Vicente Wanchope Kelly (born 19 July 1946) is a Costa Rican former footballer, who played most of his career at striker with Herediano.
Club career Wanchope started his career at Limonense, for whom he scored a club record 54 goals,El carnaval se adelanta en Limón - UNAFUT before moving to Herediano in 1969, a transfer which caused controversy because of an exorbitant high fee involved.¿Cuál fue la trayectoria de Vicente Wanchope (padre) en la Primera División? - Nación He finished his career at Barrio México.Dos históricos tras pase a primera - UNAFUT Wanchope totalled 133 goals in the Costa Rica Primera División.El Club de los 100 Jugadores que marcaron más de 100 tantos en primera división - UNAFUT
International career Nicknamed La Gacela Negra (the Black Gazelle), he made his debut for Costa Rica in 1969 and earned 15 caps, scoring 3 goals. He represented Costa Rica at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico.
Personal life Born in Jamaica, Wanchope is of Jamaican descent. He is married to Patricia Watson and was the first famous Wanchope football player to emerge in Costa Rica, followed by his three sons Javier, Paulo, and Carlos.Quiero conocer la trayectoria de la familia Wanchope en clubes del futbol superior, desde su padre Vicente hasta sus hijos Javier Vicente, Carlos y Paulo César - Nación After retiring, he worked for ICE in Colima de Tibás. His younger brother is Carlos Watson, former footballer and manager.
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