Rolando Fonseca
| Date of birth | 06 June 1974 |
| Place of birth | San Jose |
| Nationality | Costa Rica |
| Weight | 78 kg |
| Height | 1.72 m |
| Position | Forward |
He is his nations top goals corer and has formed a great partnership with Paulo Wanchope. He can play as an attacking midfielder or as an out an out striker depending on the formation of the team. He has played in Guatemala and Mexico but currently plays for domestic side LD Alajuelense. He is a talented striker who brings others into the play with his tireless running off of the ball. He top scored in qualification and may prove to be a bigger danger than his more illustrious team mate Paulo Wanchope.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1991-92 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 1 |
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| 1992-93 | Costa Rica | CONCAF | 2 | 1 |
1 |
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| 1992-93 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 1992-93 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 2 | 1 |
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| 1993-94 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 1 |
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| 1995-96 | Costa Rica | Copa Centroamericana | 3 | 1 |
3 |
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| 1995-96 | Costa Rica | Olympics | 2 | ||||
| 1996-97 | Costa Rica | Copa America | 1 | ||||
| 1996-97 | Costa Rica | Copa Centroamericana | 4 | 4 |
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| 1996-97 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 7 | ||||
| 1996-97 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 2 | 1 |
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| 1997-98 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1998-99 | Costa Rica | Copa Centroamericana | 5 | 5 |
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| 1998-99 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 3 | 2 |
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| 1999-00 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 3 | 1 |
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| 2000-01 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 10 | 2 |
7 |
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| 2000-01 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 2 | 4 |
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| 2000-01 | Costa Rica | UNCAF Tournament | 5 | 3 |
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| 2001-02 | Costa Rica | A v Under-23 | 1 | ||||
| 2001-02 | Costa Rica | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 2 | 2 |
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| 2001-02 | Costa Rica | Copa America | 3 | 1 |
1 |
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| 2001-02 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 5 | 2 |
3 |
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| 2001-02 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 3 | 1 |
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| 2002-03 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 1 | 1 |
1 |
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| 2002-03 | Costa Rica | UNCAF Tournament | 4 |
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| 2003-04 | Costa Rica | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 3 | 1 |
2 |
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| 2003-04 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 2 | ||||
| 2004-05 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 2 |
1 |
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| 2004-05 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 1 |
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| 2006-07 | Costa Rica | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 2 | 2 |
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| 2006-07 | Costa Rica | International Friendly | 2 | 1 |
1 |
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| 2007-08 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 1 |
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| 2009-10 | Costa Rica | FIFA World Cup | 3 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1992 | Costa Rica v Ecuador | W | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 02 Aug 1992 | Uruguay v Costa Rica | L | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 29 Nov 1992 | Costa Rica v Mexico | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 2 group A |
| 05 Dec 1992 | Honduras v Costa Rica | L | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 2 group A |
| 13 Dec 1992 | Costa Rica v St. Vincent and the Grenadines | W | 5-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 2 group A |
| 05 Mar 1993 | Costa Rica v El Salvador | W | 1-0 | CONCAF | Final round |
