Alexander Madrigal

Alexander Madrigal

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Mauricio Madrigal Ureña
Date of birth	(1972-05-06) 6 May 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Santa María de Dota, Costa Rica
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1996	Cartaginés
1996–1998	Alajuelense
1998–1999	Unión de Curtidores
1999–2000	León	15	(2)
2000–2002	La Piedad	80	(7)
2002–2003	Veracruz	18	(0)
2003	Dorados
2003–2004	Puntarenas	26	(2)
2005–2008	Pérez Zeledón	57	(6)
2008	Cobán Imperial
International career
1995–2002	Costa Rica	34	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Madrigal and the second or maternal family name is Ureña.

Alexander Mauricio Madrigal Ureña (born 6 May 1972) is a former Costa Rican-Mexican footballer.

Club career

Madrigal grew up in Santa María de Dota[1] and started his career at Cartaginés, with whom he lost the 1992–93 league title decider against Herediano and the 1995–96 final against Alajuelense,[2] and later joined Alajuelense before entering a 5-year spell in Mexico, where he played for 5 different clubs.

Madrigal also played for Municipal Pérez Zeledón.[3] El Machón finished his career at Guatemalan side Cobán Imperial.[4]

International career

Madrigal made his debut for Costa Rica in a May 1995 friendly match against the USA and earned a total of 34 caps, scoring 2 goals.[5] He represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches [6] and played at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup[7] and was selected for the Costa Rica national football team for the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[8]

His final international was an April 2002 friendly match against South Korea.

International goals

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.

N.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	10 June 1995	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	Ecuador	1–2	1–2	1995 Korea Cup
2.	16 July 2000	Waterford National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados	Barbados	1–0	1–2	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

1. Personal: Alexánder Madrigal“Vendo solo al contado ” - Al Día (in Spanish)
2. Finales jugadas por Cartaginés - Nación (in Spanish)
3. "Alexánder Madrigal". La Nacion. Archived from the original on 31 July 2007. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
4. El comandante azul Madrigal es figura Archived 2014-09-06 at the Wayback Machine - Nuestro Diario (in Spanish)
5. Appearances for Costa Rica National Team Archived 2009-07-06 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
6. Alexander Madrigal – FIFA competition record (archived)
7. UNCAF Tournament 1995 Archived May 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
8. Courtney, Barrie. "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 June 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2009.

External links

• Alexander Madrigal at National-Football-Teams.com
• Alexander Madrigal – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)