In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Wilson and the second or maternal family name is Harris.

Whayne Wilson Harris (born 7 September 1975 in Limón[1] – died 18 May 2005 in Costa Rica) was a Costa Rican professional footballer.

Club career

Wilson started his career at second division Limonense[2] 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.[1] He had his best season with Ramonense where he scored 20 goals to be the second leading scorer of the 2003–04 season.[3] Wilson played for Cartaginés and then Brujas during the 2004–05 season. Overall, he scored 72 goals in 192 matches in the Primera División de Costa Rica.[1]

His brother Kéndall is also a professional footballer.[1]

International career

Wilson made 8 appearances for the senior Costa Rica national football team, his debut coming in the Copa América 2004 against Chile on 16 February 2005.[4] He appeared in all four matches and scored three goals as Costa Rica won the UNCAF Nations Cup 2005 tournament.[5] Wilson also made two appearances during qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.[6]

Wilson was a member of the Costa Rica national football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[6]

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[1][7] in the Calderón Guardia hospital in San José, Costa Rica.[8] He is survived by four young daughters[1] and his partner Corina McKenzie.[2] 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.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 February 21, 2005 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  El Salvador 1–0 2–1 2005 UNCAF Nations Cup
2 February 25, 2005  Guatemala 3–0 4–0
3 February 27, 2005  Honduras 1–1 1–1
4 March 26, 2005 Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica  Panama 1–0 2–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Fue imposible salvarlo". Al Día. 2005-05-19.
  2. ^ a b Cada hija de Whayne Wilson recibirá ¢8.060 de pensión - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Ramonense y la ilusión del retorno". Nacion. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  4. ^ "Copa América 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2005 - Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
  6. ^ a b Whayne Wilson – FIFA competition record (archived)
  7. ^ "Striker Wilson dies after accident". CNN.com. 2005-05-18.
  8. ^ Falleció futbolista Whayne Wilson por lesiones provocadas en accidente de tránsito - Nación (in Spanish)
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whayne_Wilson
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