Douglas Sequeira
![]() Sequeira as part of Saprissa's coaching staff | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Douglas Esteban Sequeira Solano | ||
Date of birth | 23 August 1977 | ||
Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender/Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Saprissa | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1997 | Saprissa | 10 | (1) |
1997–1999 | Feyenoord | 0 | (0) |
1998 | → Excelsior (loan) | ||
1999–2000 | Karlsruher SC | 24 | (0) |
2000–2005 | Saprissa | ||
2005 | Chivas USA | 23 | (2) |
2006 | Real Salt Lake | 18 | (1) |
2007–2009 | Tromsø | 63 | (7) |
2009–2013 | Saprissa | 127 | (10) |
International career | |||
1999–2010 | Costa Rica | 42 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Douglas Esteban Sequeira Solano (Also known as El Esqueleto Sequeira) (born 23 August 1977) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a defender.[1]
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Sequeira started his career in Costa Rica by playing for Saprissa in 1995. He moved abroad after the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship to spend time in Europe with Feyenoord,[2] who loaned him to then feeder club Excelsior for whom he made his debut in the Eerste Divisie against Emmen on 18 October 1997.[3] In 1999, he signed for two years for German second division side Karlsruhe alongside compatriot Mínor Díaz,[4] playing 24 matches,[5] before returning to Costa Rica and Saprissa.[6]
Major League Soccer
[edit]He was originally acquired by Major League Soccer and Real Salt Lake from Saprissa in exchange for Pablo Brenes, and was immediately sent to Chivas USA[7] for a draft pick, and spent a year with the team. Subsequently, Sequeira ended up at Real Salt Lake[8] but was waived following the 2006 season.
Tromsø
[edit]In December 2006, he signed a three-year contract with Norwegian club Tromsø. Sequeira got a good start to his career at Tromsø, scoring the 1–0 winning goal in the 8th minute of his first official match for the club, against Vålerenga on 9 April 2007.[9] On 30 July 2009, Sequeira played his last match for Tromsø at Alfheim Stadion. He will return to Costa Rica and Saprissa, after playing against Vålerenga on 9 August 2009.[10]
After playing a few more seasons for Saprissa, Sequeira retired in November 2013[11] and became manager of Saprissa's youth team.[12]
International career
[edit]Sequeira has played for the Costa Rica national football team on various youth levels, and received his first senior cap in a February 1999 friendly match against Jamaica. Since then he has represented the national team 42 times scoring twice.[13] He played in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, held in Malaysia, and the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[14]
FIFA suspended Sequeira for three matches following an incident where he kneed an opponent in the stomach during a 3–0 loss to the United States during qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[15]
His final international was an August 2010 friendly match against Paraguay.
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 12 June 2004 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 25 February 2005 | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | ![]() |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup |
Personal life
[edit]Sequeira is married to Andrea Borbón and they have a son, Douglas, and a daughter, Brianna.[16] His older brother, Alejandro Sequeira played as forward.
References
[edit]- ^ "Comunicado de prensa - Federación Costarricense de Fútbol".
- ^ Douglas camino al Feyenoord - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Sequeira se consolida■Es titular en las filas del Excelsior de Rotterdam - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Con alma campesina - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ "Sequeira, Douglas". Kicker. Archived from the original on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ Douglas Sequeira deja la ‘liga del frío’ por razones familiares - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Chivas USA contrató a defensor costarricense Douglas Sequeira - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Cuatro ticos procurarán la revancha en la MLS - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Arrancó el futbol de Noruega Sequeira le dio la victoria al Tromso con un golazo - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Vemodig Douglas Archived 2010-04-09 at the Wayback Machine TIL.no
- ^ Douglas Sequeira: ‘Me voy realizado, creo que no me faltó nada’ - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Douglas Sequeira es el nuevo director técnico del Alto Rendimiento del Saprissa - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ "Costa Rica - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 6 July 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
- ^ Douglas Sequeira – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Costa Rican suspended for foul vs. U.S. team". Deseret News. 23 June 2005. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
- ^ Douglas Sequeira sueña con entrenar niños tras su retiro - Al Día (in Spanish)
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External links
[edit]- Douglas Sequeira at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Footballers from San José, Costa Rica
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football utility players
- Costa Rican men's footballers
- Costa Rica men's international footballers
- 2004 Copa América players
- 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- Deportivo Saprissa players
- Feyenoord players
- Excelsior Rotterdam players
- Karlsruher SC players
- Chivas USA players
- Real Salt Lake players
- Tromsø IL players
- Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Liga FPD players
- Eerste Divisie players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Major League Soccer players
- Eliteserien players
- Central American Games gold medalists for Costa Rica
- Central American Games medalists in football