Luis Gerardo Solano Chavarría (24 december 1953, in

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– 12 January 2000) was a

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n professional

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who played most of his career for Deportivo Saprissa and

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in the 1970s.

Club career

Solano was a member of the Saprissa squad that won six consecutive championships from 1972 to 1977, a record both in

as well as in the

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. He was the team's goalscorer with 57 in this period. He was the club's joint-leading scorer with eleven goals in 1973 and he played the most games for Saprissa in the 1970s. He played in 79 international club games. Solano also won three titles with

International career

Solano appeared in 9 matches for the full Costa Rica national football team from 1975 to 1980.

Death

Solano died of a heart attack while running in the city centre of Santa Cruz on 12 January 2000.Luto en Saprissa (Mourning at Saprissa)
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References

1954 births 2000 deaths Footballers from San José, Costa Rica Men's association football forwards Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers Deportivo Saprissa players C.S. Herediano footballers {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub