Wanchope 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 careeredit
Nicknamed 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 lifeedit
Born 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.
Referencesedit
^El carnaval se adelanta en Limón - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
^ abc¿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 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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vicente, wanchope, kelly, born, july, 1946, costa, rican, former, footballer, played, most, career, striker, with, herediano, wanchope, 2020personal, informationfull, name, kellydate, birth, 1946, july, 1946, place, birthlimón, costa, ricaposition, strikeryout. Vicente Wanchope Kelly born 19 July 1946 is a Costa Rican former footballer who played most of his career at striker with Herediano Vicente WanchopeWanchope in 2020Personal informationFull nameVicente Wanchope KellyDate of birth 1946 07 19 19 July 1946 age 77 Place of birthLimon Costa RicaPosition s StrikerYouth careerRafael Iglesias de Puerto LimonSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1964 1969Limonense 54 1969 1977Herediano1978Barrio MexicoTotal 133 International career 1969 1975Costa Rica15 3 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 30 December 2014 National team caps and goals correct as of 30 December 2014 In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Wanchope and the second or maternal family name is Kelly Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Personal life 4 ReferencesClub 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 Mexico 3 Wanchope totalled 133 goals in the Costa Rica Primera Division 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 Tibas 2 His younger brother is Carlos Watson former footballer and manager References edit El carnaval se adelanta en Limon UNAFUT in Spanish a b c Cual fue la trayectoria de Vicente Wanchope padre en la Primera Division Nacion in Spanish Dos historicos tras pase a primera UNAFUT in Spanish El Club de los 100 Jugadores que marcaron mas de 100 tantos en primera division 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 Cesar Nacion in Spanish nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to Costa Rican association football is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vicente Wanchope amp oldid 1164438248, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
