Christian Bolaños

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Personal information
Cristian Bolaños
Full name	Cristian Bolaños Navarro
Date of birth	May 17, 1984 (1984-05-17) (age 24)
Place of birth	San José, Costa Rica
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	OB
Number	22
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2001-2007 2007-	Deportivo Saprissa OB	0-0000(-) 027000 (3)
National team²
2005-	Costa Rica	020 0(1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 5, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of January 5, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Cristian Bolaños (born May 17, 1984) is a Costa Rican football player who plays for Odense Boldklub (OB) and the Costa Rican national soccer team. He plays midfielder, and is considered to be one of the most talented young players in Concacaf. With Saprissa he has already won two national championships as well as a UNCAF Cup title and a CONCACAF Champions Cup title. Cristian participated in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup with his team, and was awarded by FIFA as the third best player of the tournament. Following this success he was invited to attend a ten day trial with Liverpool, although he was not signed on a permanent basis.

With the Costa Rican national team, he played in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Trinidad and Tobago and the Qualifications for the 2006 FIFA World Cup that was held in Germany. He is expected to play a key role in Costa Rica's qualification attempts for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. As at June 4, 2007, he has 20 international caps and a single goal.

On 9 August 2006, he signed a one year loan deal with Premier League side Charlton Athletic. However, he failed to obtain a work permit having not played enough games for his country, and the deal fell through.^[1]

On June 2, 2007, he signed a 3-year contract with the Danish side OB in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship.

[edit] References

^ "Charlton fail with Bolanos permit", BBC, 2006-08-30. Retrieved on 2007-11-05.

[edit] External links

(Danish) OB profile
(Danish) Career statistics at Danmarks Radio
FootballDatabase profile

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v • d • e Costa Rica squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup

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