Alex Comas
Alex Javier Comas Yacomelo (born 14 November 1971) is a Colombian former professional association football player. Throughout his career he has played in five countries and has even featured for the Colombian national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alex Javier Comas Yacomelo | ||
| Date of birth | 14 November 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Barranquilla, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991 | Independiente Medellín | ||
| 1992 | Atlético Junior | ||
| 1993 | Unión Magdalena | ||
| 1994 | Deportes Quindío | 45 | (24) |
| 1995 | América de Cali | ||
| 1995–1996 | San Lorenzo de Almagro | 4 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Atlético Nacional | ||
| 1999 | Atlético Junior | 26 | (7) |
| 2000–2001 | MetroStars | 37 | (15) |
| 2002 | Atlético Junior | ||
| 2002–2003 | Carabobo | ||
| 2003 | Deportes Tolima | 21 | (3) |
| 2004–2005 | Deportes La Serena | ||
| 2006 | Real Cartagena | 7 | (0) |
| 2006 | Santiago Morning | 11 | (4) |
| 2007 | Unión Magdalena | ||
| 2007–2008 | Aragua | 3 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1998 | Colombia | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Biography
Playing career
In preparation of the 2000 Major League Soccer season, then-MetroStars manager, Octavio Zambrano, was looking for a strike partner for Adolfo Valencia.[1] After viewing a videotape of Comas, Zambrano invited the Colombian to join the MetroStars for training camp where he impressed enough to earn a contract.[1] Comas quickly formed a partnership with Valencia in the MetroStars attack and the two opened the season by each scoring a goal against rival club, D.C. United in front of 27,322 fans at Giants Stadium.[2]
International career
Comas has made a few appearances for the Colombian national team.[1] One of those appearances was against Paraguay in a friendly before the 1998 FIFA World Cup, though Comas was not named to the roster for the World Cup in France.[1]
Career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| USA | League | Open Cup | League Cup | North America | Total | |||||||
| 2000 | MetroStars | MLS | 25 | 13 | ||||||||
| 2001 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Total | Country | 37 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Career total | - | - | ||||||||||
Footnotes
- "Unheralded Comas could be among best foreign acquisitions this season". SoccerTimes.com. 7 April 2000. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
- Yannis, Alex (2 April 2000). "MetroStars Win Behind Valencia And Comas". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 November 2009.
External links
- Alex Comas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile on MetroFanatic
- Alex Comas at Major League Soccer