Pablo Brenes Explained

Pablo Brenes
Fullname:Pablo Andrés Brenes Quesada
Birth Date:1982 8, df=yes
Birth Place:Costa Rica
Height:1.73m (05.68feet)[1]
Position:Attacking midfielder
Left winger
Years1:2001–2003
Clubs1:Pérez Zeledón
Years2:2004
Clubs2:MetroStars
Years3:2005
Clubs3:Saprissa
Years4:2005
Clubs4:Real Salt Lake
Years5:2006–2008
Clubs5:Saprissa
Years6:2008–2010
Clubs6:Brujas
Years7:2011–2013
Clubs7:Cartaginés
Years8:2013
Clubs8:Santos de Guápiles
Caps1:33
Goals1:4
Caps2:14
Goals2:0
Caps3:10
Goals3:0
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Caps5:78
Goals5:3
Caps6:62
Goals6:12
Caps7:70
Goals7:20
Caps8:7
Goals8:0
Nationalyears1:2005–2009
Nationalteam1:Costa Rica
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:0

Pablo Andrés Brenes Quesada (born 4 August 1982) is a Costa Rican soccer player.

Club career

Brenes' first team in Major League Soccer (MLS) was the MetroStars,[2] whom he joined from Pérez Zeledón in Costa Rica, signing with the team on June 4, 2004. He finished the year with no goals or assists in 14 games. Brenes was then taken by Real Salt Lake in the 2004 MLS Expansion Draft,[3] but never played a game with the team. He was traded to Saprissa for Douglas Sequeira[4] (who was then sent to Chivas USA).

With Saprissa, he has won a national championship and a CONCACAF Champions Cup, and was part of the team that played the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup,[5] where Saprissa finished third behind São Paulo and Liverpool. In 2008, he joined Brujas.[6]

In summer 2011, Brenes signed a three short tournament[7] and debuted in the tie against Alajuelense, scoring the team's goal. He was released by Cartaginés in May 2013.[8]

He was later released by his new club Santos de Guápiles in November 2013.[9]

International career

Brenes was a fixture for the Under-23 Costa Rica national football team, and played a major role in the team's run in the 2004 Summer Olympics,[10] impressing many observers.

He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a June 2005 friendly match against China and has earned a total of 11 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country in 3 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup[11] as well as at the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup[12] where he played his final international in July 2009 against Mexico.

Career statistics

SeasonClubDivisionLeagueCupConcachampionsTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2010–11CartaginésPrimera División134----134
2011–123512----3512
2012–13193----193
Career Total6719----6719

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters . FIFA.com . Fédération Internationale de Football Association . 4 December 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051219093824/http://www.fifa.com/documents/tournaments/cwc/CWC_2005_sl-latest.xls . 19 December 2005 . dead .
  2. http://www.perezzeledon.net/203/generaleno-pablo-brenes-ficha-con-el-metro-stars-de-usa/ Generaleño Pablo Brenes ficha con el Metro stars de USA
  3. https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/23/sports/soccer/23soccer.html?pagewanted=print&position=&_r=0 Still Waiting for a New Home
  4. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2005/febrero/24/deportes2.html Pablo Brenes a Saprissa
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20130103095404/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/clubworldcup/japan2005/teams/team=1896632/index.html FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup Japan 2005 Squad List
  6. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2008/julio/09/deportes1611656.html Brujas carga pilas para el Invierno
  7. Web site: Cartaginés. Pablo Brenes primer refuerzo del Cartaginés. https://archive.today/20120709102727/http://cartagines.net/oficial-pablo-brenes-se-convirtio-en-el-primer-refuerzo-del-cartagines-para-el-torneo-de-verano-2011.html. dead. 2012-07-09. 2010-12-21.
  8. http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Pailos-Pablo-Brenes-Greaves-Cartagines_0_1344265728.html Iván Pailos, Pablo Brenes y Edgar Greaves fuera del Cartaginés
  9. http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Brenes-Perez-Miguel-Santos-Guapiles_0_1381261993.html Pablo Brenes, Enoc Pérez y Miguel Marín separados del Santos de Guápiles
  10. Web site: Sports Reference. Pablo Brenes Biography and Statistics. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418065937/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/br/pablo-brenes-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. 2009-07-22.
  11. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam09det.html UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details
  12. http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2009gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 - Full Details