Paulo Wanchope
Costa Rican association football player
Paulo Wanchope (born 31 July 1976) is a former Costa Rican football player. He has played for Costa Rica national team.
 Wanchope with Tokyo in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pablo César Wanchope Watson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Heredia, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1997 | Herediano | 14 | (20) |
| 1997–1999 | Derby County | 72 | (23) |
| 1999–2000 | West Ham United | 35 | (12) |
| 2000–2004 | Manchester City | 64 | (27) |
| 2004–2005 | Málaga | 25 | (6) |
| 2005 | Al-Gharafa | 6 | (1) |
| 2006 | Herediano | 10 | (3) |
| 2006 | Rosario Central | 14 | (5) |
| 2007 | FC Tokyo | 11 | (3) |
| 2007 | Chicago Fire | 12 | (2) |
| Total | 264 | (102) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996–2008 | Costa Rica | 73 | (45) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008–2009 | Herediano | ||
| 2010–2011 | Uruguay Coronado | ||
| 2010–2014 | Costa Rica (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Costa Rica | ||
| 2018 | C.S. Cartaginés | ||
| 2018 | Herediano | ||
| 2021 | Pérez Zeledón | ||
| 2022– | C.S. Cartaginés | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
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change| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Derby County | 1996–97 | Premier League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |
| 1997–98 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | — | 38 | 17 | |||
| 1998–99 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 40 | 10 | |||
| Total | 72 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 28 | ||
| West Ham United | 1999–2000 | Premier League | 35 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 15 |
| Manchester City | 2000–01 | Premier League | 27 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 31 | 10 | |
| 2001–02 | First Division | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 13 | ||
| 2002–03 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 6 | ||
| Total | 64 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 29 | ||
| Málaga | 2004–05 | La Liga | 25 | 6 | — | — | 25 | 6 | ||||
| Al-Gharafa | 2005–06 | Qatar Stars League | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | |||||
| Herediano | 2005–06 | Liga FPD | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | |||
| Rosario Central | 2006–07 | Primera División | 14 | 5 | — | — | 14 | 5 | ||||
| FC Tokyo | 2007 | J1 League | 12 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 16 | 3 | ||
| Chicago Fire | 2007 | Major League Soccer | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |
| Career total | 250 | 81 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 289 | 92 | ||
International
change| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | 1996 | 7 | 3 |
| 1997 | 7 | 6 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1999 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 12 | 7 | |
| 2001 | 11 | 10 | |
| 2002 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 73 | 45 | |
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wanchope goal.[3]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 December 1996 | San José, Costa Rica |  United States |
2–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 2 | 21 December 1996 | Cartago, Costa Rica |  Trinidad and Tobago |
2–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3 | ||||||
| 4 | 9 March 1997 | San José, Costa Rica |  Cameroon |
5–0 | Friendly | |
| 5 | ||||||
| 6 | ||||||
| 7 | 11 May 1997 | San José, Costa Rica |  Jamaica |
3–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 8 | ||||||
| 9 | 9 November 1997 | Mexico DF, Mexico |  Mexico |
3–3 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 10 | 4 February 1998 | Oakland, United States |  Cuba |
7–2 | 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
| 11 | ||||||
| 12 | ||||||
| 13 | ||||||
| 14 | 17 March 1999 | San José, Costa Rica |  Belize |
7–0 | 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup | |
| 15 | 28 March 1999 | San José, Costa Rica |  El Salvador |
4–0 | 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup | |
| 16 | 17 February 2000 | Los Angeles, United States |  South Korea |
2–2 | 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
| 17 | 20 February 2000 | San Diego, United States | Trinidad and Tobago |
1–2 | 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup (goal contested with W Sunsing[4][5]) | |
| 18 | 1 July 2000 | Alajuela, Costa Rica |  Panama |
5–1 | Friendly | |
| 19 | 9 July 2000 | San José, Costa Rica |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
7–1 | Friendly | |
| 20 | ||||||
| 21 | 15 August 2000 | Alajuela, Costa Rica |  Guatemala |
2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 22 | ||||||
| 23 | 6 January 2001 | Miami, United States | Guatemala |
5–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 24 | 28 March 2001 | Alajuela, Costa Rica | Trinidad and Tobago |
3–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 25 | ||||||
| 26 | 20 June 2001 | Alajuela, Costa Rica | Jamaica |
2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 27 | 1 July 2001 | Tegucigalpa, Honduras |  Honduras |
3–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 28 | 13 July 2001 | Medellín, Colombia | Honduras |
1–0 | 2001 Copa América | |
| 29 | 16 July 2001 | Medellín, Colombia |  Uruguay |
1–1 | 2001 Copa América | |
| 30 | 19 July 2001 | Medellín, Colombia |  Bolivia |
4–0 | 2001 Copa América | |
| 31 | ||||||
| 32 | 22 July 2001 | Armenia, Colombia | Uruguay |
1–2 | 2001 Copa América | |
| 33 | 30 January 2002 | Pasadena, United States | South Korea |
3–1 | 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup | |
| 34 | ||||||
| 35 | 13 June 2002 | Suwon, South Korea |  Brazil |
2–5 | 2002 FIFA World Cup | |
| 36 | 8 September 2004 | San José, Costa Rica |  Canada |
1–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 37 | 9 October 2004 | San José, Costa Rica | Guatemala |
5–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 38 | ||||||
| 39 | ||||||
| 40 | 13 October 2004 | Edmonton, Canada | Canada |
3–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 41 | 9 February 2005 | San José, Costa Rica | Mexico |
1–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 42 | 8 June 2005 | San José, Costa Rica | Guatemala |
3–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 43 | 8 October 2005 | San José, Costa Rica | United States |
3–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 44 | 9 June 2006 | Munich, Germany |  Germany |
2–4 | 2006 FIFA World Cup | |
| 45 |
Honours
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change- West Ham United
- Manchester City
- Costa Rica
- Individual awards
Manager
change- Costa Rica
- Cartaginés
References
change- ↑ Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 638. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
- ↑ "Paulo Wanchope". Premier League. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Paulo Wanchope - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF.
- ↑ Golden goal puts T&T in Gold Cup semifinal[permanent dead link] - Socawarriors
- ↑ TRINIDAD Y TOBAGO A LA SEMIFINAL DE LA COPA ORO - Terra (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Intertoto win gives Hammers Uefa spot". BBC News. 24 August 1999. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ↑ Hytner, David (7 June 2014). "World Cup 2014: England's threat from Paulo Wanchope's Costa Rica". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ↑ Calvo, Rodrigo (12 August 2015). "La crítica rodeó la corta era de Wanchope - Cronica Costa Rica". Crónica Costa Rica (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ↑ "Paulo Wanchope: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- ↑ "Wanchope renunció como entrenador de Costa Rica". concacaf.com (in Spanish). CONCACAF. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
En septiembre 2014, Wanchope condujo a Costa Rica al título de la Copa Centroamericana
- ↑ "Wanchope consigue su primer trofeo oficial como técnico de clubes – Liga Promerica" (in Spanish). UNAFUT. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
Other websites
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