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]
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]
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.
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]
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.
N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 12 June 2004 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | Cuba | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 25 February 2005 | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | Guatemala | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup |
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.