Christian Bolaños
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Christian Bolaños Navarro (born 17 May 1984 in Hatillo
de San José
) is a Costa Rica
n footballer who currently plays as a winger for Danish Superliga
side F.C. Copenhagen
and the Costa Rican national team
.
His brother Jonathan
is also a footballer.
as the third best player of the tournament. Following this success he was invited to attend a ten day trial with Liverpool
, although he was not signed on a permanent basis.
On 9 August 2006, he signed a one year loan deal with Premier League side Charlton Athletic
. However, he failed to obtain a work permit having not played enough games for his country, and the deal fell through.
championship. Struggling to make an impact on the strong Danish midfield, Bolaños was a target for other clubs.
In IK Start's first test against a Norwegian Premier League
side, Bolaños received rave reviews from the media after outplaying Norwegian international Trond Erik Bertelsen
of Viking, who a few days earlier had controlled Bastian Schweinsteiger
during Norway's
win against Germany
. Start coach Knut Tørum said after the game that he will be playing on the right wing during the 2009 season. In his first official match for Start, Bolaños scored two goals against Strømsgodset
.
, FC Copenhagen at a cost of 1 mill. euros, or 7,5 mio. DK kroner.
held in Trinidad and Tobago
and the Qualifications for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
that was held in Germany
. He was expected to play a key role in Costa Rica's qualification attempts for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
. Costa Rica went on to the play-offs, unfortunately for Bolaños, Costa Rica's qualification hopes were cut short, when they lost the two-legged play-off to Uruguay. As at June 4, 2007, he has 20 international caps and a single goal.
He is also known as the only player from Costa Rica ever to play in the UEFA Champions League group stages and has played against teams like Chelsea FC and FC Barcelona.
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Hatillo District, San José Canton
Hatillo is the tenth district in San José Canton, the second highest of 470 districts in population density in Costa Rica, after Tibás's León XIII District.-Geography and Demography:...
de San José
San José Canton
San José is the name of the first canton in the province of San José in Costa Rica. The canton covers an area of 44.62 km² and has a population of 386,799 . It includes the national capital city of San José....
) is a Costa Rica
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 footballer who currently plays as a winger for Danish Superliga
Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
side F.C. Copenhagen
F.C. Copenhagen
F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment....
and the Costa Rican national team
Costa 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...
.
His brother Jonathan
Jonathan Bolaños
Jonathan Bolaños Navarro is a Costa Rican football striker. He currently plays for CS Herediano in the Primera División de Costa Rica. His brother is Cristian Bolaños, who presently plays as a midfielder for FC Copenhagen in Denmark and is a rising star on the Costa Rican national team...
is also a footballer.
Style of Play
As a player, Christian is a very skilled dribbler and fast player who usually is able to run from his opponent and make deadly crosses. He also commands a very delicate kicking technique and is capable of shooting with both legs. He is also a decent freekick taker and is known to be a player who is capable of making the crucial pass that opens the defense. Despite his small hight and tendency to dribble, Christian is rarely staying down for long on the pitch and has a physique that can match most wingbacks.Deportivo Saprissa
With Saprissa he has already won four national championships as well as a UNCAF Cup title and a CONCACAF Champions Cup title. Bolaños participated in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup with his team, and was awarded by FIFAFIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...
as the third best player of the tournament. Following this success he was invited to attend a ten day trial with Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
, although he was not signed on a permanent basis.
On 9 August 2006, he signed a one year loan deal with Premier League side Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...
. However, he failed to obtain a work permit having not played enough games for his country, and the deal fell through.
OB
On June 2, 2007, he signed a 3-year contract with the Danish side OB in the top-flight Danish SuperligaDanish Superliga
The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
championship. Struggling to make an impact on the strong Danish midfield, Bolaños was a target for other clubs.
Start
On November 6, 2008, he signed a contract with newly promoted Norwegian side Start starting January 1, 2009.In IK Start's first test against a Norwegian Premier League
Norwegian Premier League
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
side, Bolaños received rave reviews from the media after outplaying Norwegian international Trond Erik Bertelsen
Trond Erik Bertelsen
Trond Erik Bertelsen is a Norwegian football player who currently plays for Viking.He is originally from Sandnes where he played for Lura IL. The fast paced left back has 32 U21-international caps and 30 caps as a younger national team player...
of Viking, who a few days earlier had controlled Bastian Schweinsteiger
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Bastian Schweinsteiger is a German footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bayern Munich and the German national team. A right-footed player, he is capable of playing out wide or in a more central role....
during Norway's
Norway national football team
The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...
win against Germany
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
. Start coach Knut Tørum said after the game that he will be playing on the right wing during the 2009 season. In his first official match for Start, Bolaños scored two goals against Strømsgodset
Strømsgodset
Strømsgodset is a former municipality in Vestfold county , Norway, today a part of the city of Drammen.-History:Strømsgodset was originally a small rural annex to the city parish of Bragernes...