| 07 Mar 1993 | Honduras v Costa Rica | L | 2-0 | CONCAF | Final round |
| 09 Mar 1993 | Costa Rica v Panama | W | 2-0 | CONCAF | Final round |
| 31 Mar 1993 | Colombia v Costa Rica | L | 4-1 | International Friendly | |
| 11 Jun 1994 | Costa Rica v Italy | L | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 01 Dec 1995 | Costa Rica v Belize | W | 2-1 | UNCAF NATIONS CUP | Group 1 |
| 03 Dec 1995 | El Salvador v Costa Rica | L | 2-1 | UNCAF NATIONS CUP | Group 1 |
| 07 Dec 1995 | Honduras v Costa Rica | L | 1-1 (2-4) | UNCAF NATIONS CUP | Semi-final |
| 10 Dec 1995 | El Salvador v Costa Rica | L | 2-1 | UNCAF NATIONS CUP | 3rd place |
| 15 May 1996 | Jamaica v Costa Rica | L | 2-1 | Olympics | CONCACAF final round |
| 19 May 1996 | Costa Rica v El Salvador | W | 4-1 | Olympics | CONCACAF final round |
| 25 Aug 1996 | Costa Rica v Chile | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 01 Sep 1996 | Trinidad and Tobago v Costa Rica | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF semi-final group 1 |
| 09 Oct 1996 | Costa Rica v Jamaica | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 07 Nov 1996 | Costa Rica v Panama | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 17 Nov 1996 | Costa Rica v Guatemala | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF semi-final group 1 |
| 24 Nov 1996 | Guatemala v Costa Rica | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF semi-final group 1 |
| 24 Nov 1996 | Guatemala v Costa Rica | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF semi-final group 1 |
| 01 Dec 1996 | Costa Rica v USA | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF semi-final group 1 |
| 16 Apr 1997 | Guatemala v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | UNCAF CUP | |
| 23 Apr 1997 | Costa Rica v Honduras | W | 4-0 | UNCAF CUP | |
| 25 Apr 1997 | Costa Rica v El Salvador | W | 1-0 | UNCAF CUP | |
| 27 Apr 1997 | Guatemala v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | UNCAF CUP | |
| 04 May 1997 | El Salvador v Costa Rica | L | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF final round |
| 11 May 1997 | Costa Rica v Jamaica | W | 3-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF final round |
| 19 Jun 1997 | Mexico v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | Copa America | Group C |
| 10 Aug 1997 | Costa Rica v El Salvador | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF final round |
| 09 Nov 1997 | Mexico v Costa Rica | D | 3-3 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF final round |
| 10 Feb 1999 | Jamaica v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 24 Feb 1999 | Costa Rica v Jamaica | W | 9-0 | International Friendly | |
| 17 Mar 1999 | Costa Rica v Belize | W | 7-0 | UNCAF CUP | |
| 21 Mar 1999 | Costa Rica v Honduras | L | 0-1 | UNCAF CUP | Group 2 |
| 24 Mar 1999 | Costa Rica v Guatemala | W | 1-0 | UNCAF CUP | Group 2 |
| 26 Mar 1999 | Costa Rica v Honduras | L | 1-2 | UNCAF CUP | Group 2 |
| 28 Mar 1999 | Costa Rica v El Salvador | W | 4-0 | UNCAF CUP | |
| 29 May 1999 | Chile v Costa Rica | L | 3-0 | International Friendly | |
| 18 Aug 1999 | Uruguay v Costa Rica | L | 5-4 | International Friendly | |
| 29 Dec 1999 | Costa Rica v Honduras | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 21 Jun 2000 | Paraguay v Costa Rica | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 01 Jul 2000 | Costa Rica v Panama | W | 5-1 | International Friendly | |
| 16 Jul 2000 | Barbados v Costa Rica | L | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF semi-final group E |
| 23 Jul 2000 | Costa Rica v USA | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF semi-final group E |
| 15 Aug 2000 | Costa Rica v Guatemala | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF semi-final group E |
| 03 Sep 2000 | Costa Rica v Barbados | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF semi-final group E |
| 11 Oct 2000 | USA v Costa Rica | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF semi-final group E |
| 15 Nov 2000 | Guatemala v Costa Rica | L | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF semi-final group E |
| 06 Jan 2001 | Costa Rica v Guatemala | W | 5-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF group E |
| 28 Feb 2001 | Costa Rica v Honduras | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF finals |
| 28 Mar 2001 | Costa Rica v Trinidad and Tobago | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF finals |
| 19 Apr 2001 | Costa Rica v Venezuela | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
| 25 Apr 2001 | USA v Costa Rica | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF finals |
| 23 May 2001 | Costa Rica v Belize | W | 4-0 | UNCAF Tournament | Pre group B |
| 27 May 2001 | Costa Rica v Guatemala | D | 1-1 | UNCAF Tournament | Pre group B |
| 30 May 2001 | Panama v Costa Rica | W | 1-2 | UNCAF Tournament | Final round |
