Career
He played most of his career for Deportivo Saprissa. He is one of few players who scored 5 goals in one Costa Rica Primera División match. He also played abroad in Honduras, winning another league title, and Guatemala before returning home to finish his career as player/manager of Sagrada Familia.
He played with the Costa Rica national football team during the 1978 Fédération internationale de football association World Cup qualification.
After retiring, Solano ran a sports shop in Siquirres.