Carlos Javier Solís Alvarado (born 22 October 1981 in

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of t ...

) is a

Peruvian Peruvians ( es, peruanos) are the citizens of Peru. There were Andean and coastal ancient civilizations like Caral, which inhabited what is now Peruvian territory for several millennia before the Spanish conquest in the 16th century; Peruvian p ...

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who plays as a

centre back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

. He is also a great penalty kicker, and has amazing heading skills, scoring several great goals in every team he has played in. He is well known for his constant barbaric roars in the field, used to scare his rivals and gain more strength before making a header.

Club career

Solís made his

Peruvian First Division Peruvians ( es, peruanos) are the citizens of Peru. There were Andean and coastal ancient civilizations like Caral, which inhabited what is now Peruvian territory for several millennia before the Spanish conquest of Peru, Spanish conquest in th ...

debut in the 2000 Descentralizado season with

Unión Minas Unión Minas is a Peruvian football club, playing in the city of Cerro de Pasco. The club was founded 23 April 1974 and plays in the Copa Perú which is the third division of the Peruvian league. History The club has played at the highest level ...

. In 2002 Solis played for

Colegio Nacional de Iquitos Colegio Nacional Iquitos (usually referred to as CNI) is a Peruvian football team based in the city of Iquitos which was founded in 1926. CNI is the biggest club in the city of Iquitos and currently is not playing in any league. At the beginni ...

in the

2002 Copa Perú The 2002 Copa Perú season ( es, Copa Perú 2002), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football. The tournament had five stages. The first four stages were played as mini-league round-robin tournaments, except for third stage in region IV, which ...

season. Then in the 2003 season he played for

Juan Aurich Club Juan Aurich S. A., commonly known as Juan Aurich, is a professional football club based in Chiclayo, Peru. The original Juan Aurich club was founded in 1922, this incarnation however was founded in 2005; they play in the Torneo Descentral ...

in the

2003 Copa Perú The 2003 Copa Perú season ( es, Copa Perú 2003), the promotion tournament of Peruvian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' norm ...

International career

He played for the

Peru national football team The Peru national football team represents Peru in men's international football. The national team has been organised, since 1927, by the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF). The FPF constitutes one of the ten members of FIFA's South American ...

during the

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qualifying rounds.

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* * * 1981 births Living people Footballers from Lima Men's association football central defenders Peruvian men's footballers Peru men's international footballers Unión Minas footballers Colegio Nacional Iquitos footballers Juan Aurich footballers Club Alianza Lima footballers Estudiantes de Medicina footballers Cienciano footballers FBC Melgar footballers Club Deportivo Universidad César Vallejo footballers León de Huánuco footballers Sport Huancayo footballers José Gálvez FBC footballers Copa Perú players Peruvian Primera División players {{Peru-footy-defender-stub