| Álvaro Solano | |
| Fullname: | Álvaro Enrique Solano Artavia |
| Birth Date: | 25 June 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1978–1991 |
| Clubs1: | Alajuelense |
| Caps1: | 396 |
| Goals1: | 73 |
| Years2: | 1992–1993 |
| Caps2: | 55 |
| Goals2: | 8 |
| Totalcaps: | 451 |
| Totalgoals: | 81 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1983–1990 |
| Nationalteam1: | Costa Rica |
| Nationalcaps1: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Manageryears1: | 1999 |
| Managerclubs1: | Alajuelense |
| Manageryears2: | 2000 |
| Managerclubs2: | Municipal Puntarenas |
| Manageryears3: | 2000 |
| Managerclubs3: | Universidad |
| Manageryears4: | 2001–2003 |
| Managerclubs4: | Carmelita |
| Manageryears5: | 2004– |
| Managerclubs5: | Santa Bárbara |
| Manageryears6: | 2007 |
| Managerclubs6: | Alajuelense |
Álvaro Enrique Solano Artavia (born 25 June 1961) is a retired Costa Rican football player, who used to play as a midfielder.
Solano made his professional debut for Alajuelense on 2 July 1978 against Limonense and went on to play 396 games for them, ranking him 4th on the club's all-time appearances list. He scored his first goal on 18 March 1979 against Barrio México.[1] He later played for Carmelita.
He made his debut for Costa Rica in a March 1983 friendly match against Mexico and earned a total of 14 caps (excluding 12 unofficial matches), scoring 2 goals.[1] He represented his country in 8 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and he played at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[2]
His final international was a February 1990 FIFA World Cup warm-up match against the Soviet Union.
After retiring as a player, he became manager of his beloved Liga in 1999[3] and also was in charge at Carmelita,[4] Santa Bárbara[5] and Municipal Puntarenas.[6] He returned as caretaker at the helm of Alajuelense in January 2007, replacing Colombian José Cheché Hernández.[7]