Whayne Wilson Explained

Whayne Wilson
Fullname:Whayne Wilson Harris
Birth Date:7 September 1975
Birth Place:Limón, Costa Rica
Death Place:San José, Costa Rica
Position:Striker
Years1:1995–1997
Years2:1997–1999
Years3:1999–2001
Years4:2001–2002
Years5:2002–2003
Years6:2003–2004
Years7:2004
Years8:2005
Clubs1:Limonense
Clubs8:Brujas
Goals2:6
Goals3:25
Goals4:10
Goals5:2
Goals6:20
Goals7:4
Goals8:5
Totalcaps:192
Totalgoals:72
Nationalyears1:2004–2005
Nationalteam1:Costa Rica
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:4

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

Wilson started his career at second division Limonense 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. He had his best season with Ramonense where he scored 20 goals to be the second leading scorer of the 2003-04 season.[2] 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.

His brother Kéndall is also a professional footballer.

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.[3] He appeared in all four matches and scored three goals as Costa Rica won the UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 tournament.[4] Wilson also made two appearances during qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Wilson was a member of the Costa Rica national football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

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[5] in the Calderón Guardia hospital in San José, Costa Rica.[6] He is survived by four young daughters and his partner Corina McKenzie.[7] 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 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 1–0 2–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Al Día. Fue imposible salvarlo. 2005-05-19.
  2. Web site: Nacion. Ramonense y la ilusión del retorno. 2008-10-16.
  3. Web site: RSSSF. Copa América 2004. 2008-10-16.
  4. Web site: RSSSF. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details. 2008-10-16.
  5. Web site: CNN.com. Striker Wilson dies after accident. 2005-05-18.
  6. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2005/mayo/18/ultima-sr371786.html Falleció futbolista Whayne Wilson por lesiones provocadas en accidente de tránsito
  7. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2005/julio/05/deportes1.html Cada hija de Whayne Wilson recibirá ¢8.060 de pensión