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{{short description|Costa Rican footballer (born 1976)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Paulo Wanchope
| image = File:Paulo Wanchope (cropped).jpg
| caption = Wanchope in 2015
| fullname = Paulo 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 |archive-date=14 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014150300/https://www.premierleague.com/players/1179/Horacio-Carbonari/overview |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Striker]]
| currentclub = 
| 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 SC|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 = 
| nationalteam1 = [[Costa Rica national under-20 football team|Costa Rica U20]]
| nationalcaps1 = 
| nationalgoals1 = 
| nationalyears2 = 1996–2008
| nationalteam2 = [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]
| nationalcaps2 = 73
| nationalgoals2 = 44
| 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|Cartaginés]]
| manageryears6 = 2018
| managerclubs6 = [[C.S. Herediano|Herediano]]
| manageryears7 = 2021
| managerclubs7 = [[A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón|Pérez Zeledón]]
| manageryears8 = 2022–2023
| managerclubs8 = [[C.S. Cartaginés|Cartaginés]]
| manageryears9 = 2024–2025
| managerclubs9 = [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]] (assistant)
| manageryears10 = 2025
| managerclubs10 = [[Deportivo Saprissa]]
}}

{{family name hatnote|Wanchope|Watson|lang=Spanish}}
'''Paulo César Wanchope Watson''' ({{IPA|es|ˈpawlo wanˈtʃope}}; born 31 July 1976), more commonly known as '''Paulo Wanchope''', is a [[Costa Rican people|Costa Rican]] football coach and former professional [[association football|footballer]] who last coached [[Deportivo Saprissa]].

As a player he was a [[Forward (association football)|striker]] who notably played in the [[Premier League]] for [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]], [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] and [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]]. He also had spells in [[La Liga]] and [[Major League Soccer]] for [[Málaga CF|Málaga]] and [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]] as well as [[C.S. Herediano|Herediano]], [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Gharafa]], [[Rosario Central]] and [[FC Tokyo]]. He was capped 73 times by [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]], scoring 45 goals. Wanchope is the second most prolific goalscorer in the history of the Costa Rica national football team, behind [[Rolando Fonseca]], with 45 goals in 73 international matches.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cos-recintlp.html Goalscoring for Costa Rica National Team] - Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation</ref> Having scored against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] in [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] and a brace against [[Germany national football team|Germany]] in [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]], Wanchope is the top goalscorer for Costa Rica in the FIFA World Cup, a record he shares with [[Rónald Gómez]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Abreu|first1=Pedro|title=Mundial Alemania 2006 .:. Sitio especial de nacion.com|url=http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/futbol/mundial/2006/desde_alemania.html|access-date=18 December 2017|work=[[La Nación (San José)|La Nación]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323025645/http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/futbol/mundial/2006/desde_alemania.html|archive-date=23 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

As he is the former head coach of the [[Costa Rica national football team]] with a spell in charge between 2014 and 2015. He has also managed Herediano, [[Club Sport Uruguay de Coronado|Uruguay Coronado]], CS Cartaginés and Pérez Zeledón.

==Club career==

===Derby County===
Born in [[Heredia, Costa Rica|Heredia]], Wanchope began his career with [[C.S. Herediano|Herediano]] moving to England to play with [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] along with fellow Costa Rican [[Mauricio Solís]] on 27 March 1997. He cost Derby £600,000.<ref name=baldeagle>{{cite news|last=Culley|first=Jon|title=Football: Smith the great motivator|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-smith-the-great-motivator-1291798.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-smith-the-great-motivator-1291798.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|access-date=24 September 2012|newspaper=The Independent|date=3 November 1997}}</ref>

Wanchope marked his debut for Derby on 5 April 1997 with a memorable goal against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] at [[Old Trafford]], beating four United players before slotting past [[Peter Schmeichel]] during a 3–2 win&nbsp;– the goal was later voted the greatest in the club's history by the Derby fans as part of the club's 125th Anniversary Celebrations.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rams Top Ten: the programme|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/content/articles/2009/04/03/rams_125_goal_vote_feature.shtml|publisher=BBC - Derby - Sport|access-date=24 September 2012}}</ref>

He scored 13 league goals in [[1997–98 in English football|1997–98]] as Derby finished ninth&nbsp;– their highest finish since 1989 – and helped them go one better in [[1998–99 in English football|1998–99]] when his nine goals that season helped the Rams finish eighth.

