Farlen Ilama Solís (born 25 August 1972) is a retired

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player, who played the majority of his career for Pérez Zeledón.

Club career

A short-built striker, Ilama made his professional debut on 19 January 1992 for hometown club Pérez Zeledón against

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- Nación and played a total of 221 games for the club, scoring 70 goals. He had trials with German ''Zweite Bundesliga'' sides Carl Zeiss Jena, Wattenscheid and Waldhof Mannheim in 1995, but no transfer materialized. He also played for Costa Rica giants

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, joining them in summer 1997, as well as Carmelita,

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before returning at Pérez Zeledón in 2003, six months after leaving an alcohol clinic. He then moved to Ramonense in 2004 and finished his career in 2005. He however returned to Carmelita in 2007. As of March 2003, Ilama totalled 367 league games, scoring 90 goals, ending up with 399 games and 97 goals. During his career, Ilama battled an alcohol addiction.

International career

Ilama made his debut for

in a May 1992

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against

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and earned a total of 12 caps, scoring 2 goals. He represented his country in 2

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matches, scoring in his final international game. His final international was a November 1997

match against

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International goals

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

Personal life

He has a daughter, Anyale Kharina, from his first marriage and another child with his second wife.Farlen Ilama: “No culpo al fútbol”
- Al Día

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ilama, Farlen 1972 births Living people People from Pérez Zeledón (canton) Sportspeople from San José Province Men's association football forwards Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers Deportivo Saprissa players A.D. Carmelita footballers A.D. Ramonense players