SOCCER PLAYER
Paulo Wanchope
1976 - Today

Paulo Wanchope
Paulo César Wanchope Watson (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpawlo wanˈtʃope]; born 31 July 1976), more commonly known as Paulo Wanchope, is a Costa Rican football coach and former professional footballer who is the manager of Deportivo Saprissa. As a player he was a striker who notably played in the Premier League for Derby County, West Ham United and Manchester City. He also had spells in La Liga and Major League Soccer for Málaga and Chicago Fire as well as Herediano, Al-Gharafa, Rosario Central and FC Tokyo. He was capped 73 times by Costa Rica, scoring 45 goals. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paulo Wanchope is the 4,158th most popular soccer player (down from 3,354th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Costa Rica (down from 25th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Costa Rican Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Paulo Wanchope ranks 4,158 out of 21,273. Before him are Sergio Gori, Quim, Aldo Poy, Mustapha Zitouni, Oleh Kuznetsov, and Claude Papi. After him are Alexandre Lopes, Paride Tumburus, Ivica Brzić, Carlos Roa, Hugo Hovenkamp, and Lazăr Sfera.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSergio Gori
1946 - 2023
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 4,157
Quim
1975 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 4,158
Aldo Poy
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 4,159
Mustapha Zitouni
1928 - 2014
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 4,160
Oleh Kuznetsov
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 4,161
Claude Papi
1949 - 1983
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 4,162
Paulo Wanchope
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 4,163
Alexandre Lopes
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 4,164
Paride Tumburus
1939 - 2015
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 4,165
Ivica Brzić
1941 - 2014
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 4,166
Carlos Roa
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 4,167
Hugo Hovenkamp
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 4,168
Lazăr Sfera
1909 - 1992
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 4,169
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1976, Paulo Wanchope ranks 184. Before him are Puma Swede, Jimmy Jump, Sarah Chalke, Cha Tae-hyun, Kelly Macdonald, and Naoki Makino. After him are Thierry Omeyer, Gilberto, Ro Khanna, Isha Koppikar, Takashi Imoto, and Angelos Basinas.
Others Born in 1976
Go to all RankingsPuma Swede
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 178
Jimmy Jump
CELEBRITY
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 179
Sarah Chalke
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 180
Cha Tae-hyun
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 181
Kelly Macdonald
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 182
Naoki Makino
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 183
Paulo Wanchope
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 184
Thierry Omeyer
HANDBALL PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 185
Gilberto
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 186
Ro Khanna
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 187
Isha Koppikar
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 188
Takashi Imoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 189
Angelos Basinas
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 190
In Costa Rica
Among people born in Costa Rica, Paulo Wanchope ranks 32 out of 134. Before him are Roberto Gayón (1905), José María Figueres (1954), Juan Rafael Mora Porras (1814), León Cortés Castro (1882), Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich (1907), and Daniel Oduber Quirós (1921). After him are Bryan Ruiz (1985), Rolando Fonseca (1974), Hernán Medford (1968), Rónald Gómez (1975), Luis Gabelo Conejo (1960), and Christian Bolaños (1984).
Others born in Costa Rica
Go to all RankingsRoberto Gayón
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 26
José María Figueres
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 27
Juan Rafael Mora Porras
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1860
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 28
León Cortés Castro
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1946
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 29
Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1969
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 30
Daniel Oduber Quirós
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1991
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 31
Paulo Wanchope
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 32
Bryan Ruiz
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 33
Rolando Fonseca
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 34
Hernán Medford
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 35
Rónald Gómez
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 36
Luis Gabelo Conejo
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 37
Christian Bolaños
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 38
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Costa Rica
Among soccer players born in Costa Rica, Paulo Wanchope ranks 3. Before him are Keylor Navas (1986), and Roberto Gayón (1905). After him are Bryan Ruiz (1985), Rolando Fonseca (1974), Hernán Medford (1968), Rónald Gómez (1975), Luis Gabelo Conejo (1960), Christian Bolaños (1984), Juan Cayasso (1961), Róger Flores (1959), and Joel Campbell (1992).
Keylor Navas
1986 - Present
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 1
Roberto Gayón
1905 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 2
Paulo Wanchope
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 3
Bryan Ruiz
1985 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 4
Rolando Fonseca
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 5
Hernán Medford
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 6
Rónald Gómez
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 7
Luis Gabelo Conejo
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 8
Christian Bolaños
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 9
Juan Cayasso
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 10
Róger Flores
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 11
Joel Campbell
1992 - Present
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 12