After scoring 28 goals in 83 games within two seasons for Derby, Wanchope was sold to [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] for [[Pound sterling|£]]3.5 million on 16 July 1999.

===West Ham United===
Wanchope made his debut for West Ham on 28 July 1999, at [[Boleyn Ground|Upton Park]], against [[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]] in the [[Intertoto Cup]].<ref>[http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/westham/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/99/07/28/SOCCER_West_Ham_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=westham&DIV=prem&TEAM=WEST--HAM&RH=West--Ham&PREV_SEASON=1998 West Ham 1 Heerenveen 0]{{Dead link|date=September 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} ''Sporting Life'' (UK)</ref> His first West Ham goal came on 4 August 1999 in the away leg of the same tie.<ref>[http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/westham/reports/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/99/08/04/SOCCER_WEST_HAM_Nightlead.html&TEAMHD=westham&DIV=prem&TEAM=WEST--HAM&RH=West--Ham&PREV_SEASON=1998 Heerenveen 0 West Ham 1 (Agg: 0–2)]{{Dead link|date=September 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} ''Sporting Life'' (UK).</ref> He scored 15 goals in 47 appearances in all competitions; his final game coming on 14 May 2000, at home to [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]].<ref>[http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=733&united=Paulo_Wanchope Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics Paulo Wanchope] www.westhamstats.info</ref> During his one year at Upton Park Wanchope formed a deadly partnership with [[Paolo Di Canio]], the two scored a combined 31 league goals in the 1999–2000 season, and West Ham finished 9th in the Premier League, putting them in the top nine for the third consecutive season.
He was eventually sold to [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] at the start of the 2000–01 season, following the arrivals of [[Davor Šuker]] and [[Frédéric Kanouté]], for a fee of £3.65million.

===Manchester City===
On 23 August 2000 he scored a [[List of Premier League hat-tricks|hat-trick]] in a 4–2 win against [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/wanchopes-hattrick-ends-agony-for-city-696457.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/wanchopes-hattrick-ends-agony-for-city-696457.html |archive-date=25 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Wanchope's hat-trick ends agony for City |work=The Independent |access-date=14 September 2014 |first=Tim |last=Rich |date=24 August 2000 |location=London}}</ref>
Wanchope earned a starting position at Manchester City, but was unable to help them avoid immediate relegation back to Division One at the end of the [[2000–01 in English football|2000–01 season]], despite scoring nine league goals.

The following season was a mixed one for Wanchope. Despite missing large chunks of it through injury, he still managed 12 goals in just 15 games and often showed his best form. After City's return to the top flight as Division One champions he played almost no part, with injury once again keeping him on the sidelines – he missed the entire [[2002–03 in English football|2002–03 season]].

However, he returned to play a vital part at the end of [[2003–04 in English football|2003–04]] and scored some vital goals to help avoid relegation, including the winning goal against Newcastle United, which effectively made City safe. He managed six goals from 22 league games that campaign.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=44342|title=Football photographic encyclopedia, footballer, world cup, champions league, football championship, olympic games & hero images by sporting-heroes.net|access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref>

===Post-Premier League===
In August 2004, Wanchope was sold to [[Málaga CF]] of the Spanish [[La Liga]] for £500,000. He played 25 games for the club, scoring six goals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=10430|title = Paulo Wanchope &#124; Football Stats &#124; No Club &#124; Age 44 &#124; 1995-2009 &#124; Soccer Base}}</ref>

In 2005, ''[[ESPN]]'' declared Wanchope's goal against [[CD Numancia|Numancia]] the best of the entire 2004&ndash;05 [[La Liga|Spanish First Division]]. In 2006, following the World Cup in Germany and short but successful stints with [[Al-Gharafa SC|Al-Gharafa]] in Qatar and [[C.S. Herediano|Herediano]] in his native Costa Rica, he signed with [[Argentina|Argentine]] club [[Rosario Central]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Tactical Formation|work=Football-Lineups.com
|url=http://www.football-lineups.com/players/player.php?route=5014 | access-date=10 February 2007 }}</ref> scoring five goals in 14 games.

On 29 December 2006, [[J1 League]] club [[FC Tokyo]] announced the acquisition of Wanchope on a transfer from Rosario Central. Along with local prospect [[Sota Hirayama]], Wanchope allowed FC Tokyo to utilise a pair of large (190&nbsp;cm+) strikers. He was released by FC Tokyo and subsequently signed a one-year deal with [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] team [[Chicago Fire S.C.|Chicago Fire]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Wonchope To Fire-Red Card Blog |work=Luis Arroyave's Chicago Tribune Red Card Blog |url=http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/soccer_redcard/2007/07/fire-to-add-sec.html#comments |access-date=24 July 2007 |date=23 July 2007 |archive-date=15 February 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215041515/http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/soccer_redcard/2007/07/fire-to-add-sec.html#comments |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Retirement===
On 16 November 2007, after a 13-year career in football, Wanchope decided to put an end to his career,<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2007/noviembre/17/pais1319210.html Paulo César Wanchope Jugador se retiró ayer del futbol profesional] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> primarily based on how his old knee injury was affecting his performance on the field, the same injury that made him lose large parts of his career with [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]], making him unable to reach his best physical shape, an argument that was commonly criticized by the press during recent years in every club he played for. At his retirement press conference he manifested his interest in becoming a professional coach, looking forward to accomplishing it in England.<ref>[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7099371.stm "Injury-hit Wanchope ends career"] ''BBC Sport''. Retrieved 16 November 2007</ref>

==International career==
He was a member of Costa Rica's youth national teams, playing in the [[1995 FIFA World Youth Championship]] finals in [[Qatar]].<ref name=FIFA/>

Wanchope would become hugely important to the senior Costa Rica national team, after making his debut in an October 1996 [[friendly match]] against [[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]]<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2008/enero/14/deportes1382628.html Historial de Paulo César Wanchope] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> and playing for the team in the [[2002 FIFA World Cup]]<ref name=FIFA>{{FIFA player|154799}}</ref> and several [[CONCACAF Gold Cup|Gold Cups]]. On 8 October 2005, Wanchope became the all-time leading goal scorer for ''Los Ticos'' when he scored the first goal in a home win over the [[United States men's national soccer team|USA]] in the [[Football World Cup 2006 - North, Central American and Caribbean Qualification Groups|qualifying match]] that sent ''Los Ticos'' to the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]. Wanchope has twenty plus World Cup qualifier goals to his name.

On 9 June 2006, he scored twice in the opening game of the 2006 World Cup, a 4–2 loss to [[Germany national football team|Germany]]. These two goals made Wanchope the inaugural Costa Rican to score twice in one World Cup match, and put him alongside [[Rónald Gómez]] as the sole Costa Ricans ever to score more than one World Cup goal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4852498.stm|title=Football - World Cup 2006 - Germany 4-2 Costa Rica|work=BBC Sport|date=9 June 2006|access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref> After the defeat to Germany, Costa Rica were defeated by both [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]] and [[Poland national football team|Poland]]. Thus Costa Rica finished last in their group and failed to qualify for the second round. Wanchope played his last game for his country in January 2008 against Sweden. He played 25 minutes before being substituted.{{cn|date=January 2025}}

==Managerial career==
He managed [[C.S. Herediano|Herediano]] from 2008 to 2009. He resigned citing that the team's performance was low, and that he wanted to further his studies in England.<ref>[http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/2009/marzo/11/deportes1901257.html Wanchope renuncia a la direccion tecnica de Heredia], Retrieved from la Nacion, 11 March 2009.</ref> Having left Herediano, he expressed his dissatisfaction with the administration of the club.<ref>[http://www.nacion.com/ln_ee/2009/marzo/11/deportes1902100.html Wanchope denunció que recibio amenazas]. Retrieved from La Nacion, 12 March 2009.</ref>

Wanchope became an assistant to the Costa Rica national team coach, [[Jorge Luis Pinto]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/former-premier-league-striker-paulo-wanchope-talks-to-simon-hill-about-costa-rica/story-e6frf423-1226762237973 |title = Motorsport Video {{!}}Motorsport Highlights, Replays, News, Clips {{!}} FOX SPORTS}}</ref> Upon Pinto's departure after the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]], Wanchope took over as interim national team coach.

In September 2014, he won the [[2014 Copa Centroamericana|Copa Centroamericana]] with the Costa Rica national football team.<ref>{{cite web|title=Central American Cup|url=http://www.concacaf.com/category/central-american-cup/game-detail/202547|publisher=concacaf.com|access-date=14 September 2014|date=13 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220152103/http://www.concacaf.com/category/central-american-cup/game-detail/202547|archive-date=20 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 31 January 2015, he was officially named as national team coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/251/915/4/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227164237/http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/251/915/4/|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 February 2015|title=Wanchope named new Costa Rica coach|date=1 February 2015|publisher=FIFA|access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref>

On 12 August 2015, Wanchope resigned as manager of Costa Rica's national team following a post-match brawl with a steward.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33897022|title=Paulo Wanchope: Costa Rica coach resigns after brawl|work=BBC Sport|access-date=13 August 2015}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Wanchope is a son of Costa Rican former international striker [[Vicente Wanchope]] and Patricia Watson and both his brothers, [[Javier Wanchope|Javier]] and Carlos,<ref>[http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2003/marzo/16/deportes10.html Quiero conocer la trayectoria de la familia Wanchope en clubes del futbol superior, desde su padre Vicente hasta sus hijos Javier Vicente, Carlos y Paulo César] - Nación {{in lang|es}}</ref> also played for the national team. He is married to Brenda Carballo and they have a son and daughter.<ref>[http://www.aldia.cr/fuera-cancha/Paulo-Cesar-Wanchope-talentos-nacional_0_281971832.html Paulo César Wanchope buscará talentos del futbol nacional] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230203447/http://www.aldia.cr/fuera-cancha/Paulo-Cesar-Wanchope-talentos-nacional_0_281971832.html |date=30 December 2014 }} - Al Día {{in lang|es}}</ref> He is of Jamaican descent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsqNSuRu2rQ|title=How many players of Jamaican Heritage will be at the World Cup?|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

==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{{efn|Includes [[FA Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Football League Cup]], [[J.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{{efn|Four appearances and two goals in [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]], four appearances and one goal in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||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{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Cup}}||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||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||6
|-
|[[Al-Gharafa SC|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
|}
{{notelist}}

===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||6
|-
|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!!44
|}

:''Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Wanchope goal.''

