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José Mena
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Mena Alfaro[1]
Date of birth (1989-02-02) 2 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth San Jose, Costa Rica
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Municipal
Number 3
Youth career
Saprissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Saprissa 49 (4)
2012 Pérez Zeledón 13 (0)
2013–2014 Bangkok Glass 24 (0)
2015–2016 UCR 73 (11)
2017 Herediano 7 (1)
2017–2023 Antigua 251 (17)
2024- Municipal 20 (3)
International career
2010– Costa Rica 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 February 2021 (UTC)

José Antonio Mena Alfaro (born 2 February 1989) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga Nacional club Municipal.

Club career

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In 2009, he debuted for Primera División de Costa Rica club Saprissa.[2] On 5 September 2012, he moved to Municipal Pérez Zeledón on a one-year contract with an option to extend for a further year,[3] but he left them in December 2012 for Thailand outfit Bangkok Glass.[4] In August 2014 he terminated his contract with Bangkok focusing on his recovery from a broken foot.[5]

He returned to Costa Rica in December 2014 to sign for Universidad.[6]

International career

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Mena played for the Costa Rica national football team at the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt, where the team finished in fourth place.[7]

On 1 June 2010 he made his senior debut for the Costa Rica national football team in a friendly match against Switzerland[8]

Honours

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Bangkok Glass
Antigua
Municipal

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009™: List of Players: Costa Rica" (PDF). FIFA. 6 October 2009. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2009.
  2. ^ "José Mena".
  3. ^ "José Mena llega a Pérez Zeledón por un torneo". Alejandro Méndez (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  4. ^ Jugará en el fútbol de Asia José Mena se va para el exterior - Al Dia (in Spanish)
  5. ^ José Mena recayó en su lesión y rescindió su contrato en Tailandia - Everardo Herrera (in Spanish)
  6. ^ José Mena regresa al fútbol costarricense con la UCR Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine - Tico Deporte (in Spanish)
  7. ^ José MenaFIFA competition record (archived)
  8. ^ "José Mena » Internationals".
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