| 01 Jun 2001 | Guatemala v Costa Rica | L | 2-0 | UNCAF Tournament | Final round |
| 03 Jun 2001 | El Salvador v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | UNCAF Tournament | Final round |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Mexico v Costa Rica | W | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF finals |
| 20 Jun 2001 | Costa Rica v Jamaica | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF finals |
| 01 Jul 2001 | Honduras v Costa Rica | W | 2-3 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF finals |
| 13 Jul 2001 | Honduras v Costa Rica | W | 0-1 | Copa America | Group C |
| 16 Jul 2001 | Uruguay v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | Copa America | Group C |
| 19 Jul 2001 | Bolivia v Costa Rica | W | 0-4 | Copa America | Group C |
| 22 Jul 2001 | Costa Rica v Uruguay | L | 1-2 | Copa America | Quarter-final |
| 01 Sep 2001 | Trinidad and Tobago v Costa Rica | W | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF finals |
| 04 Sep 2001 | Costa Rica v USA | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF finals |
| 07 Oct 2001 | Costa Rica v Mexico | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF finals |
| 11 Nov 2001 | Jamaica v Costa Rica | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF finals |
| 18 Jan 2002 | Martinique v Costa Rica | W | 0-2 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Finals Group C |
| 20 Jan 2002 | Costa Rica v Trinidad and Tobago | D | 1-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Finals Group C |
| 27 Mar 2002 | Costa Rica v Morocco | L | 0-1 | A v U23 | |
| 17 Apr 2002 | Japan v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 20 Apr 2002 | Korea Republic v Costa Rica | L | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 09 May 2002 | Costa Rica v Colombia | L | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
| 26 May 2002 | Belgium v Costa Rica | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 04 Jun 2002 | China PR v Costa Rica | W | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group C |
| 13 Jun 2002 | Costa Rica v Brazil | L | 2-5 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group C |
| 11 Feb 2003 | El Salvador v Costa Rica | W | 0-1 | UNCAF Tournament | |
| 13 Feb 2003 | Costa Rica v Guatemala | D | 1-1 | UNCAF Tournament | |
| 15 Feb 2003 | Costa Rica v Nicaragua | W | 1-0 | UNCAF Tournament | |
| 20 Feb 2003 | Costa Rica v Honduras | W | 1-0 | UNCAF Tournament | |
| 29 Mar 2003 | Costa Rica v Paraguay | W | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 08 Jun 2003 | Costa Rica v Chile | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 12 Jul 2003 | Costa Rica v Canada | L | 0-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Finals Group D |
| 16 Jul 2003 | Cuba v Costa Rica | W | 0-3 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Finals Group D |
| 24 Jul 2003 | Mexico v Costa Rica | L | 2-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Semi-final |
| 26 Jul 2003 | USA v Costa Rica | L | 3-2 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Finals 3rd place |
| 20 Aug 2003 | Austria v Costa Rica | L | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 11 Oct 2003 | South Africa v Costa Rica | L | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 09 Oct 2004 | Costa Rica v Guatemala | W | 5-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 3rd stage, group 2 |
| 12 Jan 2005 | Costa Rica v Haiti | D | 3-3 | International Friendly | |
| 09 Feb 2005 | Costa Rica v Mexico | L | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 24 Mar 2007 | Costa Rica v New Zealand | W | 4-0 | International Friendly | |
| 28 Mar 2007 | Chile v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 02 Jun 2007 | Costa Rica v Chile | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 06 Jun 2007 | Costa Rica v Canada | L | 1-2 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group A |
| 09 Jun 2007 | Haiti v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group A |
| 11 Jun 2007 | Guadeloupe v Costa Rica | W | 0-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Group A |
| 17 Jun 2007 | Mexico v Costa Rica | L | 1-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Quarter-final |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Grenada v Costa Rica | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | North and Central America 2nd round 1st leg |
| 10 Oct 2009 | Costa Rica v Trinidad and Tobago | W | 4-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF 4th Round |
| 14 Nov 2009 | Costa Rica v Uruguay | L | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF/CONMEBOL play-off |
| 18 Nov 2009 | Uruguay v Costa Rica | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONCACAF/CONMEBOL play-off |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.