Vicente Wanchope Kelly (born 19 July 1946) is a Costa Rican former footballer, who played most of his career at striker with Herediano.
 Wanchope in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vicente Wanchope Kelly | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Limón, Costa Rica | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rafael Iglesias de Puerto Limón | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1969 | Limonense | (54) | |
| 1969–1977 | Herediano | ||
| 1978 | Barrio México | ||
| Total | - | (133) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1969–1975 | Costa Rica | 15 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 December 2014 | |||
Club career
editWanchope started his career at Limonense, for whom he scored a club record 54 goals,[1] before moving to Herediano in 1969, a transfer which caused controversy because of an exorbitant high fee involved.[2] He finished his career at Barrio México.[3] Wanchope totalled 133 goals in the Costa Rica Primera División.[4]
International career
editNicknamed La Gacela Negra (the Black Gazelle), he made his debut for Costa Rica in 1969 and earned 15 caps, scoring 3 goals.[2] He represented Costa Rica at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico.[5]
Personal life
editBorn in Jamaica, Wanchope is of Jamaican descent.[6] He is married to Patricia Watson and was the first famous Wanchope football player to emerge in Costa Rica, followed by his three sons Javier, Paulo, and Carlos.[7] After retiring, he worked for ICE in Colima de Tibás.[2] His younger brother is Carlos Watson, former footballer and manager.
References
edit- ^ El carnaval se adelanta en Limón - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
- ^ a b c ¿Cuál fue la trayectoria de Vicente Wanchope (padre) en la Primera División? - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Dos históricos tras pase a primera - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
- ^ El Club de los 100 Jugadores que marcaron más de 100 tantos en primera división Archived 2017-07-01 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
- ^ "VII Panamerican Games 1975 - Match Details". RSSSF.
- ^ "How many players of Jamaican Heritage will be at the World Cup?" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Quiero conocer la trayectoria de la familia Wanchope en clubes del futbol superior, desde su padre Vicente hasta sus hijos Javier Vicente, Carlos y Paulo César - Nación (in Spanish)
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