Javier Astúa
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Javier Astúa Araya | ||
Date of birth | 6 November 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Quepos, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1992 | Puntarenas | 168 | (46) |
1992 | Morelia | 2 | (0) |
1993 | Palestino | 7 | (1) |
1994–1995 | Alajuelense | ||
1995 | San Carlos | ||
1996 | Herediano | ||
1999 | Carmelita | ||
National team‡ | |||
1992–1994 | Costa Rica | 13 | (7) |
Teams managed | |||
2011 | Municipal Puntarenas | ||
2013 | Jicaral | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 January 2015 |
Javier Astúa Araya (born 6 November 1968) is a retired Costa Rican footballer who played as a forward.
Club career[]
Born in Quepos,[1] Astúa played several years for Municipal Puntarenas and played 2 matches for Mexican outfit Morelia in September 1992.[2] He had a frustrating 4-month stint at Chilean side Palestino,[3] before returning to Costa Rica where he joined Alajuelense. He later played for San Carlos, who released him in November 1995 after an injury-hit spell.[4] In March 2006, he was released by Herediano.[5] He finished his career at Carmelita before more injury cut short his career.
He was twice the Costa Rica Premier Division top goalscorer, in 1992 and 1994.[6]
International career[]
He made his debut for Costa Rica in an April 1992 friendly match against El Salvador and earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 7 goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[7] and played at the 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup.[8]
He played his final international game in January 1994 against Norway.
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 23 August 1992 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica | Panama | 5–0 | 5–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 5 December 1992 | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Honduras | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3. | 13 December 1992 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4. | 13 December 1992 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3–0 | 5–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5. | 13 December 1992 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
6. | 16 February 1993 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica | Nicaragua | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification |
7. | 16 February 1993 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica | Nicaragua | 3–0 | 6–0 | 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification |
Personal life[]
Astúa is married and has a daughter and a two son.[1] He was manager of Third Division side Jicaral in 2013.[9]
References[]
- ^ a b “Extraño el fútbol” - Al Día (in Spanish)
- ^ Mexican league stats Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine - Mediotiempo (in Spanish)
- ^ Javier Astúa se confiesa - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Separado Astúa - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Sacudida en Herediano - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Goleadores de Campeonato Nacional Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT
- ^ Javier Astúa – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 1993 - RSSSF
- ^ Jicaral y Siquirres a un paso de la final - DiarioExtra (in Spanish)
External links[]
- Javier Astúa at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1968 births
- Living people
- People from Puntarenas Province
- Association football forwards
- Costa Rican footballers
- Costa Rican expatriate footballers
- Costa Rica international footballers
- Puntarenas F.C. players
- Monarcas Morelia footballers
- Club Deportivo Palestino footballers
- L.D. Alajuelense footballers
- A.D. San Carlos footballers
- C.S. Herediano footballers
- A.D. Carmelita footballers
- Liga FPD players
- Liga MX players
- Chilean Primera División players
- Expatriate footballers in Mexico
- Expatriate footballers in Chile
- Costa Rican football managers
- Costa Rican football biography stubs