Personal information | |||
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Full name | José Andrés Salvatierra López | ||
Date of birth | 10 October 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Escazú, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2010–2021 | Alajuelense | 266 | (11) |
2022–2023 | Sporting San José | 5 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2011–2017 | Costa Rica | 36 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2017 |
José Andrés Salvatierra López (born 10 October 1989) is a former Costa Rican footballer who played as a right-back. [1]
Salvatierra made his professional debut on 7 April 2010 against Águilas Guanacastecas. [2]
Salvatierra moved to Major League Soccer side FC Dallas on 16 December 2016. [3]
On 24 January 2017, FC Dallas announced the club and Salvatierra agreed to part ways due to the player failing his physical and medical exams before the MLS Preseason. [4]
Salvatierra made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a June 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Cuba and earned a total of 26 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 5 FIFA World Cup qualification matches [5] and played at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, [6] 2011 Copa América [7] and 2013 Copa Centroamericana.