Richard Alexander Smith Hylton (born 29 December 1967) is a Costa Rican former football player, who used to play as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Alexander Smith Hylton | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Limón, Costa Rica | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1998 | Alajuelense | 315 | (44) |
| 1998–1999 | Municipal | 27 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | Antigua Guatemala | 30 | (7) |
| 2000–2001 | Santos de Guápiles | 30 | (2) |
| 2001–2003 | Carmelita | 77 | (12) |
| 2003–2005 | Antigua Guatemala | 54 | (6) |
| 2005–2006 | Carmelita | 27 | |
| 2006–2007 | 4Limonense | 8 | (3) |
| Total | - | (99) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1997 | Costa Rica | 15 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editNicknamed 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.
International career
editSmith 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
editSon of Ricardo Alfonso Smith and Eloísa Hylton, Smith is married to Jeannette Valerín and they have two children.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Richard Smith se retira del futbol - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Un histórico "Pato" Archived 2017-09-26 at the Wayback Machine - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
- ^ Podría darnos la lista de todos los futbolistas costarricenses que juegan hoy en clubes del extranjero - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Entrena con Carmelita "Pantera" volvería a rugir Richard Smith regresó de Guatemala y espera vincularse a algún equipo - Al Día (in Spanish)
- ^ Richard Smith – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Smith: ‘Ese juego ante México es mi carta de presentación’ - Nación (in Spanish)
External links
edit- Richard Smith at National-Football-Teams.com
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