player · international archive · 1996–2006
Costa RicaArchive goals
37
for Costa Rica
Matches scored in
25
2 hat-tricks among them
Tournaments
4
most in the FIFA World Cup qualification (21)
Career span
1996–2006
first 1996-12-01 · last 2006-06-09
Counted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Paulo César Wanchope Watson, more commonly known as Paulo Wanchope, is a Costa Rican football coach and former professional footballer who last coached Deportivo Saprissa. — Wikipedia
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Every goal
from the international archive · 37 goals in 25 matches| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-06-09 |  Germany | L2–4(a) | 12' 73' | FIFA World Cup | Munich |
| 2005-10-08 |  United States | W3–0(h) | 34' | FIFA World Cup qualification | San José |
| 2005-06-08 |  Guatemala | W3–2(h) | 90' | FIFA World Cup qualification | San José |
| 2005-02-09 |  Mexico | L1–2(h) | 38' | FIFA World Cup qualification | San José |
| 2004-10-13 |  Canada | W3–1(a) | 49' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Burnaby |
| 2004-10-09 | Guatemala | W5–0(h) | 36' 62' 69'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup qualification | San José |
| 2004-09-08 | Canada | W1–0(h) | 46' | FIFA World Cup qualification | San José |
| 2002-06-13 |  Brazil | L2–5(n) | 39' | FIFA World Cup | Suwon |
| 2002-01-30 |  South Korea | W3–1(n) | 77' 82' | Gold Cup | Pasadena |
| 2001-07-22 |  Uruguay | L1–2(n) | 52' | Copa América | Armenia |
| 2001-07-19 |  Bolivia | W4–0(n) | 45' 71' | Copa América | Medellín |
| 2001-07-16 | Uruguay | D1–1(n) | 28' | Copa América | Medellín |
| 2001-07-13 |  Honduras | W1–0(n) | 63' | Copa América | Medellín |
| 2001-07-01 | Honduras | W3–2(a) | 9' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Tegucigalpa |
| 2001-06-20 |  Jamaica | W2–1(h) | 38' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Alajuela |
| 2001-03-25 |  Trinidad and Tobago | W3–0(h) | 81' 88' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Alajuela |
| 2001-01-06 | Guatemala | W5–2(n) | 7' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Miami |
| 2000-08-15 | Guatemala | W2–1(h) | 34' 58' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Alajuela |
| 2000-02-20 | Trinidad and Tobago | L1–2(n) | 89' | Gold Cup | San Diego |
| 2000-02-17 | South Korea | D2–2(n) | 66' | Gold Cup | Los Angeles |
| 1998-02-04 |  Cuba | W7–2(n) | 21' 32' 64' 78'hat-trick | Gold Cup | Oakland |
| 1997-11-09 | Mexico | D3–3(a) | 86' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Mexico City |
| 1997-05-11 | Jamaica | W3–1(h) | 31' 71' | FIFA World Cup qualification | San José |
| 1996-12-21 | Trinidad and Tobago | W2–1(h) | 44' 60' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Cartago |
| 1996-12-01 | United States | W2–1(h) | 39' | FIFA World Cup qualification | San José |
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