Paulo Wanchope
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1976 (47 years old)
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Heredia, Costa RicaPosition
Manager
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Retired
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Black
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1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
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Paulo César Wanchope Watson (born 31 July 1976), more commonly known as Paulo Wanchope, is a Costa Rican football coach and former professional footballer
As a player he was a striker who notably played in the Premier League for Derby County, West Ham United and Manchester City. He also had spells in La Liga and Major League Soccer for Málaga and Chicago Fire as well as Herediano, Al-Gharafa, Rosario Central and FC Tokyo. He was capped 73 times by Costa Rica, scoring 45 goals. Wanchope is the second most prolific goalscorer in the history of the Costa Rica national football team, behind Rolando Fonseca, with 45 goals in 73 international matches. Having scored against Brazil in 2002 and a brace against Germany in 2006, Wanchope is the top goalscorer for Costa Rica in the FIFA World Cup, a record he shares with Rónald Gómez.
As he is the former head coach of the Costa Rica national football team with a spell in charge between 2014 and 2015. He has also managed Herediano, Uruguay Coronado, CS Cartaginés and Pérez Zeledón.
Career Honours
 Championship 2001-2002 Manchester City |  UEFA Intertoto Cup 1999 West Ham |
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1996-2008 |
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2008-2009 Manager |
2011-2014 Assistant Manager |
2014-2015 Caretaker Manager |
2015-2015 Manager |
2018-2018 Manager |
2018-2018 Manager |
2021-2021 Manager |
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