Mauricio Wright

Mauricio Wright
Personal information
Full nameWilber Mauricio Wright Reynolds
Date of birthDecember 20, 1970
Place of birthSan José, Costa Rica
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Herediano (manager)
Youth career
Saprissa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1992-1998Saprissa
1998-1999Comunicaciones22(2)
1999–2000San Jose Clash36(3)
2000–2001New England Revolution40(3)
2002Herediano18(1)
2002–2003AEK25(0)
2003Shenyang Ginde3(0)
2004–2006Herediano24(3)
2007Saprissa1(0)
National team
1994–2005Costa Rica67(6)
Teams managed
2007–2010Brujas
2011Puntarenas
2011–2012Municipal Pérez Zeledón
2012Deportivo Malacateco
2014Cartaginés
2015-Herediano
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Wright and the second or maternal family name is Reynolds.

Wílber Mauricio Wright Reynolds (born December 20, 1970 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican former soccer defender, a key member of the Costa Rica national team for over ten years. He is the current manager of Herediano.

Club career

Wright started his career at Saprissa[1] and moved abroad to play for Comunicaciones in Guatemala, where he played alongside compatriots Rolando Fonseca, Floyd Guthrie and Jéwisson Bennett.[2] He then played three seasons (1999–2001) in Major League Soccer, split between the San Jose Clash[3] (later Earthquakes) and the New England Revolution, alongside William Sunsing.[4] He scored six goals[1] and added three assists in MLS league play. Wright has also played for Herediano in Costa Rica and AEK, together with Walter Centeno,[5] in the Greek Super League.[6] He also had a short stint in China with Shenyang Ginde.[7]

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'.

International career

Wright made his debut for Costa Rica national football team at the December 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup match against Belize and earned a total of 67 caps, scoring 6 goals.[8] After not playing in qualifying rounds, he started in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, scoring a goal.[9] He also played (and scored) in the 1997 and 2004 Copa Américas.

His final international was a July 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Cuba.

Managerial career

Wright was named manager of Brujas in May 2007[10] and he won the 2009 winter championship with the club. He has coached teams in Costa Rica and Guatemala and took the reigns at Cartaginés in May 2014.[11] He was announced the new manager at Herediano in December 2014, replacing Jafet Soto.[12]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Breve historial de Mauricio Wright (Profile) - Nación (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Wright ya es del Comunicaciones - Nación (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Wright firme en el Clash - Nación (Spanish)
  4. ↑ MLS al rojo vivo•Equipo de Myers ya avanzó; Wright y Sunsing con esperanza; Solís eliminado - Nación (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Club AEK griego de tico Mauricio Wright en grupo con Real Madrid y Roma para Liga de Campeones - Nación (Spanish)
  6. ↑ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alex. "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  7. ↑ Wright jugará en China - Nación (Spanish)
  8. ↑ Mamrud, Roberto. "Costa Rica - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
  9. ↑ Mauricio Wright – FIFA competition record
  10. ↑ Brujas confirma a Mauricio Wright en el banquillo - Nación (Spanish)
  11. ↑ Cartaginés presentará este martes a Maurico Wright como su nuevo técnico - Al Día (Spanish)
  12. ↑ Mauricio Wright asume el Club Sport Herediano - Nación (Spanish)

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