Rolando Fonseca
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rolando Fonseca Jiménez | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Second striker Striker |
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| Youth career | |||
| Saprissa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1995 | Saprissa | 28 | (33) |
| 1996 | Pachuca | 27 | (9) |
| 1996 | Independiente Medellín | 12 | (7) |
| 1997 | América de Cali | 22 | (0) |
| 1997 | Alajuelense | 11 | (2) |
| 1998–2000 | Comunicaciones | 40 | (44) |
| 2000–2001 | Saprissa | 34 | (18) |
| 2001–2002 | La Piedad | 12 | (5) |
| 2002–2007 | Alajuelense | 117 | (61) |
| 2003 | → Comunicaciones (loan) | 23 | (10) |
| 2006 | → Comunicaciones (loan) | 17 | (4) |
| 2007 | Municipal Liberia | 15 | (5) |
| 2008–2011 | Comunicaciones | 79 | (36) |
| 2012 | Carmelita | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 440 | (234) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1992–2011 | Costa Rica | 113 | (47) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 April 2010. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 May 2010 |
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Rolando Fonseca Jiménez (born 6 June 1974) is a retired Costa Rican footballer who played as a striker.
Nicknamed El Principito (The little prince) and El Rolo, Fonseca usually plays just off the main striker and is renowned for his ability to create opportunities for his teammates and his fierce long shot.
Fonseca is Costa Rica's national team all-time top goalscorer.
Fonseca played for Comunicaciones in Guatemala, Independiente Medellín and América de Cali in Colombia, Pachuca and Pachuca in Mexico, as well as having home spells with Saprissa, Alajuelense and Municipal Liberia.
In Costa Rica, he played a total of 271 games, scoring over 100 goals, between the league's two best teams, Saprissa and Alajuelense. His debut was with Deportivo Saprissa, on 1 June 1991, against ASODELI, and scored his first goal against San Carlos on 28 August. He also won Costa Rican championships in 1993–94, 1994–95 (Saprissa), and 1996–97, 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2004–05 (Alajuelense), adding three CONCACAF Champions' Cups in 1993, 1995 (Saprissa), and 2004 (Alajuelense). Outside Costa Rica, Fonseca won league titles with Comunicaciones in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2008, and 2010, and with América de Cali in 1997.
After solid performances with Alajuelense and the national team, Fonseca received offers in 2007 from China, Chile, Turkey and Major League Soccer, but finally settled, as co-owner, player and captain of Municipal Liberia. Although he was having a great season, he left the project a few days before finishing the Apertura tournament, apparently due to personal issues and some differences with then co-owner Mario Sotela. Rumors surfaced that Fonseca would return to Alajuelense, but they were all quickly discarded.
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