Javier Astúa
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Javier Astúa Araya | ||
Date of birth | (1968-11-06)6 November 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Quepos, Costa Rica | ||
Date of death | 4 January 2022(2022-01-04) (aged 53) | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1992 | Puntarenas | 168 | (46) |
1992 | Morelia | 2 | (0) |
1993 | Palestino | 7 | (1) |
1994–1995 | Alajuelense | ||
1995 | San Carlos | ||
1996 | Herediano | ||
1999 | Carmelita | ||
International career | |||
1992–1994 | Costa Rica | 13 | (7) |
Managerial career | |||
2011 | Municipal Puntarenas | ||
2013 | Jicaral | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Javier Astúa Araya (6 November 1968 – 4 January 2022) was a Costa Rican professional footballer who played as a forward.
Club career
Born in Quepos,[1] Astúa played several years for Municipal Puntarenas and played two matches for Mexican outfit Morelia in September 1992.[2] He had a frustrating four-month stint at Chilean side Palestino,[3] before returning to Costa Rica where he joined Alajuelense. He later played for San Carlos, who released him in November 1995 after an injury-hit spell.[4] In March 2006, he was released by Herediano.[5] He finished his career at Carmelita before more injury cut short his career.
He was twice the Costa Rica Premier Division top goalscorer, in 1992 and 1994.[6]
International career
Astúa made his debut for Costa Rica in an April 1992 friendly against El Salvador and earned a total of 13 caps, scoring seven goals. He has represented his country in four FIFA World Cup qualification matches[7] and played at the 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup.[8]
He played his final international game in January 1994 against Norway.
Later life and death
Astúa was married and had a daughter and a son,[1] who was manager of Third Division side Jicaral in 2013.[9] He died on 4 January 2022, at the age of 53.[10]
Career statistics
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Astúa goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 23 August 1992 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica | Panama | 5–0 | 5–1 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 5 December 1992 | Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Honduras | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 13 December 1992 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1–0 | 5–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 3–0 | |||||
5 | 4–0 | |||||
6 | 16 February 1993 | Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica | Nicaragua | 1–0 | 6–0 | 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification |
7 | 3–0 |
References
- ^ a b “Extraño el fútbol”, Al Día, (in Spanish)
- ^ Mexican league stats Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine - Mediotiempo (in Spanish)
- ^ Javier Astúa se confiesa - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Separado Astúa - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Sacudida en Herediano Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Goleadores de Campeonato Nacional Archived 30 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT
- ^ Javier Astúa – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 1993 - RSSSF
- ^ Jicaral y Siquirres a un paso de la final - DiarioExtra (in Spanish)
- ^ Fallece recordado exjugador del fútbol nacional: Javier Astúa Araya (in Spanish)
External links
- Javier Astúa at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1929: Madrigal
- 1938: Piedra / Meza
- 1939: Morera
- 1940: Meza
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- 1943: Zeledón
- 1945: Rodríguez
- 1948: Muñoz
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- 1950: Armijo
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