.
FC Copenhagen
On August 30, 2010, he signed a 4-year long contract with the defending champions of DenmarkDenmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, FC Copenhagen at a cost of 1 mill. euros, or 7,5 mio. DK kroner.
International
With the Costa Rican national team, he played in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship
The FIFA U-17 World Championship 2001 was held in the cities of Port of Spain, Malabar, Marabella, Couva, and Bacolet in Trinidad and Tobago between 13 September and 30 September 2001. Players born after 1 January 1984 could participate in this tournament...
held in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
and the Qualifications for the 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
that was held in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. He was expected to play a key role in Costa Rica's qualification attempts 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...
. Costa Rica went on to the play-offs, unfortunately for Bolaños, Costa Rica's qualification hopes were cut short, when they lost the two-legged play-off to Uruguay. As at June 4, 2007, he has 20 international caps and a single goal.
He is also known as the only player from Costa Rica ever to play in the UEFA Champions League group stages and has played against teams like Chelsea FC and FC Barcelona.
Club
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Primera División de Costa Rica
Primera División de Costa Rica is a professional league for association football clubs in Costa Rica. At the top of the Costa Rican league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Segunda División...
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Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
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Norwegian Premier League
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
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F.C. Copenhagen
F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment....
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Danish Superliga
The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
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- Statistics taken from National Football Teams
International
| National team | Season | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica Costa 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... |
2005 | 12 | 1 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 2 | |
| Total | 24 | 3 | |
Saprissa
- Primera DivisiónPrimera División de Costa RicaPrimera División de Costa Rica is a professional league for association football clubs in Costa Rica. At the top of the Costa Rican league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 12 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Segunda División...
winner: 2003-04, 2005-06Primera División de Costa Rica 2005-06Primera División de Costa Rica is a Costa Rican football tournament composed of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champion of Costa Rican football....
, 2006-07Primera División de Costa Rica 2006-07Primera División de Costa Rica is a Costa Rican football tournament composed of two short tournaments that take up the entire year to determine the champion of Costa Rican football.... - Costa Rican short championship winner: 2003-04 Apertura, 2005-06 Apertura, 2005-06 Clausura, 2006-07 Apertura, 2006-07 Clausura
- FIFA Club World CupFIFA Club World CupThe FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000...
third place: 20052005 FIFA Club World Championship-Quarter-finals:-----Semi-finals:-----Fifth Place:-Third Place:-Final:-Scorers: 2 goals Amoroso Peter Crouch Mohammed Noor Alvaro Saborio... - CONCACAF Champions LeagueCONCACAF Champions LeagueThe CONCACAF Champions League is the annual international club football championship for teams from the CONCACAF region ....
- winner: 2005CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2005The 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 40th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region , the CONCACAF Champions' Cup. The tournament was also a qualifying event for the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship...
- runner-up: 2004CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2004The 2004 CONCACAF Champions' Cup was the 39th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CONCACAF region , the CONCACAF Champions' Cup...
- winner: 2005
- Copa Interclubes UNCAF
- winner: 2003
- runner-up: 2007Copa Interclubes UNCAF 2007The 2007 Copa Interclubes UNCAF was the 25th edition of the international club football competition held in the UNCAF region representing the seven nations of Central America. This was the ninth year of the current format using the name Copa Interclubes UNCAF. The tournament was also be a...
- Danish SuperligaDanish SuperligaThe Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
: 2010-112010–11 Danish SuperligaThe 2010–11 Danish Superliga season was the 21st season of the Danish Superliga championship, which decides the Danish football championship. It began on 17 July 2010 with the previous season's silver medalists from Odense facing Esbjerg and ended on 29 May 2011 with six simultaneous matches. F.C...
Individual
- FIFA Club World CupFIFA Club World CupThe FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000...
bronze ball: 2005
External links
F.C. Copenhagen profile OB profile Career statistics at Danmarks RadioDanmarks Radio
DR – officially rendered into English as the Danish Broadcasting Corporation – is Denmark's national broadcasting corporation. Founded in 1925 as a public-service organization, it is today Denmark's oldest and largest electronic media enterprise...
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