Alexander Madrigal


Alexander Mauricio Madrigal Ureña is a former Costa Rican-Mexican footballer.

Club career

Madrigal grew up in Santa María de Dota and started his career at Cartaginés, with whom he lost the 1992–93 league title decider against Herediano and the 1995–96 final against Alajuelense, and later joined Alajuelense before entering a 5-year spell in Mexico, where he played for 5 different clubs.
Madrigal also played for Municipal Pérez Zeledón. El Machón finished his career at Guatemalan side Cobán Imperial.

International career

Madrigal made his debut for Costa Rica in a May 1995 friendly match against the USA and earned a total of 34 caps, scoring 2 goals. He represented his country in 12 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup and was selected for the Costa Rica national football team for the 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
His final international was an April 2002 friendly match against South Korea.

International goals

DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 June 1995Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea1–21–21995 Korea Cup
2.16 July 2000Waterford National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados1–01–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification