Gerardo Solano
Personal information
Full name Luis Gerardo Solano Chavarría
Date of birth 24 December 1953
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Date of death January 12, 2000(2000-01-12) (aged 46)
Place of death Santa Cruz, Costa Rica
Position(s) Striker/Winger
Youth career
Colegio Saint Francis
1971–1972 Saprissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1979 Saprissa 227
1980 Herediano
International career
1975–1980 Costa Rica 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Gerardo Solano Chavarría (24 december 1953, in San José – 12 January 2000[1]) was a Costa Rican professional footballer who played most of his career for Deportivo Saprissa and Herediano in the 1970s.

Club career

Solano was a member of the Saprissa squad that won six consecutive championships from 1972 to 1977,[1] a record both in Costa Rica as well as in the Americas. He was the team's goalscorer with 57 in this period.[2] He was the club's joint-leading scorer with eleven goals in 1973[3] and he played the most games for Saprissa in the 1970s.[4] He played in 79 international club games.[5]

Solano also won three titles with Herediano.

International career

Solano appeared in 9 matches for the full Costa Rica national football team from 1975 to 1980.[1]

Death

Solano died of a heart attack while running in the city centre of Santa Cruz on 12 January 2000.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Figuras del ayer: Gerardo Solano". UNAFUT. 2008-08-12.
  2. ↑ Saprissa, campeón de 1972 a 1977 30 años de la hazaña de las seis coronas - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ "Buzón de Rodrigo". Nacion.com. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  4. ↑ Tras los pasos de Coronado Archived 2014-12-09 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  5. ↑ Zaguero aumenta su historia en el Saprissa - Nación (in Spanish)
  6. ↑ Luto en Saprissa (Mourning at Saprissa) - Nación (in Spanish)


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