Alejandro Alpizar
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Alejandro Alpízar Delgado (born 14 June 1979) is a Costa Rica
n professional football player, who plays for Liga Deportiva Alajuelense. Due his haircut, facial hair style and his skinny figure he was nicknamed "El Mosquetero" (The Musketeer), but is also known as "Djorkaeff" or "El Matador".
, then he came back to L.D. Alajuelense for a few more seasons. He suffered an injury on his knee, so he missed the entire 2005-2006 season, and by the end of the season his contract expired with L.D. Alajuelense so he decided to move on and signed for Deportivo Saprissa. He signed-up for the current local champion and became his best acquisition for this season.
He is considered a competent striker, with natural skills for scoring, quickness, shooting and excellent view of the game, making him a very complete player. Although being second on the team in scoring with 12 (averaging almost 200 minutes between goals) and leading the team with assists, he is far from a fan favorite and is often whistled off the field but recent improvement in form has won back some support.
He is not just a great striker but also a great playmaker and he is usually one of the best assisters on his team. His first season with Deportivo Saprissa was very hard, he did not score too much, but ended up with 13 assists. In the last couple of season he became one of the most dangerous forwards in the region, helping his team to earn the local title twice, being the top scorer of his team.
, including five qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
. He made two appearances at the UNCAF Nations Cup 2003.
Alpízar has also played for Costa Rica at the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship
finals.
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
n professional football player, who plays for Liga Deportiva Alajuelense. Due his haircut, facial hair style and his skinny figure he was nicknamed "El Mosquetero" (The Musketeer), but is also known as "Djorkaeff" or "El Matador".
Club career
Before moving to Saprissa, he played for Saprissa's archrivals L.D. Alajuelense, then was loaned to Universidad de Costa Rica and spent the whole season playing in the second division, the following season, he was loaned again to Municipal Pérez ZeledónMunicipal Pérez Zeledón
Municipal Pérez Zeledón is a Costa Rican football team playing at the top level in the Primera Division. It is based in San Isidro. Their home stadium is Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón...
, then he came back to L.D. Alajuelense for a few more seasons. He suffered an injury on his knee, so he missed the entire 2005-2006 season, and by the end of the season his contract expired with L.D. Alajuelense so he decided to move on and signed for Deportivo Saprissa. He signed-up for the current local champion and became his best acquisition for this season.
He is considered a competent striker, with natural skills for scoring, quickness, shooting and excellent view of the game, making him a very complete player. Although being second on the team in scoring with 12 (averaging almost 200 minutes between goals) and leading the team with assists, he is far from a fan favorite and is often whistled off the field but recent improvement in form has won back some support.
He is not just a great striker but also a great playmaker and he is usually one of the best assisters on his team. His first season with Deportivo Saprissa was very hard, he did not score too much, but ended up with 13 assists. In the last couple of season he became one of the most dangerous forwards in the region, helping his team to earn the local title twice, being the top scorer of his team.
International career
Alpízar has made eleven appearances for the Costa Rica national football teamCosta Rica national football team
The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...
, including five qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
. He made two appearances at the UNCAF Nations Cup 2003.
Alpízar has also played for Costa Rica at the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship
2000 FIFA Futsal World Championship
The 2000 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Championship was held between November 18 and December 3 in Guatemala. It was the 4th World Championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body....
finals.
International goals
- Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. March 26, 2008 Estadio Max Agustin, Iquitos IquitosIquitos is the largest city in the Peruvian rainforest, with a population of 370,962. It is the capital of Loreto Region and Maynas Province.Located on the Amazon River, it is only above sea level, although it is more than from the mouth of the Amazon at Belém on the Atlantic Ocean...
, PeruPeruPeru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
1–1 1–3 Friendly Exhibition gameAn exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...2. September 6, 2008 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José San José, Costa RicaSan José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation.Founded in 1738 by order of Cabildo de León, San...
, Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
3–0 7–0 World Cup qualifier 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)The CONCACAF qualification stage for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa consisted of 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by FIFA. The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualified...3. September 10, 2008 Stade Sylvio Cator Stade Sylvio CatorStade Sylvio Cator is a multi-purpose stadium in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. It is currently used mostly for association football matches, and is turfed with artificial turf. The stadium bears the name of Haitian Olympic medalist Sylvio Cator. With a capacity of 30,000, the structure is undergoing...
, Port-au-PrincePort-au-PrincePort-au-Prince is the capital and largest city of the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The city's population was 704,776 as of the 2003 census, and was officially estimated to have reached 897,859 in 2009....
, HaitiHaitiHaiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
3–1 3–1 World Cup qualifier 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)The CONCACAF qualification stage for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa consisted of 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by FIFA. The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualified...