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Mauricio Wright Personal information Full name Wilber Mauricio Wright Reynolds Date of birth December 20, 1970 Place of birth San José, Costa Rica Height 187cms Playing position Defender Retired Club information Current club Brujas FC (Head Coach) Youth career Deportivo Saprissa Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† Deportivo Saprissa Comunicaciones 1999–2000 San Jose Earthquakes 36 (3) 2000–2001 New England Revolution 40 (3) 2002 CS Herediano 18 (1) 2002–2003 AEK 25 (0) 2003 Shenyang Ginde 3 (0) 2004–2006 CS Herediano 24 (3) 2007 Deportivo Saprissa 1 (0) National team 1994–2005 Costa Rica 67 (6) Teams managed 2007– Brujas FC * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). Wílber Mauricio Wright Reynolds (born December 20, 1970 in San José, Costa Rica) is a former Costa Rican soccer defender, a key member of the Costa Rican national team for over ten years. He was named manager of Brujas F.C. of Escazu, where his younger brother Bernie is signed to.
Wright was capped 67 times for the Costa Rica national football team.[1] After not playing in qualifying rounds, he started in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, scoring a goal.[2] He also played (and scored) in the 1997 and 2004 Copa Américas.
Wright played three seasons (1999–2001) in Major League Soccer, split between the San Jose Clash (later Earthquakes) and the New England Revolution. He scored six goals and added three assists in MLS league play. Wright has also played for Deportivo Saprissa and Club Sport Herediano in Costa Rica, Comunicaciones in Guatemala, and AEK in the Greek Super League.[3] With Saprissa, he has won three national championships and two CONCACAF Champions Cup, and returned to the team to play his last season as a professional, accomplishing his dream of retiring as a 'morado'.
References
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Costa Rica - Record International Players". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/cos-recintlp.html. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- ^ Mauricio Wright – FIFA competition record
- ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alex. "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/players/foreign-players-in-grk6080.html. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
Mauricio Wright international tournaments Costa Rica squad – 1997 Copa América 
Costa Rica squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Lonnis (c) • 2 Drummond • 3 Marín • 4 Wright • 5 Martínez • 6 López • 7 Fonseca • 8 Solís • 9 Wanchope • 10 Centeno • 11 Gómez • 12 Parks • 13 Vallejos • 14 Rodríguez • 15 Wallace • 16 Bryce • 17 Medford • 18 Mesén • 19 Cordero • 20 Sunsing • 21 Chinchilla • 22 Castro • 23 Morgan • Coach: GuimarãesCosta Rica squad – 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup 
Costa Rica squad – 2004 Copa América Costa Rica squad – 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup Categories:- 1970 births
- Living people
- People from San José, Costa Rica
- Costa Rican footballers
- Costa Rica international footballers
- Costa Rican expatriate footballers
- Deportivo Saprissa players
- San Jose Clash players
- San Jose Earthquakes players
- New England Revolution players
- AEK Athens F.C. players
- Superleague Greece players
- Association football defenders
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2004 Copa América players
- 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- C.S. Herediano footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Changsha Ginde players
- Costa Rican expatriates in China
- Costa Rican football biography stubs
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