Allan Alemán Avila (; born 29 July 1983 in

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) is a retired

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n professional

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Club career

Alemán made his professional debut with

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where he was known for his hard work on the field, his quickness, scoring skills and most of all his talent for creating assists. With Saprissa he won two national championships, as well as an UNCAF Cup title and a

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title. After the Clausura 2007 tournament, he signed with Italian businessman Matteo Quintavalle, which meant his departure from the team, seeing as Quintavalle is not a FIFA-licensed player's agent, and Saprissa would not negotiate with him. Quintavalle was accused of fraud, and Alemán left Quintavalle (after a breach of contract by Quintavalle), and signed with Puntarenas F.C. on his own. 5 days before the transfer window closed, Aleman signed with Liberia Mia, but was allowed to play 2 more matches with Puntarenas against

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, one of them for the UNCAF Cup Semifinals. Later he signed with Brujas but in January 2010, he returned to

. Alemán participated in the

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with his team, who ended up in third place, behind

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and

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On 23 July 2014, Alemán transferred to

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side Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard.

Abroad

In 2012, Allan decided to go to the Xelajú in

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who were managed by compatriot

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. On 25 October, Alemán scores a consolation goal in a 1–2 loss to

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in the

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, which was crucial in making Xelajú top the group on head-to-head away goals, thus becoming just the second Guatemalan team to ever advance to the quarterfinals. In summer 2013 he moved to Honduran football, joining Medford's new club

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International career

Alemán has made ten appearances for the senior

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, his debut coming in a friendly against Chile on 2 June 2007. He appeared in two matches for Costa Rica at the

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* 1983 births Living people Footballers from San José, Costa Rica Men's association football wingers Costa Rican men's footballers 21st-century Costa Rican sportsmen Costa Rica men's international footballers 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Deportivo Saprissa players China League One players Xinjiang Tianshan Leopard F.C. players Puntarenas F.C. players A.D. Municipal Liberia footballers Brujas F.C. players C.S.D. Xelajú MC players Real C.D. España players Municipal Grecia players Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Expatriate men's footballers in Honduras Expatriate men's footballers in China Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Honduras Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in China CONCACAF Champions Cup–winning players {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub