Allan Oviedo
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Allan Fernando Oviedo Rodríguez | ||
Date of birth | November 8, 1970 | ||
Place of birth | El Llano, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
1991 | Puntarenense | ||
1991–1992 | Municipal Puntarenas | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1995 | Sagrada Familia | (9) | |
1995–1996 | Belén | 43 | (20) |
1996 | FAS | ||
1996–1997 | Herediano | 36 | (26) |
1998–1999 | Unión de Curtidores | ||
1999 | Comunicaciones | ||
2000 | Herediano | 15 | (5) |
2000 | Tigrillos | ||
2001–2002 | Alajuelense | 30 | (9) |
2002–2003 | Cartaginés | (8) | |
2003–2004 | Herediano | (4) | |
2004 | Puntarenas | (5) | |
2005 | Belén | (4) | |
2005–2006 | Brujas | ||
National team | |||
1996–1999 | Costa Rica | 26 | (7) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Allan Fernando Oviedo Rodríguez (born November 8, 1970)[1] is a retired Costa Rican football striker.
Club career[]
After winning promotion with the club, Oviedo made his Primera División debut for Sagrada Familia on 3 September 1994 against Turrialba and scored his first goal for them on 24 September 1994 against Limonense.[1] He then joined Belén and in May 1996 he moved abroad to play a month for Salvadoran side FAS.[2] On his return in Costa Rica, he won the 1996–1997 goalscorer award with 26 goals for Herediano[3] only to leave the club in December 1997 when he signed a six-months contract with Mexican second division team Unión de Curtidores.[4] He stayed another year with the club when joined by compatriots Alexander Madrigal and .[5] Later in 1999 he played for Guatemalan giants Comunicaciones[6] and a half season at Herediano.
In 2001 Oviedo left another Mexican second division side, Tigrillos Nuevo León,[7] and became part of a championship-winning Alajuelense,[8] before moving on to Cartaginés,[9] Puntarenas,[10] Belén[11] and finishing his career at Brujas.[12]
Oviedo totalled 105 Costa Rica premier league goals in his career.[13]
International career[]
A rather short striker, Oviedo made his debut for Costa Rica in an August 1996 friendly match against Chile and earned a total of 26 caps, scoring 7 goals. He represented his country in 9 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[14] and played at the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup[15] as well as at the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup[16] and the 1997 Copa América.[17]
His final international was an August 1999 friendly match against Uruguay.
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 7 November 1996 | Estadio Municipal Pérez Zeledón, San Isidro de El General, Costa Rica | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match |
2. | 19 February 1997 | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia, Costa Rica | ![]() |
1–0 | 5–2 | Friendly match |
3. | 19 February 1997 | Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia, Costa Rica | ![]() |
5–2 | 5–2 | Friendly match |
4. | 16 April 1997 | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup |
5. | 16 April 1997 | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | ![]() |
3–0 | 5–1 | 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup |
6. | 11 May 1997 | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica | ![]() |
3–1 | 3–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7. | 7 February 1998 | Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, USA | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
Personal life[]
He is a son of Fernando Oviedo and Virginia Rodríguez and married to Reyani Miranda López. Allan and Reyani have three children.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Allan Oviedo y sus 100 goles Sueños de un centenario – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Allan Oviedo un mes al FAS – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Goleadores de Campeonato Nacional Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine – UNAFUT
- ^ Oviedo a México•Goleador florense firmó contrato con club de segunda división azteca – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Curtidores con buena racha•Equipo de Madrigal, Harris y Oviedo lidera la Primera División A del futbol mexicano – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ La legión celebró – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Oviedo arregló – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ 2001 – Alajuelense
- ^ La honestidad de Allan Oviedo – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Puntarenas hizo purga – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ La espuela de Allan Oviedo – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Un Brujas renovado ansía protagonismo – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Mambo, máximo goleador activo en Primera División Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine – Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Allan Oviedo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 1997 Archived May 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 – Full Details Archived June 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- ^ Copa América 1997 Archived March 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
External links[]
- Allan Oviedo at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1970 births
- Living people
- People from Alajuela
- Association football forwards
- Costa Rican footballers
- Costa Rica international footballers
- 1997 Copa América players
- 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Belén F.C. players
- C.D. FAS footballers
- C.S. Herediano footballers
- Unión de Curtidores footballers
- Comunicaciones F.C. players
- L.D. Alajuelense footballers
- C.S. Cartaginés players
- Puntarenas F.C. players
- Brujas FC players
- Costa Rican expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in El Salvador
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Guatemala
- Copa Centroamericana-winning players
- Liga FPD players