| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Whayne Wilson Harris | ||
| Date of birth | (1975-09-07)September 7, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Limón,Costa Rica | ||
| Date of death | May 18, 2005(2005-05-18) (aged 29) | ||
| Place of death | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1997 | Limonense | ||
| 1997–1999 | Herediano | (6) | |
| 1999–2001 | Cartaginés | (25) | |
| 2001–2002 | Herediano | (10) | |
| 2002–2003 | Santos de Guápiles | (2) | |
| 2003–2004 | Ramonense | (20) | |
| 2004 | Cartaginés | (4) | |
| 2005 | Brujas | (5) | |
| Total | 192 | (72) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Costa Rica | 8 | (4) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Whayne Wilson Harris (born 7 September 1975 inLimón[1] – died 18 May 2005 inCosta Rica) was a Costa Rican professionalfootballer.
Wilson started his career at second divisionLimonense[2] and made his professional debut withHerediano on November 26, 1997, and scored his first league goal for Herediano against Goicoechea on March 4, 1998.[1] He had his best season withRamonense where he scored 20 goals to be the second leading scorer of the 2003–04 season.[3] Wilson played forCartaginés and thenBrujas during the 2004–05 season. Overall, he scored 72 goals in 192 matches in thePrimera División de Costa Rica.[1]
His brotherKéndall is also a professional footballer.[1]
Wilson made 8 appearances for the seniorCosta Rica national football team, his debut coming in theCopa América 2004 against Chile on 16 February 2005.[4] He appeared in all four matches and scored three goals as Costa Rica won theUNCAF Nations Cup 2005 tournament.[5] Wilson also made two appearances during qualifying for the2006 FIFA World Cup.[6]
Wilson was a member of the Costa Rica national football team at the2004 Summer Olympics inAthens.[6]
On May 14, 2005, Wilson'scar 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 inSan 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.
| # | 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 |
Costa Rica squads | |||||||
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