Whayne Wilson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Playing position | 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 2004–2005 | Costa Rica | 8 | (4) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Whayne Wilson Harris (born 7 September 1975 in Limón[1] – died 18 May 2005 in Costa Rica) was a Costa Rican footballer.
Club career
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 professional footballer.[1]
International career
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
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 left 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
International goals
- Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | February 21, 2005 | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala |  El Salvador | 1–0 | 2–1 | Continental qualifier |
| 2. | February 25, 2005 | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala |  Guatemala | 3–0 | 4–0 | Continental qualifier |
| 3. | February 27, 2005 | Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala |  Honduras | 1–1 | 1–1 | Continental qualifier |
| 4. | March 26, 2005 | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica |  Panama | 1–0 | 2–1 | World Cup qualifier |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Fue imposible salvarlo". Al Día. 2005-05-19.
- 1 2 Cada hija de Whayne Wilson recibirá ¢8.060 de pensión - Nación (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.
- 1 2 Whayne Wilson – FIFA competition record
- ↑ "Striker Wilson dies after accident". CNN.com. 2005-05-18.
- ↑ Falleció futbolista Whayne Wilson por lesiones provocadas en accidente de tránsito - Nación (Spanish)
External links
- Whayne Wilson at National-Football-Teams.com
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