Ariel Santana Céspedes (born 21 January 1988) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belén.[1]

Ariel Santana
Personal information
Full name Ariel Santana Céspedes
Date of birth (1988-01-21) 21 January 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Saprissa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 UCR
2008–2010 Saprissa 5 (1)
2009Deportivo Pereira (loan) 6 (0)
2010 Ramonense
2010–2011 Puntarenas 25 (5)
2011– Belén 110 (25)
International career
2007 Costa Rica U-20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2013

Club career

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Santana started his career at Universidad, then played for Saprissa and had a loan spell at Colombian side Deportivo Pereira, before moving to Ramonense in January 2010[2] and then Puntarenas in summer 2010.[3]

Personal life

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Ariel is a son of Carlos Santana,[3] who played for Costa Rica during the 1984 Summer Olympics.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Profile
  2. ^ Movimientos del Verano Fernández será ficha de Santos - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. ^ a b Ariel Santana jugará con Puntarenas - La Nación (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Ariel SantanaFIFA competition record (archived)
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