Playing position Role Footballer Siblings Jonathan Bolanos Name Christian Bolanos Spouse Jasmine Salas (m. 2006) | Years Team Weight 68 kg Number 2 Height 1.75 m | |
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Full name Christian Bolanos Navarro Date of birth (1984-05-17) 17 May 1984 (age 31) Place of birth Hatillo de San Jose, Costa Rica Current teams Costa Rica national football team (Midfielder), Al-Gharafa Sports Club (#84 / Midfielder) Similar People Celso Borges, Bryan Ruiz, Yeltsin Tejeda, Oscar Duarte, Cristian Gamboa Profiles | ||
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Christian Bolaños Navarro (born 17 May 1984) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC as a winger. Since his international debut in 2005, Bolaños has earned 60 international caps and played at two FIFA World Cups.
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- Christian bolanos st rk pr station mod aab 29 04 12
- Deportivo Saprissa
- OB
- Start
- FC Copenhagen
- Cartagins
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- International
- International goals
- Saprissa
- Individual
- Christian bola os
- References
His brother Jonathan is also a footballer.
Deportivo Saprissa
With Saprissa Bolaños won various national championships as well as a UNCAF Cup title and a CONCACAF Champions Cup title. Bolaños participated in the 2005 FIFA Club World Championship Toyota Cup with his team, and was awarded by FIFA as the third best player of the tournament. Following this success he was invited to attend a ten-day trial with Liverpool, although he was not signed on a permanent basis.
On 9 August 2006, he signed a one-year loan deal with Premier League side Charlton Athletic. However, he failed to obtain a work permit having not played enough games for his country, and the deal fell through.
OB
On 2 June 2007, he signed a three-year contract with the Danish side OB in the top-flight Danish Superliga championship. Struggling to make an impact on the strong Danish midfield, Bolaños was a target for other clubs.
Start
On 6 November 2008, he signed a contract with newly promoted Norwegian side Start starting 1 January 2009.
In IK Start's first test against a Tippeligaen side, Bolaños received rave reviews from the media after outplaying Norwegian international Trond Erik Bertelsen of Viking, who a few days earlier had controlled Bastian Schweinsteiger during Norway's win against Germany. Start coach Knut Tørum said after the game that he will be playing on the right wing during the 2009 season. In his first official match for Start, Bolaños scored two goals against Strømsgodset.
FC Copenhagen
On 30 August 2010, he signed a three-year contract with the defending champions of Denmark, FC Copenhagen at a cost of 1 mill. euros, or 7,5 mio. DK kroner.
On 22 August 2012, Bolaños was linked with a £3 million move to English side Wolverhampton Wanderers, which could re-unite him with former Copenhagen manager Ståle Solbakken.
Cartaginés
On 8 September 2014, he signed with Cartaginés, only to leave them for Qatari side Al Gharafa after the winter championship.
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
On 20 January 2016, he signed a multi-year contract with Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer for an undisclosed amount.
International
He played in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Trinidad and Tobago.
He made his debut for the senior national team in a May 2005 friendly match against Norway and has, as of November 2016, collected a total of 71 caps, scoring 6 goals. He has represented his country in 25 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at both the 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 2014 FIFA World Cup as well as at the 2005, 2007 and 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cups.