sport.wikisort.org - AthleteWílber Mauricio Wright Reynolds (born 20 December 1970 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a defender. He was a key member of the Costa Rica national team for over ten years.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Wright and the second or maternal family name is Reynolds.
Club career
Wright started his career at the academies of Saprissa, where in 1992 he was promoted to the first team.[1] He moved abroad to play for Comunicaciones in Guatemala, where he played alongside compatriots Rolando Fonseca, Floyd Guthrie and Jéwisson Bennett.[2] He then played three seasons (1999–2001) in Major League Soccer, split between the San Jose Clash[3] (later Earthquakes) and the New England Revolution, alongside William Sunsing.[4] He scored six goals[1] and added three assists in MLS league play. Wright has also had a brief spell at Herediano. His performances in the World Cup in the summer of 2002 attracted the people of AEK Athens who signed him immediately after alongside his compatriot, Walter Centeno.[5] He performed very well, while also playing in the UEFA Champions League scoring the winner against APOEL on the qualifiers on 28 August 2002.[6][7] His contract with the club had a duration of 3 years, however he files an appeal and was released after some issues with the administration about his salary.[8] He also had a short stint in China with Shenyang Ginde.[9] With Saprissa, he has won three national championships and two CONCACAF Champions Cup, and returned to the team to play his last season as a professional, accomplishing his dream of retiring as a 'morado'.
International career
Wright made his debut for Costa Rica national football team at the December 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Belize and earned a total of 67 caps, scoring 6 goals.[10] After not playing in qualifying rounds, he started in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, scoring a goal.[11] He also played (and scored) in the 1997 and 2004 Copa Américas.
His final international was a July 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Cuba.
Managerial career
Wright was named manager of Brujas in May 2007[12] and he won the 2009 winter championship with the club. He has coached teams in Costa Rica and Guatemala and took the reins at Cartaginés in May 2014.[13] He was announced the new manager at Herediano in December 2014, replacing Jafet Soto.[14] In May 2021, he won the Clausura season with Saprissa, thus giving the team its record 36th title.
Honours
- Sarprissa
- Primera División de Costa Rica: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2006–07
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1993, 1995
- Central American Club Championship: 1998, 2007
- CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2003
References
External links
Costa Rica squads |
---|
Costa Rica squad – 1997 Copa América |
---|
| |
Costa Rica squad – 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
---|
| |
Costa Rica squad – 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
---|
| |
Costa Rica squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup |
---|
| |
Costa Rica squad – 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup fourth place |
---|
| |
Costa Rica squad – 2004 Copa América |
---|
| |
Costa Rica squad – 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
---|
| |
|
На других языках
- [en] Mauricio Wright
[es] Mauricio Wright
Wilber Mauricio Wright Reynold (Aserrí, San José, Costa Rica, 20 de diciembre de 1970), es un exfutbolista y entrenador costarricense.
[fr] Mauricio Wright
Mauricio Wright, né le 20 décembre 1970 à San José (Costa Rica), est un footballeur costaricien.
[it] Mauricio Wright
Mauricio Wright Reynolds (San José, 20 dicembre 1970) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore costaricano, di ruolo difensore.
[ru] Райт, Маурисио
Вильбер Маурисио Райт Рейнольдс (исп. Wílber Mauricio Wright Reynolds; 20 декабря 1970, Сан-Хосе, Коста-Рика) — коста-риканский футболист, защитник, известный по выступлениям за «Саприссу» и сборную Коста-Рики. Участник Чемпионата мира 2002 года в Японии и Южной Корее.
Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии