Richard Smith (Costa Rican footballer)

For other people named Richard Smith, see Richard Smith (disambiguation).
Richard Smith
Personal information
Full name Richard Alexander Smith Hylton
Date of birth (1967-12-29) 29 December 1967
Place of birth Limón, Costa Rica
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988-1998 Alajuelense 315 (44)
1998-1999 Municipal
1999-2000 Antigua Guatemala
2000-2001 Santos de Guápiles
2001-2003 Carmelita
2003-2005 Antigua Guatemala
2005-2006 Carmelita
2006-2007 Limonense (3)
Total - (99)
National team
1991-1997 Costa Rica 15 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Smith and the second or maternal family name is Hylton.

Richard Alexander Smith Hylton (born 29 December 1967 in Limón) is a retired Costa Rican football player, who used to play as a midfielder.

Club career

Nicknamed La Pantera,[1] Smith made his Primera División debut for Alajuelense for whom he went on to score 44 goals in 315 matches[2] during a 10-year spell. He played abroad for Guatemalan sides Municipal[3] and Antigua Guatemala[4] and had spells at Santos de Guápiles and Carmelita.

He retired in 1997 as player of Limonense.[1]

International career

Smith made his debut for Costa Rica in a November 1991 friendly match against the United States and earned a total of 15 caps, scoring 3 goals. He represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[5] and famously scored both goals in a World Cup qualifier against CONCACAF powerhouse Mexico in 1992.[6]

His final internationals was a November 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Canada.

Personal life

Son of Ricardo Alfonso Smith and Eloísa Hylton, Smith is married to Jeannette Valerín and they have two children.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Richard Smith se retira del futbol - Nación (Spanish)
  2. ↑ Un histórico "Pato" - UNAFUT (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Podría darnos la lista de todos los futbolistas costarricenses que juegan hoy en clubes del extranjero - Nación (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Entrena con Carmelita "Pantera" volvería a rugir Richard Smith regresó de Guatemala y espera vincularse a algún equipo - Al Día (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Richard Smith – FIFA competition record
  6. ↑ Smith: ‘Ese juego ante México es mi carta de presentación’ - Nación (Spanish)


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