Whayne Wilson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Whayne Wilson Harris | ||
Date of birth | September 7, 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Limón, Costa Rica | ||
Date of death | May 18, 2005 | (aged 29)||
Place of death | San José, Costa Rica | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1997 | Limonense | ||
1997–1999 | Herediano | (6) | |
1999–2001 | Cartaginés | (25) | |
2001–2002 | Herediano | (10) | |
2002–2003 | Santos de Guápiles | (2) | |
2003–2004 | Ramonense | (20) | |
2004 | Cartaginés | (4) | |
2005 | Brujas | (5) | |
Total | 192 | (72) | |
International career | |||
2004–2005 | Costa Rica | 8 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Whayne Wilson Harris (born 7 September 1975 in Limón[1] – died 18 May 2005 in Costa Rica) was a Costa Rican professional footballer.
Club career
[edit]Wilson started his career at second division Limonense[2] and made his professional debut with Herediano on November 26, 1997, and scored his first league goal for Herediano against Goicoechea on March 4, 1998.[1] He had his best season with Ramonense where he scored 20 goals to be the second leading scorer of the 2003-04 season.[3] Wilson played for Cartaginés and then Brujas during the 2004-05 season. Overall, he scored 72 goals in 192 matches in the Primera División de Costa Rica.[1]
His brother Kéndall is also a professional footballer.[1]
International career
[edit]Wilson made 8 appearances for the senior Costa Rica national football team, his debut coming in the Copa América 2004 against Chile on 16 February 2005.[4] He appeared in all four matches and scored three goals as Costa Rica won the UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 tournament.[5] Wilson also made two appearances during qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[6]
Wilson was a member of the Costa Rica national football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[6]
Death
[edit]On May 14, 2005 Wilson's car collided with a truck on a highway along the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. Wilson died four days later[1][7] in the Calderón Guardia hospital in San José, Costa Rica.[8] He is survived by four young daughters[1] and his partner Corina McKenzie.[2] In 2011 another Costa Rican international, Dennis Marshall, died in a car accident on the same road.
Career statistics
[edit]International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | February 21, 2005 | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup |
2 | February 25, 2005 | ![]() |
3–0 | 4–0 | ||
3 | February 27, 2005 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | ||
4 | March 26, 2005 | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Fue imposible salvarlo". Al Día. 2005-05-19.
- ^ a b Cada hija de Whayne Wilson recibirá ¢8.060 de pensión - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ "Ramonense y la ilusión del retorno". Nacion. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ "Copa América 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ "Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ a b Whayne Wilson – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Striker Wilson dies after accident". CNN.com. 2005-05-18.
- ^ Falleció futbolista Whayne Wilson por lesiones provocadas en accidente de tránsito - Nación (in Spanish)
External links
[edit]- Whayne Wilson at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1975 births
- 2005 deaths
- Sportspeople from Limón Province
- Men's association football forwards
- Costa Rican men's footballers
- Costa Rica men's international footballers
- 2004 Copa América players
- Olympic footballers for Costa Rica
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- C.S. Herediano footballers
- C.S. Cartaginés players
- Santos de Guápiles F.C. footballers
- A.D. Ramonense players
- Brujas F.C. players
- Road incident deaths in Costa Rica