1. Paulo Wanchope had spells in La Liga and Major League Soccer for Malaga and Chicago Fire as well as Herediano, Al-Gharafa, Rosario Central and FC Tokyo.
20 Facts About Paulo Wanchope
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Paulo Wanchope was capped 73 times by Costa Rica, scoring 45 goals.
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Paulo Wanchope has managed Herediano, Uruguay Coronado, CS Cartagines and Perez Zeledon.
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Paulo Wanchope made his debut for West Ham on 28 July 1999, at Upton Park, against Heerenveen in the Intertoto Cup.
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Paulo Wanchope scored 15 goals in 47 appearances in all competitions; his final game coming on 14 May 2000, at home to Leeds United.
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Paulo Wanchope managed six goals from 22 league games that campaign.
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Paulo Wanchope played 25 games for the club, scoring six goals.
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Paulo Wanchope was released by FC Tokyo and subsequently signed a one-year deal with MLS team Chicago Fire.
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On 16 November 2007, after a 13-year career in football, Paulo Wanchope decided to put an end to his career, primarily based on how his old knee injury was affecting his performance on the field, the same injury that made him lose large parts of his career with Manchester City, making him unable to reach his best physical shape, an argument that was commonly criticized by the press during recent years in every club he played for.
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Paulo Wanchope was a member of Costa Rica's youth national teams, playing in the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship finals in Qatar.
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Paulo Wanchope would become hugely important to the senior Costa Rica national team, after making his debut in an October 1996 friendly match against Venezuela and playing for the team in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and several Gold Cups.
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On 8 October 2005, Paulo Wanchope became the all-time leading goal scorer for Los Ticos when he scored the first goal in a home win over the USA in the qualifying match that sent Los Ticos to the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
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Paulo Wanchope has twenty plus World Cup qualifier goals to his name.
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Paulo Wanchope played his last game for his country in January 2008 against Sweden.
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Paulo Wanchope managed Club Sport Herediano from 2008 to 2009.
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Paulo Wanchope resigned citing that the team's performance was low, and that he wanted to further his studies in England.
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Paulo Wanchope became an assistant to the Costa Rica national team coach, Jorge Luis Pinto.
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On 12 August 2015, Paulo Wanchope resigned as manager of Costa Rica's national team following a post-match brawl with a steward.
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Paulo Wanchope is a son of Costa Rican former international striker Vicente Paulo Wanchope and Patricia Watson and both his brothers, Javier and Carlos, played for the national team.
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Paulo Wanchope is married to Brenda Carballo and they have a son and daughter.