Andy Furtado Dixon (born 3 January 1980) is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for Belén.
Club career He lost the Second Division championship final in May 2005 with Fusión Tibás.¡Guipipía!, con el sudor y el honor de Santa Cruz - Nación In August 2008 Furtado signed a 4-month contract with Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua.Andy Furtado jugará en China - Nación
He played in the CONCACAF's Champions League 2008–09, with Marathón of Honduras. In January 2009 he moved to Herediano on loan.Andy Furtado jugará con Herediano - Nación After returning to Marathón, Furtado was banned from football by the Costa Rica football federation in September 2009, after being tested positive for betamethasone. Costa Rica suspends Furtado for two years for doping - CONCACAF In May 2011 he resumed playing when he was snapped up by Guatemalan outfit Comunicaciones.Comunicaciones fichó a Furtado - Nación
In January 2012, he returned to Costa Rica to play for LimónAndy Furtado viene al país para jugar con Limón FC - Nación and in Summer 2012, he joined Belén.Belén firmó a Furtado por un año - Nación In summer 2013 he left Belén but was denied by Santos due to physical problems.Andy Furtado quedó fuera del Santos de Guápiles - Al Día
International career Furtado made his debut for Costa Rica in a February 2007 friendly match against Trinidad & Tobago and earned a total of 9 caps, scoring 5 goals. He represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2007Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2007 - Details - RSSSF and 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup, where he scored the 2 winning goals over Panama on the 6' and 15' minute, which made Costa Rica win 3–0.Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2009 - Details - RSSSF
His final international was an April 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador.
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