cleared to play for LINAFA outfit San Francisco de Dos Ríos, after having officially retired In August 2013, Solís made his debut as player-manager for second division side Generación Saprissa, Saprissa's reserve team.

International career

At junior level, he played in the

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held in

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, and the

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held in

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. Solís made his debut for

in a May 1999

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against

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and earned a total of 48 caps, scoring 8 goals. He represented his country in 18

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matches and played at the

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, and 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup, as well as at the

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and the 2004 Copa América.Copa América 2004
- RSSSF His final international was an October 2008

match against

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Solis, Alonso 1978 births Living people Footballers from San José, Costa Rica Association football midfielders Costa Rican footballers Costa Rica international footballers 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup players 2004 Copa América players 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup players 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup players 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Copa Centroamericana-winning players Deportivo Saprissa players Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers OFI Crete F.C. players SK Brann players Club Necaxa footballers Eliteserien players Liga FPD players Liga MX players Costa Rican expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Norway Expatriate footballers in Chile Expatriate footballers in Greece Expatriate footballers in Mexico Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Norway Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Chile Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Greece Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Mexico