Andrés Núñez
Costa Rican footballer (born 1976)
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Andrés Núñez Vargas (born July 27, 1976) is a Costa Rican football player who currently plays as a winger for Universidad.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrés Núñez Vargas | ||
| Date of birth | 27 July 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Santa Bárbara | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Cartaginés | 22 | (3) |
| 2001–2010 | Saprissa | 194 | (12) |
| 2010 | Brujas | 15 | (6) |
| 2011 | Herediano | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Jacó Rays | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | UCR | 25 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Municipal Grecia | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2008 | Costa Rica | 10 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of June 1, 2008 | |||
Club career
Before being transferred to Saprissa in 2001, Núñez played for Santa Bárbara and Cartaginés.
With Saprissa he has already won two national championships, a UNCAF Cup and a CONCACAF Champions Cup title, and was part of the team that played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship, where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo and Liverpool. He left them in summer 2010[2] and later played for Brujas and Herediano[3] before joining Jacó Rays in Segunda División.[4]
International career
Núñez made his debut for Costa Rica in a May 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Guatemala and has earned a total of 10 caps, scoring 1 goal. He represented his country in 1 FIFA World Cup qualification match[5] and played at the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]
His final international was a June 2008 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Grenada.
Career statistics
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 2001 | 4 | 1 |
| 2002 | – | ||
| 2003 | – | ||
| 2004 | – | ||
| 2005 | – | ||
| 2006 | – | ||
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nuñéz goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 February 2001 | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula, Honduras |  Guatemala | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup |
