Joaquín Guillén

Joaquín Bernardo Guillén González (born 12 January 1968) is a retired Costa Rican football player.

Joaquín Guillén
Personal information
Full name Joaquín Bernardo Guillén González
Date of birth (1968-01-12) 12 January 1968
Place of birth Alajuela, Costa Rica
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1998 Alajuelense 331
1998–1999 Municipal
1999–2000 Santos de Guápiles
2001 Cartaginés
2001–2002 Carmelita
National team‡
1991–1998 Costa Rica 20 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 January 2015
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 January 2015
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guillén and the second or maternal family name is González.

He played most of his career at hometown club Alajuelense.

Club career

Guillén totalled 331 league matches for Liga.[1] In summer 1998 he joined compatriots Rónald Gómez and Richard Smith at Guatemalan side Municipal.[2] He had a few seasons back at home with Santos de Guápiles, moved to Cartaginés in January 2001[3] and joined Carmelita in summer 2001.[4]

International career

Guillén made his debut for Costa Rica in a November 1991 friendly match against the United States and earned a total of 20 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[5] and played at the 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup,[6] the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup[7] and the 1997 Copa América.[8]

His final international was a February 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against the United States.

References
  1. Un histórico "Pato" - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
  2. Vestidos de rojo•Gómez, Guillén y Smith, sangre tica en el Municipal de Guatemala - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. ¡Se enojó Pesice! - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. Campeonato 2001-2002: Carmelita - Nación (in Spanish)
  5. Joaquín Guillén – FIFA competition record
  6. UNCAF Tournament 1997 - RSSSF
  7. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details Archived 10 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  8. Copa América 1997 - RSSSF


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