Allan Alemán Avila (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalan aleˈman]; born 29 July 1983 in San José, Costa Rica[2]) is a retired Costa Rican professional football.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Allan Alemán Avila | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Saprissa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Saprissa | 78 | (13) |
| 2007 | Puntarenas | 7 | (2) |
| 2007–2009 | Liberia Mia | 36 | (5) |
| 2009 | Brujas | 12 | (1) |
| 2010–2012 | Saprissa | 44 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | Xelajú | 36 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Real España | 35 | (4) |
| 2014 | Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard | 14 | (2) |
| 2015 | Uruguay de Coronado | ||
| 2016–2018 | Municipal Grecia | 34 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Municipal Grecia | 10 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Costa Rica | 10 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | Municipal Grecia (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editAlemán made his professional debut with Deportivo Saprissa where he was known for his hard work on the field, his quickness, scoring skills and most of all his talent for creating assists.[3]
With Saprissa he won two national championships, as well as an UNCAF Cup title and a CONCACAF Champions Cup title.[2] After the Clausura 2007 tournament, he signed with Italian businessman Matteo Quintavalle, which meant his departure from the team, seeing as Quintavalle is not a FIFA-licensed player's agent, and Saprissa would not negotiate with him. Quintavalle was accused of fraud,[4] and Alemán left Quintavalle (after a breach of contract by Quintavalle), and signed with Puntarenas F.C. on his own. 5 days before the transfer window closed, Aleman signed with Liberia Mia, but was allowed to play 2 more matches with Puntarenas against Saprissa, one of them for the UNCAF Cup Semifinals. Later he signed with Brujas but in January 2010, he returned to Saprissa. Alemán participated in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup with his team, who ended up in third place, behind São Paulo Futebol Clube and Liverpool F.C.[5]
On 23 July 2014, Alemán transferred to China League One side Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard.[6]
Abroad
editIn 2012, Allan decided to go to the Xelajú in Guatemala[7] who were managed by compatriot Hernán Medford. On 25 October, Alemán scores a consolation goal in a 1–2 loss to Guadalajara in the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League, which was crucial in making Xelajú top the group on head-to-head away goals, thus becoming just the second Guatemalan team to ever advance to the quarterfinals.[8] In summer 2013 he moved to Honduran football, joining Medford's new club Real España.[9]
International career
editAlemán has made ten appearances for the senior Costa Rica national football team, his debut coming in a friendly against Chile on 2 June 2007.[10] He appeared in two matches for Costa Rica at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[11]
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
- ^ a b "Me gusta la cocina". Al Día. 25 February 2007. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
- ^ "Remontada saprissista en 30 minutos : ALEMÁN 5 - PUNTARENAS 2". Diario Extra. 4 September 2006. Archived from the original on 19 April 2008.
- ^ "Police Raid Quintavalle Home and Hotel". Inside Costa Rica Daily News. 5 July 2007.
- ^ Allan Alemán – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ 新疆队签约新外援－阿兰 Archived 2019-01-02 at the Wayback Machine at huaxia.com 2014-07-23 Retrieved 2014-07-25
- ^ "Sitio web guatemalteco confirma a Allan Alemán en el Xelajú" [Guatemalan website confirms Allan Alemán in Xelajú]. wvw.nacion.com (in Spanish).
- ^ "Chivas Guadalajara vs. Xelaju: Final score 2-1, Goats win, but Cinderella Xelaju advance". www.sbnation.com. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Tico Allan Alemán, primer fichaje del Real España" [Tico Allan Alemán, first signing of Real España]. www.laprensa.hn (in Spanish).
- ^ "International Friendly Matches 2007". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
- ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2008.
External links
edit- Allan Alemán at National-Football-Teams.com
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