Richard Alexander Smith Hylton (born 29 December 1967) is a Costa Rican former football player, who used to play as a midfielder.
Personal information | |||
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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 edit
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.
International career edit
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 edit
Son 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