{| 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
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|1 December 1996}}
|[[Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá]], [[San Juan District, Tibás|San Juan de Tibás]], Costa Rica
|{{fb|USA}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica vs. USA|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/26785/Costa_Rica_Usa.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|21 December 1996}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Estadio José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich]], [[Cartago, Costa Rica|Cartago]], Costa Rica
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–1
|rowspan="2"|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica vs. Trinidad & Tobago|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/26909/Costa_Rica_Trinidad_Tobago.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|9 March 1997}}
|rowspan="3"|Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica	
|rowspan="3"|{{fb|Cameroon}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|5–0
|rowspan="3"|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|rowspan="3"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica vs. Cameroon|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/26026/Costa_Rica_Cameroon.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|6
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|7
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|11 May 1997}}
|rowspan="2"|Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica	
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Jamaica}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1
|rowspan="2"|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica vs. Jamaica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/26105/Costa_Rica_Jamaica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|8
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|9
|{{dts|9 November 1997}}
|[[Estadio Azteca]], [[Mexico City]], Mexico
|{{fb|Mexico}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–3
|style="text-align:center"|3–3
|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mexico vs. Costa Rica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/25740/Mexico_Costa_Rica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|10
|rowspan="4"|{{dts|4 February 1998}}
|rowspan="4"|[[Oakland Coliseum]], [[Oakland, California|Oakland]], California
|rowspan="4"|{{fb|Cuba}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|rowspan="4" style="text-align:center"|7–2
|rowspan="4"|[[1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|rowspan="4"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica vs. Cuba|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/16857/Costa_Rica_Cuba.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|11
|style="text-align:center"|4–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|12
|style="text-align:center"|6–1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|13
|style="text-align:center"|7–1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|14
|{{dts|17 March 1999}}
|[[Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica (1924)|Estadio Nacional]], [[San José, Costa Rica|San José]], Costa Rica
|{{fb|Belize}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|7–0
|[[1999 UNCAF Nations Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica vs. Belize|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/24061/Costa_Rica_Belize.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|15
|{{dts|28 March 1999}}
|Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica	
|{{fb|El Salvador}}
|style="text-align:center"|4–0
|style="text-align:center"|4–0
|1999 UNCAF Nations Cup	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica vs. El Salvador|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/24065/Costa_Rica_El_Salvador.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|16
|{{dts|17 February 2000}}
|[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], [[Los Angeles]], United States
|{{fb|South Korea}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|style="text-align:center"|2–2
|[[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=South Korea vs. Costa Rica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/16837/South_Korea_Costa_Rica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|17
|{{dts|1 July 2000}}
|[[Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto]], [[Alajuela]], Costa Rica
|{{fb|Panama}}
|style="text-align:center"|5–1
|style="text-align:center"|5–1
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica vs. Panama|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22809/Costa_Rica_Panama.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|18
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|9 July 2000}}
|rowspan="2"|Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica	
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|7–1
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica vs. Saint Vincent & Grenadines|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22810/Costa_Rica_Saint_Vincent_Grenadines.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|19
|style="text-align:center"|5–1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|20
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|15 August 2000}}
|rowspan="2"|Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica	
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Guatemala}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–1
|rowspan="2"|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica vs. Guatemala|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/22812/Costa_Rica_Guatemala.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|21
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|22
|{{dts|6 January 2001}}
|[[Miami Orange Bowl]], [[Miami]], United States
|{{fb|Guatemala}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|style="text-align:center"|5–2
|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica vs. Guatemala|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/21352/Costa_Rica_Guatemala.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|23
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|28 March 2001}}
|rowspan="2"|Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica	
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–0
|rowspan="2"|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica vs. Trinidad & Tobago|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/21354/Costa_Rica_Trinidad_Tobago.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|24
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|25
|{{dts|20 June 2001}}
|Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica	
|{{fb|Jamaica}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|style="text-align:center"|2–1
|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica vs. Jamaica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/21361/Costa_Rica_Jamaica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|26
|{{dts|1 July 2001}}
|[[Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés]], [[Tegucigalpa]], Honduras
|{{fb|Honduras}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–2
|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Honduras vs. Costa Rica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/21362/Honduras_Costa_Rica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|27
|{{dts|13 July 2001}}
|[[Estadio Atanasio Girardot]], [[Medellín]], Colombia
|{{fb|Honduras}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|[[2001 Copa América]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Honduras vs. Costa Rica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/21363/Honduras_Costa_Rica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|28
|{{dts|16 July 2001}}
|Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín, Colombia	
|{{fb|Uruguay}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|2001 Copa América	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Uruguay vs. Costa Rica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/21145/Uruguay_Costa_Rica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|29
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|19 July 2001}}
|rowspan="2"|Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín, Colombia	
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Bolivia}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–0
|rowspan="2"|2001 Copa América	
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bolivia vs. Costa Rica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/21351/Bolivia_Costa_Rica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|30
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|31
|{{dts|22 July 2001}}
|[[Estadio Centenario (Armenia, Colombia)|Estadio Centenario]], [[Armenia, Colombia|Armenia]], Colombia
|{{fb|Uruguay}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|2001 Copa América	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica vs. Uruguay|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/21147/Costa_Rica_Uruguay.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|32
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|30 January 2002}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]], [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]], United States
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|South Korea}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|3–1
|rowspan="2"|[[2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica vs. South Korea|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/16822/Costa_Rica_South_Korea.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|33
|style="text-align:center"|3–1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|34
|{{dts|13 June 2002}}
|[[Suwon World Cup Stadium]], [[Suwon]], South Korea
|{{fb|Brazil}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–3
|style="text-align:center"|2–5
|[[2002 FIFA World Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica vs. Brazil|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/12534/Costa_Rica_Brazil.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|35
|{{dts|8 September 2004}}
|Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica
|{{fb|Canada}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica vs. Canada|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/735/Costa_Rica_Canada.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|36
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|9 October 2004}}
|rowspan="3"|Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica	
|rowspan="3"|{{fb|Guatemala}}
|style="text-align:center"|2–0
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|5–0
|rowspan="3"|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|rowspan="3"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica vs. Guatemala|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/734/Costa_Rica_Guatemala.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|37
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|38
|style="text-align:center"|4–0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|39
|{{dts|13 October 2004}}
|[[Swangard Stadium]], [[Burnaby]], Canada
|{{fb|Canada}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|style="text-align:center"|3–1
|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Canada vs. Costa Rica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/736/Canada_Costa_Rica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|40
|{{dts|9 February 2005}}
|Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica	
|{{fb|Mexico}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|style="text-align:center"|1–2
|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica vs. Mexico|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/751/Costa_Rica_Mexico.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|41
|{{dts|8 June 2005}}
|Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica	
|{{fb|Guatemala}}
|style="text-align:center"|3–2
|style="text-align:center"|3–2
|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica vs. Guatemala|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/775/Costa_Rica_Guatemala.html|website=National Footbal Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|42
|{{dts|8 October 2005}}
|Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San Juan de Tibás, Costa Rica	
|{{fb|USA}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–0
|style="text-align:center"|3–0
|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Costa Rica vs. USA|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/770/Costa_Rica_Usa.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|43
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|9 June 2006}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Allianz Arena]], [[Munich]], Germany
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Germany}}
|style="text-align:center"|1–1
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2–4
|rowspan="2"|[[2006 FIFA World Cup]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Germany vs. Costa Rica|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/1/Germany_Costa_Rica.html|website=National Football Teams|access-date=25 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|44
|style="text-align:center"|2–3
|}

