Career
Solano made his professional debut for Alajuelense on 2 July 1978 against Limonense and went on to play 396 games for them, ranking him 4th on the club"s all-time appearances list. He scored his first goal on 18 March 1979 against Barrio México. He later played for Carmelita.
He made his debut for Costa Rica in a March 1983 friendly match against Mexico and earned a total of 14 caps (exclusing 12 unofficial matches), scoring 2 goals.
After retiring as a player, he became manager of his beloved Liga in 1999 and also was in charge at Carmelita, Santa Bárbara and Municipal Puntarenas. He returned as caretaker at the helm of Alajuelense in January 2007, replacing Colombian José Cheché Hernández.