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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Paulo Wanchope
| image = Paulo Wanchope 2007 2.jpg
| caption = Wanchope with [[FC Tokyo|Tokyo]] in 2007
| fullname = Pablo César Wanchope Watson<ref name="PFA 638">{{cite book| last = Hugman| first = Barry J.| title = The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005| publisher = Queen Anne Press| year = 2005| page = 638| isbn = 1-85291-665-6 }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|7|31|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Heredia, Costa Rica]]
| height = 1.89 m<ref>{{cite web |title=Paulo Wanchope |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/1179/Horacio-Carbonari/overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=14 October 2022}}</ref>
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = 2014–present
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1993–1997
| clubs1 = [[C.S. Herediano|Herediano]]
| caps1 = 14
| goals1 = 20
| years2 = 1997–1999
| clubs2 = [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]
| caps2 = 72
| goals2 = 23
| years3 = 1999–2000
| clubs3 = [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
| caps3 = 35
| goals3 = 12
| years4 = 2000–2004
| clubs4 = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
| caps4 = 64
| goals4 = 27
| years5 = 2004–2005
| clubs5 = [[Málaga CF|Málaga]]
| caps5 = 25
| goals5 = 6
| years6 = 2005
| clubs6 = [[Al-Gharafa Doha|Al-Gharafa]]
| caps6 = 6
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2006
| clubs7 = [[C.S. Herediano|Herediano]]
| caps7 = 10
| goals7 = 3
| years8 = 2006
| clubs8 = [[Rosario Central]]
| caps8 = 14
| goals8 = 5
| years9 = 2007
| clubs9 = [[FC Tokyo]]
| caps9 = 11
| goals9 = 3
| years10 = 2007
| clubs10 = [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]
| caps10 = 12
| goals10 = 2
| totalcaps = 264
| totalgoals = 102
| nationalyears1 = 1996–2008
| nationalteam1 = [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]
| nationalcaps1 = 73
| nationalgoals1 = 45
| manageryears1 = 2008–2009
| managerclubs1 = [[C.S. Herediano|Herediano]]
| manageryears2 = 2010–2011
| managerclubs2 = [[Club Sport Uruguay de Coronado|Uruguay Coronado]]
| manageryears3 = 2010–2014
| managerclubs3 = [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] (assistant)
| manageryears4 = 2014–2015
| managerclubs4 = [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]
| manageryears5 = 2018
| managerclubs5 = [[C.S. Cartaginés]]
| manageryears6 = 2018
| managerclubs6 = [[C.S. Herediano|Herediano]]
| manageryears7 = 2021
| managerclubs7 = Pérez Zeledón
| manageryears8 = 2022–
| managerclubs8 = [[C.S. Cartaginés]]
}}
'''Paulo Wanchope''' (born 31 July 1976) is a former [[Costa Rica]]n [[Association football|football]] player. He has played for [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica national team]].

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]]
|[[1996–97 Derby County F.C. season|1996–97]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Premier League]]
|5||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||5||1
|-
|[[1997–98 Derby County F.C. season|1997–98]]
|32||13||2||0||4||4||colspan="2"|—||38||17
|-
|[[1998–99 Derby County F.C. season|1998–99]]
|35||9||2||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||40||10
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!72||23||4||0||7||5||0||0||83||28
|-
|[[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]]
|[[1999–2000 West Ham United F.C. season|1999–2000]]
|Premier League
|35||12||1||0||3||0||8||3||47||15
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]
|[[2000–01 Manchester City F.C. season|2000–01]]
|Premier League
|27||9||1||0||3||1||colspan="2"|—||31||10
|-
|[[2001–02 Manchester City F.C. season|2001–02]]
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|15||12||2||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||18||13
|-
|[[2002–03 Manchester City F.C. season|2002–03]]
|rowspan="2"|Premier League
|0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||0||0
|-
|[[2003–04 Manchester City F.C. season|2003–04]]
|22||6||0||0||0||0||4||0||26||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!64||27||3||1||4||1||4||0||75||29
|-
|[[Málaga CF|Málaga]]
|[[2004–05 La Liga|2004–05]]
|[[La Liga]]
|25||6||||||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||6
|-
|[[Al-Gharafa Sports Club|Al-Gharafa]]
|[[2005–06 Qatar Stars League|2005–06]]
|[[Qatar Stars League]]
|6||1||||||||||colspan="2"|—||6||1
|-
|[[C.S. Herediano|Herediano]]
|[[2005–06 Primera División (Costa Rica)|2005–06]]
|[[Liga FPD]]
|10||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||10||3
|-
|[[Rosario Central]]
|[[2006–07 Argentine Primera División|2006–07]]
|[[Argentine Primera División|Primera División]]
|14||5||||||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||5
|-
|[[FC Tokyo]]
|[[2007 J.League Division 1|2007]]
|[[J1 League]]
|12||2||colspan="2"|—||4||1||colspan="2"|—||16||3
|-
|[[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]]
