Mario Alcides Camacho Jiménez (born 7 August 1983) is a

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n professional

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who played as a

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for Belén.

Club career

Camacho started his professional career at Carmelita and also played for

Herediano Club Sport Herediano (), commonly known as Herediano and nicknamed El Team, is a Costa Rican multisport club based in Heredia, Heredia province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Herediano is mostly known for its association ...

, Puntarenas, Alajuelense and

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whom he joined in January 2011. He returned to second division Carmelita in summer 2012 before joining

Belén FC Belén is the Spanish name for Bethlehem. Belen, Belén or Beleń may also refer to: Places Argentina *Belén, Catamarca *Belén de Escobar, Buenos Aires Province Bolivia *Belén (Aroma), La Paz Department, Bolivia *Belén (Potosí), Bolivi ...

in January 2014.

International career

Camacho made his debut for

in a June

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match against

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and has earned a total of 3 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country, coming on as a second-half substitute at the

. His final international was a May 2009

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against

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References

External links

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Player profile - Nacion.com
1983 births Living people Footballers from Alajuela Men's association football forwards Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players A.D. Carmelita footballers Liga FPD players C.S. Herediano footballers Puntarenas F.C. players Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers Santos de Guápiles F.C. footballers Belén F.C. players {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub