Josimar_Arias
Yosimar Arias
Costa Rican footballer (born 1986)
Yosimar Arias Céspedes (born 24 September 1986) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays for Municipal Grecia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yosimar Arias Céspedes | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-09-24) 24 September 1986 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Municipal Grecia | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alajuelense | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Alajuelense | 54 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Puntarenas | 19 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Brujas | 62 | (21) |
| 2011 | Dorados de Sinaloa | 12 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Herediano | 16 | (0) |
| 2012 | Municipal | 17 | (2) |
| 2013–2016 | Herediano | 99 | (20) |
| 2017 | Sonsonate | 11[1] | (2) |
| 2017 | Municipal Grecia | 4 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | AD Guanacasteca | ||
| International career | |||
| 2009–2010 | Costa Rica | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Arias started his career at Alajuelense and played for Puntarenas and Brujas before moving abroad for a spell in Mexico with Dorados de Sinaloa but was released in May 2011.[2] He returned to Costa Rica when signed by Herediano but then had another stint abroad with Guatemalan side Municipal whom he left in December 2012.[3]
In 2003, Arias played at the FIFA U-17 World Championship.[4] He made his senior debut for Costa Rica in a January 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Panama and has earned a total of 5 caps, scoring no goal. He has represented his country at the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup[5] and the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[6]
His final international was an October 2010 friendly match against El Salvador.
- Yosimar Arias, fuera de Dorados Archived 29 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine – Sinaloa Deportes (in Spanish)
- Yosimar Arias y Saúl Phillips dejan el Municipal de Guatemala – Al Día (in Spanish)
- Yosimar Arias – FIFA competition record (archived)
- UNCAF Tournament 2009 Archived 14 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2009 – Full Details Archived 26 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
- Yosimar Arias at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yosimar Arias at Soccerway
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