Paulo Wanchope

Paulo Wanchope (born 31 July 1976) is a former Costa Rican football player. He has played for Costa Rica national team.

Paulo Wanchope
Wanchope with Tokyo in 2007
Personal information
Full name Pablo César Wanchope Watson[1]
Date of birth (1976-07-31) 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

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Derby County 1996–97 Premier League 510000—51
1997–98 32132044—3817
1998–99 3592031—4010
Total 72234075008328
West Ham United 1999–2000 Premier League 35121030834715
Manchester City 2000–01 Premier League 2791031—3110
2001–02 First Division 15122110—1813
2002–03 Premier League 000000—00
2003–04 226000040266
Total 64273141407529
Málaga 2004–05 La Liga 256——256
Al-Gharafa 2005–06 Qatar Stars League 61—61
Herediano 2005–06 Liga FPD 103———103
Rosario Central 2006–07 Primera División 145——145
FC Tokyo 2007 J1 League 122—41—163
Chicago Fire 2007 Major League Soccer 1220010—132
Career total 250818119712328992

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Costa Rica 199673
199776
199824
199952
2000127
20011110
200273
200310
200465
200593
200652
200700
200810
Total7345
Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wanchope goal.[3]
List of international goals scored by Paulo Wanchope
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
11 December 1996San José, Costa Rica United States2–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
221 December 1996Cartago, Costa Rica Trinidad and Tobago2–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
3
49 March 1997San José, Costa Rica Cameroon5–0Friendly
5
6
711 May 1997San José, Costa Rica Jamaica3–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
8
99 November 1997Mexico DF, Mexico Mexico3–31998 FIFA World Cup qualification
104 February 1998Oakland, United States Cuba7–21998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
11
12
13
1417 March 1999San José, Costa Rica Belize7–01999 UNCAF Nations Cup
1528 March 1999San José, Costa Rica El Salvador4–01999 UNCAF Nations Cup
1617 February 2000Los Angeles, United States South Korea2–22000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
1720 February 2000San Diego, United States Trinidad and Tobago1–22000 CONCACAF Gold Cup (goal contested with W Sunsing[4][5])
181 July 2000Alajuela, Costa Rica Panama5–1Friendly
199 July 2000San José, Costa Rica Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7–1Friendly
20
2115 August 2000Alajuela, Costa Rica Guatemala2–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
22
236 January 2001Miami, United States Guatemala5–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2428 March 2001Alajuela, Costa Rica Trinidad and Tobago3–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
25
2620 June 2001Alajuela, Costa Rica Jamaica2–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
271 July 2001Tegucigalpa, Honduras Honduras3–22002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2813 July 2001Medellín, Colombia Honduras1–02001 Copa América
2916 July 2001Medellín, Colombia Uruguay1–12001 Copa América
3019 July 2001Medellín, Colombia Bolivia4–02001 Copa América
31
3222 July 2001Armenia, Colombia Uruguay1–22001 Copa América
3330 January 2002Pasadena, United States South Korea3–12002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
34
3513 June 2002Suwon, South Korea Brazil2–52002 FIFA World Cup
368 September 2004San José, Costa Rica Canada1–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
379 October 2004San José, Costa Rica Guatemala5–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
38
39
4013 October 2004Edmonton, Canada Canada3–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
419 February 2005San José, Costa Rica Mexico1–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification
428 June 2005San José, Costa Rica Guatemala3–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification
438 October 2005San José, Costa Rica United States3–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
449 June 2006Munich, Germany Germany2–42006 FIFA World Cup
45

Honours

Player
West Ham United
  • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1999[6]
Manchester City
Costa Rica
  • UNCAF Nations Cup: 1999[8]
Individual awards
  • Premier League Player of the Month: October 1997[9]

Manager
Costa Rica
  • Copa Centroamericana: 2014[10]
Cartaginés
  • Costa Rican Cup: 2022[11]

References
  1. Hugman, Barry J. (2005). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005. Queen Anne Press. p. 638. ISBN 1-85291-665-6.
  2. "Paulo Wanchope". Premier League. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  3. "Paulo Wanchope - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF.
  4. Golden goal puts T&T in Gold Cup semifinal - Socawarriors
  5. TRINIDAD Y TOBAGO A LA SEMIFINAL DE LA COPA ORO - Terra (in Spanish)
  6. "Intertoto win gives Hammers Uefa spot". BBC News. 24 August 1999. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  7. Hytner, David (7 June 2014). "World Cup 2014: England's threat from Paulo Wanchope's Costa Rica". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  8. 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.
  9. "Paulo Wanchope: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  10. "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
  11. "Wanchope consigue su primer trofeo oficial como técnico de clubes – Liga Promerica" (in Spanish). UNAFUT. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.

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