| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Whayne Wilson Harris | ||
| Date of birth | (1975-09-07)September 7, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Limón, Costa Rica | ||
| Date of death | May 18, 2005(2005-05-18) (aged 29) | ||
| Place of death | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Position(s) | 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Costa Rica | 8 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Whayne Wilson Harris (born 7 September 1975 in Limón – 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. 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. He appeared in all four matches and scored three goals as Costa Rica won the UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 tournament. 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 in the Calderón Guardia hospital in San José, Costa Rica. He is survived by four young daughters and his partner Corina McKenzie. 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 | 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup |
| 2 | February 25, 2005 |  Guatemala |
3–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | February 27, 2005 |  Honduras |
1–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | March 26, 2005 | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica |  Panama |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- ^ "Fue imposible salvarlo". Al Día. 2005-05-19.
- ^ Cada hija de Whayne Wilson recibirá ¢8.060 de pensión - Nación (in 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.
- ^ Whayne Wilson – FIFA competition record (archived)
- "Striker Wilson dies after accident". CNN.com. 2005-05-18.
- Falleció futbolista Whayne Wilson por lesiones provocadas en accidente de tránsito - Nación (in Spanish)
External links
- Whayne Wilson at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1975 births
- 2005 deaths
- Footballers from Limón Province
- Men's association football forwards
- Costa Rican men's footballers
- Costa Rica men's international footballers
- 2004 Copa América players
- Olympic footballers for Costa Rica
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- C.S. Herediano footballers
- C.S. Cartaginés players
- Santos de Guápiles F.C. footballers
- A.D. Ramonense players
- Brujas F.C. players
- Road incident deaths in Costa Rica