|[[2007 Major League Soccer season|2007]]
|[[Major League Soccer]]
|12||2||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||13||2
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!250||81||8||1||19||7||12||3||289||92
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/wanchope-intlg.html|title=Paulo Wanchope - Goals in International Matches|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="13"|[[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]
|1996||7||3
|-
|1997||7||6
|-
|1998||2||4
|-
|1999||5||2
|-
|2000||12||7
|-
|2001||11||10
|-
|2002||7||3
|-
|2003||1||0
|-
|2004||6||5
|-
|2005||9||3
|-
|2006||5||2
|-
|2007||0||0
|-
|2008||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!73!!45
|}

:''Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wanchope goal''.<ref name="auto"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Paulo Wanchope
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || 1 December 1996 || [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], Costa Rica || {{fb|USA}} || || align="center"|2–1 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || rowspan="2"|21 December 1996 || rowspan="2"|[[Cartago, Costa Rica|Cartago]], Costa Rica || rowspan="2"|{{fb|TRI}} || || rowspan="2" align="center"|2–1 || rowspan="2"|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|3 ||
|-
| align="center"|4 || rowspan="3"|9 March 1997 || rowspan="3"|[[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], Costa Rica || rowspan="3"|{{fb|CMR}} || || rowspan="3" align="center"|5–0 || rowspan="3"|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|5 ||
|-
| align="center"|6 ||
|-
| align="center"|7 || rowspan="2"|11 May 1997 || rowspan="2"|[[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], Costa Rica || rowspan="2"|{{fb|JAM}} || || rowspan="2" align="center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|8 ||
|-
| align="center"|9 || 9 November 1997 || [[Mexico DF]], Mexico || {{fb|MEX}} || || align="center"|3–3 || |1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|10 || rowspan="4"|4 February 1998 || rowspan="4"|[[Oakland]], United States || rowspan="4"|{{fb|CUB}} || || rowspan="4" align="center"|7–2 || rowspan="4"|[[1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|11 ||
|-
| align="center"|12 ||
|-
| align="center"|13 ||
|-
| align="center"|14|| 17 March 1999 || [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], Costa Rica || {{fb|BLZ}} || || align="center"|7–0 || [[1999 UNCAF Nations Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|15 || 28 March 1999 || [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], Costa Rica || {{fb|SLV}} || || align="center"|4–0 || |1999 UNCAF Nations Cup
|-
| align="center"|16 || 17 February 2000 || [[Los Angeles]], United States || {{fb|KOR}} || || align="center"|2–2 || [[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|17 || 20 February 2000 || [[San Diego]], United States || {{fb|TRI}} || || align="center"|1–2 || |2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup (goal contested with [[William Sunsing|W Sunsing]]<ref>[http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/senior-team-news/fixtures-results.html?view=matchreport&id=301 Golden goal puts T&T in Gold Cup semifinal]{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} - Socawarriors</ref><ref>[http://www.terra.com/especiales/copaoro/noticias33.html TRINIDAD Y TOBAGO A LA SEMIFINAL DE LA COPA ORO] - Terra {{in lang|es}}</ref>)
|-
| align="center"|18 || 1 July 2000 || [[Alajuela]], Costa Rica || {{fb|PAN}} || || align="center"|5–1 || |Friendly
|-
| align="center"|19 || rowspan="2"|9 July 2000 || rowspan="2"|[[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], Costa Rica || rowspan="2"|{{fb|VIN}} || || rowspan="2" align="center"|7–1 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|20 ||
|-
| align="center"|21|| rowspan="2"|15 August 2000 || rowspan="2"|[[Alajuela]], Costa Rica || rowspan="2"|{{fb|GUA}} || || rowspan="2" align="center"|2–1 || rowspan="2"|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|22 ||
|-
| align="center"|23 || 6 January 2001 || [[Miami]], United States || {{fb|GUA}} || || align="center"|5–2|| |2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|24 || rowspan="2"|28 March 2001 || rowspan="2"|[[Alajuela]], Costa Rica || rowspan="2"|{{fb|TRI}} || || rowspan="2" align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2"|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|25 ||
|-
| align="center"|26 || 20 June 2001 || [[Alajuela]], Costa Rica || {{fb|JAM}} || || align="center"|2–1 || |2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|27 || 1 July 2001 || [[Tegucigalpa]], Honduras || {{fb|HON}} || || align="center"|3–2 || |2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|28 || 13 July 2001 || [[Medellín]], Colombia || {{fb|HON}} || || align="center"|1–0 || [[2001 Copa América]]
|-
| align="center"|29 || 16 July 2001 || [[Medellín]], Colombia || {{fb|URU}} || || align="center"|1–1 || |2001 Copa América
|-
