Andy Furtado Explained

Andy Furtado
Fullname:Andy Furtado Dixon
Birth Date:30 October 1980
Height:1.9m (06.2feet)
Birth Place:Limón, Costa Rica
Currentclub:Belén
Position:Forward
Years1:2000–2004
Years2:2004–2005
Years3:2005–2007
Years4:2008
Years5:2009
Years6:2009
Years7:2010
Years8:2011
Years9:2012
Years10:2012–2013
Clubs1:Santos de Guápiles
Clubs2:Fusión Tibás
Clubs3:San Carlos
Caps3:50
Goals3:18
Clubs4:Marathón
Caps4:19
Goals4:6
Clubs5:Herediano (loan)
Caps5:13
Goals5:3
Clubs6:Marathón
Caps6:0
Goals6:0
Caps8:9
Goals8:1
Clubs9:Limón
Caps9:10
Goals9:1
Clubs10:Belén
Caps10:18
Goals10:2
Nationalyears1:2007–2009
Nationalteam1:Costa Rica
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:5
Ntupdate:17 October 2009

Andy Furtado Dixon (born 3 January 1980) is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for Belén.

Club career

He lost the Second Division championship final in May 2005 with Fusión Tibás.[1] In August 2008 Furtado signed a 4-month contract with Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua.[2]

He played in the CONCACAF's Champions League 2008-09, with Marathón of Honduras. In January 2009 he moved to Herediano on loan.[3] After returning to Marathón, Furtado was banned from football by the Costa Rica football federation in September 2009, after being tested positive for betamethasone.[4] In May 2011 he resumed playing when he was snapped up by Guatemalan outfit Comunicaciones.[5]

In January 2012, he returned to Costa Rica to play for Limón[6] and in Summer 2012, he joined Belén.[7] In summer 2013 he left Belén but was denied by Santos due to physical problems.[8]

International career

Furtado made his debut for Costa Rica in a February 2007 friendly match against Trinidad & Tobago and earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 5 goals. He represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2007[9] and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup, where he scored the 2 winning goals over Panama on the 6' and 15' minute, which made Costa Rica win 3-0.[10]

His final international was an April 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador.

Notes and References

  1. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2005/mayo/29/deportes6.html ¡Guipipía!, con el sudor y el honor de Santa Cruz
  2. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2008/agosto/02/deportes1645481.html Andy Furtado jugará en China
  3. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2009/enero/09/deportes1833520.html Andy Furtado jugará con Herediano
  4. http://www.concacaf.com/view_archive.aspx?id=4963 Costa Rica suspends Furtado for two years for doping
  5. http://wfnode01.nacion.com/2011-05-20/Deportes/NotasSecundarias/Deportes2783945.aspx Comunicaciones fichó a Furtado
  6. http://www.nacion.com/deportes/Andy-Furtado-viene-Limon-FC_0_1244675731.html Andy Furtado viene al país para jugar con Limón FC
  7. http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Belen-firmo-Furtado-ano_0_1267273434.html Belén firmó a Furtado por un año
  8. http://www.aldia.cr/futbol-costa-rica/santos/Santos_de_Guapiles-Andy_Furtado_0_167383302.html Andy Furtado quedó fuera del Santos de Guápiles
  9. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam07det.html Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2007 - Details
  10. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam09det.html Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2009 - Details