Carlos Solano
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Solano Fernández | ||
| Place of birth | Turrialba, Costa Rica | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1969 | Turrialba | ||
| 1970– | Saprissa | ||
| Cartaginés | |||
| 1980 | Real España | ||
| Olimpia | |||
| Suchitepéquez | |||
| 1986–1987 | Ramonense | ||
| 1987 | Sagrada Familia | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Costa Rica | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 June 2006 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 June 2006 | |||
Carlos Solano Fernández (born 1950 or 1951) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer. He played most of his career for Deportivo Saprissa.
Solano helped Saprissa win several national titles during the 1970s, becoming one of the best goal scorers of the mythical Saprissa team that won six national championships in a row from 1972 to 1977, and was the top scorer in the 1976 national tournament,[1] scoring a total of 49 goals during those six seasons.[2] He is one of few players who scored 5 goals in one Costa Rica Primera División match.[3]
He also played abroad in Honduras, winning another league title, and Guatemala before returning home to finish his career as player/manager of Sagrada Familia.[3]
