Mauricio Wright

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::summary Costa Rican footballer and manager (born 1970) ::

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Field	Value
name	Mauricio Wright
image	Mauricio Wright.jpg
fullname	Wilber Mauricio Wright Reynolds
birth_date
birth_place	San José, Costa Rica
height
position	Defender
currentclub	Cartaginés (manager)
youthclubs1	Saprissa
years1	1992–1998
clubs1	Saprissa
caps1	235
goals1	12
years2	1998–1999
clubs2	Comunicaciones
caps2	22
goals2	2
years3	1999–2000
clubs3	San Jose Earthquakes
caps3	36
goals3	3
years4	2000–2001
clubs4	New England Revolution
caps4	40
goals4	3
years5	2002
clubs5	Herediano
caps5	28
goals5	1
years6	2002–2003
clubs6	AEK Athens
caps6	25
goals6	0
years7	2003
clubs7	Shenyang Ginde
caps7	3
goals7	0
years8	2004–2006
clubs8	Herediano
caps8	31
goals8	3
years9	2007
clubs9	Saprissa
caps9	1
goals9	0
totalcaps	421
totalgoals	24
nationalyears1	1994–2005
nationalteam1	Costa Rica
nationalcaps1	67
nationalgoals1	6
manageryears1	2007–2010
managerclubs1	Brujas
manageryears2	2011
managerclubs2	Puntarenas
manageryears3	2011–2012
managerclubs3	Pérez Zeledón
manageryears4	2012–2014
managerclubs4	Deportivo Malacateco
manageryears5	2014–2015
managerclubs5	Cartaginés
manageryears6	2015
managerclubs6	Herediano
manageryears7	2015
managerclubs7	Municipal
manageryears8	2016
managerclubs8	Pérez Zeledón
manageryears9	2017
managerclubs9	UCR
manageryears10	2017–2018
managerclubs10	Deportivo Malacateco
manageryears11	2020
managerclubs11	Barrio México
manageryears12	2020–2021
managerclubs12	Aserrí
manageryears13	2021
managerclubs14	Saprissa
manageryears14	2022
managerclubs15	Cartaginés (assistant)
manageryears16	2023
managerclubs16	Grecia
manageryears17	2023–
managerclubs17	Cartaginés
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Wílber Mauricio Wright Reynolds (born 20 December 1970) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer who played as a defender and current manager of Cartaginés. He was a key member of the Costa Rica national team for over ten years.

Club career

Wright started his career at the academies of Saprissa, where in 1992 he was promoted to the first team. He moved abroad to play for Comunicaciones in Guatemala, where he played alongside compatriots Rolando Fonseca, Floyd Guthrie and Jéwisson Bennett. He then played three seasons (1999–2001) in Major League Soccer, split between the San Jose Clash (later Earthquakes) and the New England Revolution, alongside William Sunsing. He scored six goals He performed very well, while also playing in the UEFA Champions League scoring the winner against APOEL on the qualifiers on 28 August 2002. His contract with the club had a duration of 3 years, however he files an appeal and was released after some issues with the administration about his salary. He also had a short stint in China with Shenyang Ginde. 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. After not playing in qualifying rounds, he started in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, scoring a goal. 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 and he won the 2009 winter championship with the club. He has coached teams in Costa Rica and Guatemala and took the reins at Cartaginés in May 2014. He was announced the new manager at Herediano in December 2014, replacing Jafet Soto. In May 2021, he won the Clausura season with Saprissa, thus giving the team its record 36th title.

Honours

;Sarprissa

• Primera División de Costa Rica: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1997–98, 2006–07

• CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1993, 1995

• Central American Club Championship: 1998, 2007 International

• CONCACAF Gold Cup Best XI: 2003

Individual

• MLS All-Star: 1999

References

References

1. [http://www.nacion.com/archivo/Buzon-Rodrigo_0_1310869028.html Breve historial de Mauricio Wright (Profile)] – Nación {{in lang. es
2. [http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1998/enero/14/deportes6.html Wright ya es del Comunicaciones] – Nación {{in lang. es
3. [http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1999/junio/09/deportes3.html Wright firme en el Clash] – Nación {{in lang. es
4. [http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2000/agosto/10/deportes5.html MLS al rojo vivo•Equipo de Myers ya avanzó; Wright y Sunsing con esperanza; Solís eliminado] – Nación {{in lang. es
5. and added three assists in MLS league play. Wright has also had a brief spell at [[C.S. Herediano. Herediano]]. His performances in the World Cup in the summer of 2002 attracted the people of [[AEK Athens F.C.. AEK Athens]] who signed him immediately after alongside his compatriot, [[Walter Centeno]].[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2002/agosto/29/deportivas1.html Club AEK griego de tico Mauricio Wright en grupo con Real Madrid y Roma para Liga de Campeones] – Nación {{in lang. es
6. "AEK-APOEL UEFA Champions League 2002/03".
7. Mastrogiannopoulos, Alex. "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60".
8. "Μαουρίτσιο Ράιτ".
9. [http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2003/agosto/18/deportes0.html Wright jugará en China] – Nación {{in lang. es
10. Mamrud, Roberto. "Costa Rica – Record International Players".
11. {{FIFA player. 154801
12. [http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2007/mayo/09/deportes1090447.html Brujas confirma a Mauricio Wright en el banquillo] – Nación {{in lang. es
13. [http://www.aldia.cr/futbol-costa-rica/cartagines/Cartagines-Maurico-Wright-tecnico_0_352764764.html Cartaginés presentará este martes a Maurico Wright como su nuevo técnico] – Al Día {{in lang. es
14. [http://www.nacion.com/deportes/futbol-costa-rica/Mauricio-Wright-Club-Sport-Herediano_0_1459054167.html Mauricio Wright asume el Club Sport Herediano] – Nación {{in lang. es
15. (July 17, 1999). "1999 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com.

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