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 |
Richard Alexander Smith Hylton (born 29 December 1967) is a Costa Rican former football player, who used to play as a midfielder.
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.
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.
Son of Ricardo Alfonso Smith and Eloísa Hylton, Smith is married to Jeannette Valerín and they have two children. [1]
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