Alexander Madrigal | |
Fullname: | Alexander Mauricio Madrigal Ureña |
Birth Date: | 6 May 1972 |
Birth Place: | Santa María de Dota, Costa Rica |
Height: | 1.76 m |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1992–1996 |
Years2: | 1996–1998 |
Years3: | 1998–1999 |
Years4: | 1999–2000 |
Years5: | 2000–2002 |
Years6: | 2002–2003 |
Years7: | 2003 |
Years8: | 2003–2004 |
Years9: | 2005–2008 |
Years10: | 2008 |
Clubs10: | Cobán Imperial |
Caps4: | 15 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Caps5: | 80 |
Goals5: | 7 |
Caps6: | 18 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Caps8: | 26 |
Goals8: | 2 |
Caps9: | 57 |
Goals9: | 6 |
Nationalyears1: | 1995–2002 |
Nationalteam1: | Costa Rica |
Nationalcaps1: | 34 |
Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
Alexander Mauricio Madrigal Ureña (born 6 May 1972) is a former Costa Rican-Mexican footballer.
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]
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 and played at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup[6] and was selected for the Costa Rica national football team for the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[7]
His final international was an April 2002 friendly match against South Korea.
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
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1. | 10 June 1995 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1995 Korea Cup | |||
2. | 16 July 2000 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |