Giovanni Alejandro Sequeira Solano (born 27 April 1975) is a Costa Rican retired international footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Giovanni Alejandro Sequeira Solano | ||
| Date of birth | (1975-04-27) 27 April 1975 (age 47) | ||
| Place of birth | San Jose, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Saprissa | ||
| 1997–1999 | Cobán Imperial | ||
| 1999 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 11 | (2) |
| 1999 | San Jose Clash | 14 | (3) |
| 2000 | Proodeftiki | 11 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Saprissa | ||
| 2002–2003 | Cobán Imperial | ||
| 2003–2004 | Santa Bárbara | ||
| 2004 | Saprissa | 17 | (2) |
| 2005 | Águila | ||
| 2005–2006 | Cartaginés | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Carmelita | 30 | (12) |
| 2007–2008 | Brujas | 20 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | Ramonense | 48 | (21) |
| 2010–2011 | Saprissa | 41 | (21) |
| 2011 | Orión Desamparados | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999–2009 | Costa Rica | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:39, 12 December 2011 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:39, 6 June 2010 (UTC) | |||
Sequeira began his professional career in 1995 with Saprissa, and has played in Costa Rica for Santa Bárbara,[1] Cartaginés, Brujas and Carmelita, in Guatemala for Cobán Imperial,[2] in the United States for the Tampa Bay Mutiny[3] and the San Jose Clash,[4] in Greece for Proodeftiki[5] and in El Salvador for Águila.[6]
He returned to Saprissa in January 2010[7] and joined Orión Desamparados in May 2011[8] to finish his career there in July 2011.[9]
With Saprissa, he became the league's goalscorer of the 2010 Verano season.[10] He had already scored his 100th Costa Rica Primera División goal a year before, when with Ramonense[11] and ended up with 130 goals.[12]
Sequeira made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a January 1999 friendly match against Ecuador[13] and earned his second and final cap 10 years later with a September 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador.[14]
Sequeira is married to Mileska Marín and they have two sons, Alejandro and Sebastián.[15] In 2006, he overcame alcoholism after his wife threatened to divorce him.[16]
His brother Douglas Sequeira also played for the national team.
Costa Rican Primera División Top goalscorers | |
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