| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Winston Antonio Parks Tifet | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-10-12)12 October 1981 (age 44) | ||
| Place of birth | Limón, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Limonense | 49 | (12) |
| 2001–2002 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2002 | →Ascoli (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 35 | (6) |
| 2005 | →Saturn Ramenskoye (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Slovan Liberec | 17 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Alajuelense | 23 | (3) |
| 2008–2011 | Politehnica Timişoara | 49 | (6) |
| 2010–2011 | →Khazar Lankaran (loan) | 25 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | Baku | 30 | (9) |
| 2013 | Uruguay Coronado | 5 | (1) |
| 2014 | Limón | 14 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Santos de Guápiles | 23 | (5) |
| Total | 235 | (44) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Costa Rica U20 | 10 | (7) |
| 2001–2011 | Costa Rica | 27 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Winston Antonio Parks Tifet known also as "Bounty” (born 12 October 1981) is a Costa Rican former professionalfootballer who played as aforward.
He played in Europe forUdinese,Ascoli,Slovan Liberec,Lokomotiv Moscow,Saturn Ramenskoye,Politehnica Timişoara andBaku.
Winston made his debut in the Costa RicanPrimera División in 1999 with only in 17-year-old, playing with his hometown teamLimonense and scored his first goal back on 28 November of the same year, he played this season mostly as a substitute, because he was competing at that moment against some players that succeeded during the next few years, likeKurt Bernard,Andy Herron,Rayner Robinson andRicardo Douglas for a place in the starting line-up. The following season and after the sale of most of the players mentioned before, it was usual to see him in the starting line-up making a dangerous offensive triplet withVictor Núñez and Andy Herron.
His high internationally performances led the Italian clubUdinese to purchase the player for$2.1 million from Limonense.[1] However, due to injuries Parks was unable to earn a place in the club's first team,[2] he was loaned for six months toAscoli[3] and eventually moved on toLokomotiv Moscow,[4] he was again loaned toSaturn Ramenskoye and then he was sold toSlovan Liberec.[5]
After spending six years in Europe he decided to moved back to Costa Rica looking for more minutes on the field in other the get in shape and find again his game and ability. He signed withAlajuelense in summer 2007,[6] but he has had a lot of injuries and only scored two goals in the Apertura's tournament.
He returned to Europa and signed for the Romanian club in summer 2008.[7] Parks made his debut in an away match againstFC Argeş where he played just one minute. He scored his first two goals againstCS Otopeni in a 2–2 draw. In an away match atGloria Bistriţa he made his worst match of his career and was criticized by the chairmanMarian Iancu and put him on transfer list.
On 13 August 2010, he was loaned out toKhazar Lankaran with option to buy him at end of the season. He was the goalscorer of the team on 2010–11 season.
Parks joinedBaku from at the start of the2011–12 season. After 9 goals in 36 appearances in all competitions for Baku, he left the club at the end of the 2012–13 season.[8]
In September 2013, Parks joinedCosta Rican Primera División sideUruguay Coronado.[9]
Ahead of the 2014 Verano season, Parks moved to second division sideSiquirreña[10] and in summer 2014 he returned to his hometown to play forLimón.[11] He joinedSantos de Guápiles in January 2015.[12]
Parks gained recognition as an exceptional youth player, appearing inFIFA World Youth Championships U-17 in 1999 held in Nigeria and U-20 in 2001 held in Argentina, and leadingCosta Rica during the 2001 U-20 tournament, with four goals.[13]
After making his full national team debut in a November 2001FIFA World Cup qualification match againstJamaica, he made the roster for the2002 World Cup, where he appeared in two games as a substitute.[13] Against Turkey he scored the equalizing goal, but failed to score on a second opportunity. He also had a great game against Brazil. His lack of playing time and injuries have, however, resulted in Parks seeing little time during 2006 World Cup qualifying.
He earned a total of 27 caps, scoring 6 goals and represented his country at the2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[14]
His final international was a November 2011friendly match againstSpain.[15]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 April 2002 | International Stadium Yokohama,Yokohama, Japan |  Japan | 1 – 1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 9 June 2002 | Incheon Munhak Stadium,Incheon, South Korea |  Turkey | 1 –1 | 1–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
| 3 | 29 March 2003 | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto,Alajuela, Costa Rica |  Paraguay | 2 – 1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 4 June 2004 | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa,Tibás,San José, Costa Rica |  Nicaragua | 2 – 0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 4 June 2004 | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa,Tibás,San José, Costa Rica | Nicaragua | 4 – 0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 1 June 2010 | Stade Tourbillon,Sion, Switzerland |  Switzerland | 0 –1 | 0–1 | Friendly |
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 |  Lokomotiv Moscow | Russian Premier League |
| 2005 | Lokomotiv Moscow | Russian Super Cup |
| 2010–11 |  Khazar Lankaran | Azerbaijan Cup |
| 2011–12 | FC Baku | Azerbaijan Cup |
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