Andy Furtado Dixon (born 3 January 1980) is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for Belén.
Club career
He lost the Second Division championship final in May 2005 with Fusión Tibás.[1] In August 2008 Furtado signed a 4-month contract with Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua.[2]
He played in the CONCACAF's Champions League 2008-09, with Marathón of Honduras. In January 2009 he moved to Herediano on loan.[3] After returning to Marathón, Furtado was banned from football by the Costa Rica football federation in September 2009, after being tested positive for betamethasone.[4] In May 2011 he resumed playing when he was snapped up by Guatemalan outfit Comunicaciones.[5]
In January 2012, he returned to Costa Rica to play for Limón[6] and in Summer 2012, he joined Belén.[7] In summer 2013 he left Belén but was denied by Santos due to physical problems.[8]
International career
Furtado made his debut for Costa Rica in a February 2007 friendly match against Trinidad & Tobago and earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 5 goals. He represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[9] and played at the 2007[10] and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup, where he scored the 2 winning goals over Panama on the 6' and 15' minute, which made Costa Rica win 3-0.[11]
His final international was an April 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador.
References
- ^ ¡Guipipía!, con el sudor y el honor de Santa Cruz Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Andy Furtado jugará en China - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Andy Furtado jugará con Herediano - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Costa Rica suspends Furtado for two years for doping[permanent dead link ] - CONCACAF
- ^ Comunicaciones fichó a Furtado Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Andy Furtado viene al país para jugar con Limón FC - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Belén firmó a Furtado por un año - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Andy Furtado quedó fuera del Santos de Guápiles - Al Día (in Spanish)
- ^ Andy Furtado – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2007 - Details - RSSSF
- ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2009 - Details - RSSSF
External links
- Andy Furtado at National-Football-Teams.com
- Andy Furtado at Soccerway
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