Whayne Wilson Harris (born 7 September 1975 in

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– died 18 May 2005 in

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) was a Costa Rican professional

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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

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. His brother Kéndall is also a professional footballer.

International career

Wilson made 8 appearances for the senior

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, his debut coming in the

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against Chile on 16 February 2005. He appeared in all four matches and scored three goals as Costa Rica won the

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tournament. Wilson also made two appearances during qualifying for the

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. Wilson was a member of the Costa Rica national football team at the

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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

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.Falleció futbolista Whayne Wilson por lesiones provocadas en accidente de tránsito
- Nación He is survived by four young daughters and his partner Corina McKenzie.
- Nación 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.''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Whayne 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