Cristhian Lagos

Cristhian Lagos
Lagos with Santos in a match against Limón
Personal information
Full name Cristhian Lagos Navarro
Date of birth (1984-08-17) 17 August 1984
Place of birth Ciudad Cortés, Costa Rica
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Santos de Guápiles
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Turrialba (36)
2010 Brujas 24 (9)
2011 → Alajuelense (loan) 15 (1)
2012 Santos de Guápiles 42 (28)
2013 Saprissa 18 (5)
2013 → Santos de Guápiles (loan) 21 (13)
2014 Churchill Brothers 3 (0)
2014 Santos de Guápiles 16 (4)
2015–2017 Herediano 35 (12)
2016 → Xelajú (loan) 18 (8)
2016–2017 → Santos de Guápiles (loan) 31 (10)
2017– Santos de Guápiles 4 (0)
National team‡
2012– Costa Rica 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 January 2016

Cristhian Lagos Navarro (born 17 August 1984[1]) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays for Santos de Guápiles.

Club career

Early years

Born in Puntarenas Province, Lagos' parents decided to move to Limón where Cristhian went to school and worked in banana plantations. Only at 22 years of age he was offered the possibility to join second division side Turrialba.[1] Lagos subsequently started his professional career at Turrialba before moving to Brujas in 2010.[2] He joined Alajuelense on loan in February 2011[3]

Deportivo Saprissa

On December 14, 2012 Lagos signed with Saprissa.[4][5] He made his debut in a 2-1 loss against San Carlos. On February 10 Lagos scored his first goal with the club in a 2-2 tie against Puntarenas. In August 2013 he returned to Santos.[6]

Churchill Brothers

On 27 December 2013 it was announced that Lagos had signed for Churchill Brothers of the I-League.[7] On 11 March 2014, Lagos scored brace in AFC Cup match against Maldives side New Radiant SC in which Churchill Brothers won 3-0.[8]

In June 2014 he returned to Santos de Guápiles, claiming the Indian side broke his contract by only paying him one month wages.[9]

International career

A tall striker, Lagos was called for the Costa Rica national team in October for the World Cup Qualifiers against El Salvador and Guyana but did not appear in either of the two matches. Lagos made his debut in a 1-1 draw against Bolivia on November 14, 2012. Lagos scored his first goal with the national team in a 2-0 victory against Nicaragua in the Copa Centroamericana

International Goals

Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.

References

  1. 1 2 Goleador de Turrialba salió de las bananeras de Siquirres Las adversidades son el motor de Cristian Lagos Archived 2014-08-10 at the Wayback Machine. - Nación (in Spanish)
  2. ↑ Goles de Cristian Lagos contra la adversidad - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Alajuelense presentará hoy dos refuerzos - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. ↑ http://www.aldia.cr/futbol-costa-rica/saprissa/Cristian_Lagos-Saprissa-fichaje_0_44395599.html
  5. ↑ http://www.nacion.com/2012-12-14/Deportes/Cristhian-Lagos-y-Diego-Madrigal-ya-son-jugadores-del-Saprissa.aspx
  6. ↑ Cristian Lagos deja Saprissa y vuelve a Santos - Nación (in Spanish)
  7. ↑ "Cristian Lagos jugará en la India a partir de enero". Teletica. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
  8. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/130915/churchill-brothers-sc-vs-new-radiant/report?ICID=CP_1083
  9. ↑ Cristian Lagos jugará en el Santos de Guápiles tras su paso por el fútbol de la India - Nación (in Spanish)
  10. ↑ "Costa Rica clasifica a la Copa de Oro". FIFA.com. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
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