| align="center"|30 || rowspan="2"|19 July 2001 || rowspan="2"|[[Medellín]], Colombia || rowspan="2"|{{fb|BOL}} || || rowspan="2" align="center"|4–0 || rowspan="2"|2001 Copa América
|-
| align="center"|31 ||
|-
| align="center"|32 || 22 July 2001 || [[Armenia, Colombia|Armenia]], Colombia || {{fb|URU}} || || align="center"|1–2 || |2001 Copa América
|-
| align="center"|33 || rowspan="2"|30 January 2002 || rowspan="2"|[[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]], United States || rowspan="2"|{{fb|KOR}} || || rowspan="2" align="center"|3–1 || rowspan="2"|[[2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|34 ||
|-
| align="center"|35 || 13 June 2002 || [[Suwon]], South Korea || {{fb|BRA}} || || align="center"|2–5 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|36 || 8 September 2004 || [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], Costa Rica || {{fb|CAN}} || || align="center"|1–0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|37 || rowspan="3"|9 October 2004 || rowspan="3"|[[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], Costa Rica || rowspan="3"|{{fb|GUA}} || || rowspan="3" align="center"|5–0 || rowspan="3"|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|38 ||
|-
| align="center"|39 ||
|-
| align="center"|40 || 13 October 2004 || [[Edmonton]], Canada || {{fb|CAN}} || || align="center"|3–1 || |2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|41 || 9 February 2005 || [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], Costa Rica || {{fb|MEX}} || || align="center"|1–2 || |2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|42 || 8 June 2005 || [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], Costa Rica || {{fb|GUA}} || || align="center"|3–2 || |2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|43 || 8 October 2005 || [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], Costa Rica || {{fb|USA}} || || align="center"|3–0 || |2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center"|44 || rowspan="2"|9 June 2006 || rowspan="2"|[[Munich]], Germany || rowspan="2"|{{fb|GER}} || || rowspan="2" align="center"|2–4 || rowspan="2"|[[2006 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|45 ||
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
;West Ham United
*[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1999]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/429277.stm |title=Intertoto win gives Hammers Uefa spot |work=BBC News |date=24 August 1999 |access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref>
;Manchester City
*[[Football League First Division]]: [[2001–02 Football League First Division|2001–02]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/07/world-cup-2014-costa-rica-england-group-d-paulo-wanchope |title=World Cup 2014: England's threat from Paulo Wanchope's Costa Rica |first=David |last=Hytner |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=7 June 2014 |access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref>
;Costa Rica
*[[Copa Centroamericana|UNCAF Nations Cup]]: [[1999 UNCAF Nations Cup|1999]]<ref>{{cite news|last1=Calvo|first1=Rodrigo|title=La crítica rodeó la corta era de Wanchope - Cronica Costa Rica|url=http://cronica.cr/el-equipo-de-todos/la-critica-rodeo-la-corta-era-de-wanchope-en-la-sele/|access-date=22 June 2017|work=Crónica Costa Rica|date=12 August 2015|language=es-ES|archive-date=17 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017202746/http://cronica.cr/el-equipo-de-todos/la-critica-rodeo-la-corta-era-de-wanchope-en-la-sele/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
;Individual awards
*[[Premier League Player of the Month]]: [[1997–98 FA Premier League#Monthly awards|October 1997]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/1179/Paulo-Wanchope/overview |title=Paulo Wanchope: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=27 September 2018}}</ref>

===Manager===
;Costa Rica
*Copa Centroamericana: [[2014 Copa Centroamericana|2014]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Wanchope renunció como entrenador de Costa Rica |url=https://www.concacaf.com/es/article/wanchope-renuncio-como-entrenador-de-costa-rica |website=concacaf.com |publisher=[[CONCACAF]] |access-date=5 August 2019 |language=es |date=13 August 2015 |quote=En septiembre 2014, Wanchope condujo a Costa Rica al título de la Copa Centroamericana}}</ref>
;Cartaginés
*[[Costa Rican Cup]]: [[2022 Costa Rican Cup|2022]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Wanchope consigue su primer trofeo oficial como técnico de clubes – Liga Promerica |url=https://www.unafut.com/2022/12/22/wanchope-consigue-su-primer-trofeo-oficial-como-tecnico-de-clubes/ |publisher=UNAFUT |access-date=6 January 2023 |language=es-AR |date=22 December 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==Other websites==
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{{Costa Rica squad 2002 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Costa Rica squad 2006 FIFA World Cup}}
{{CONCACAF Gold Cup awards}}

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