Javier Astúa

Javier Astúa Araya (born 6 November 1968) is a retired Costa Rican footballer who played as a forward.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Astúa and the second or maternal family name is Araya.
Javier Astúa
Personal information
Full name Javier Astúa Araya
Date of birth (1968-11-06) 6 November 1968
Place of birth Quepos, Costa Rica
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
National team‡
1992–1994 Costa Rica 13 (7)
Teams managed
2011 Municipal Puntarenas
2013 Jicaral
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 January 2015

Club career

Born in Quepos,[1] Astúa played several years for Municipal Puntarenas and played 2 matches for Mexican outfit Morelia in September 1992.[2] He had a frustrating 4-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

He made his debut for Costa Rica in an April 1992 friendly match against El Salvador and earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 7 goals. He has represented his country in 4 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.

International goals
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 August 1992Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Panama5–05–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.5 December 1992Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Honduras1–21–21994 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.13 December 1992Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1–05–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.13 December 1992Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3–05–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.13 December 1992Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4–05–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.16 February 1993Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Nicaragua1–06–01993 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification
7.16 February 1993Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica Nicaragua3–06–01993 UNCAF Nations Cup qualification

Personal life

Astúa is married and has a daughter and a two son.[1] He was manager of Third Division side Jicaral in 2013.[9]

References
  1. “Extraño el fútbol” - Al Día (in Spanish)
  2. Mexican league stats Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine - Mediotiempo (in Spanish)
  3. Javier Astúa se confiesa - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. Separado Astúa - Nación (in Spanish)
  5. Sacudida en Herediano - Nación (in Spanish)
  6. Goleadores de Campeonato Nacional Archived 2013-10-30 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT
  7. Javier Astúa – FIFA competition record
  8. UNCAF Tournament 1993 - RSSSF
  9. Jicaral y Siquirres a un paso de la final - DiarioExtra (in Spanish)
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