===Managerial===
{{updated|match played 11 January 2024}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Nat
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="8"|Record
|-
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}	
|-
|align=left|[[C.S. Herediano|Herediano]]
|{{Flagicon|Costa Rica}}
|align=left|1 April 2008
|align=left|10 March 2009
{{WDL|44|19|13|12|for=60|against=47|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]
|{{Flagicon|Costa Rica}}
|align=left|25 July 2014
|align=left|12 August 2015
{{WDL|15|4|7|4|for=24|against=21|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[C.S. Cartaginés]]
|{{Flagicon|Costa Rica}}
|align=left|1 July 2018
|align=left|14 September 2018
{{WDL|10|1|6|3|for=11|against=13|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[C.S. Herediano|Herediano]]
|{{Flagicon|Costa Rica}}
|align=left|14 September 2018
|align=left|21 October 2018
{{WDL|10|4|1|5|for=10|against=12|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón|Pérez Zeledón]]
|{{Flagicon|Costa Rica}}
|align=left|2 February 2021
|align=left|18 August 2021
{{WDL|23|5|12|6|for=22|against=30|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|[[C.S. Cartaginés]]
|{{Flagicon|Costa Rica}}
|align=left|26 October 2022
|align=left|6 October 2023
{{WDL|43|22|8|13|for=74|against=60|diff=yes}}
|-
!colspan="4"|Total
{{WDLtot|145|55|47|43|for=201|against=183|diff=yes}}
|}

==Honours==
===Player===
;West Ham United
*[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]: [[1999 UEFA Intertoto Cup|1999]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/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>
*[[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] Best XI: [[1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup|1998]]

===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==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
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