José Antonio Mena Alfaro (born 2 February 1989) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for

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as a defender.

Club career

In 2009, he debuted for Primera División de Costa Rica club

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. On 5 September 2012, he moved to

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on a one-year contract with an option to extend for a further year, but he left them in December 2012 for Thailand outfit Bangkok Glass. In August 2014 he terminated his contract with Bangkok focusing on his recovery from a broken foot. He returned to Costa Rica in December 2014 to sign for Universidad.

International career

Mena played for the Costa Rica national football team at the

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in Egypt, where the team finished in fourth place. On 1 June 2010 he made his senior debut for the Costa Rica national football team in a friendly match against

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Honours

;Bangkok Glass * Thai FA Cup ''Runner-up'' (1): 2013

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mena, Jose 1989 births Living people Footballers from San José, Costa Rica Association football defenders Costa Rican footballers Costa Rican expatriate footballers Costa Rica international footballers Liga FPD players Jose Mena Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players Deportivo Saprissa players Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers Jose Mena C.F. Universidad de Costa Rica footballers C.S. Herediano footballers Antigua GFC players 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship players Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Expatriate footballers in Thailand Expatriate footballers in Guatemala