Carlos Enrique Watson Simes (born November 22, 1951) is a

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former

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and most recently manager of

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Playing career

Watson played for his hometown team

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and was then transferred to

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, where he won three national titles during the 70s.

Managerial career

His career as a coach is much more notable, as he has been the coach for Costa Rica's three most important teams,

and

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. With Saprissa he won the

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in 1993 and with Alajuelense he won two national championships, in 1983 and 1984. Watson is known in his country more as an excellent coach for minor leagues than everything else. For instance, as General Manager for Saprissa's minor leagues in the mid-1990s, he discovered an excellent generation of players that are still playing football in Costa Rica, some as internationals. He then took over the job as coach for Costa Rica's U-20 national team, with whom he went on to participate in two

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s. The first one was held at

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in 1999 and the second one in

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in 2001, taking the team to the second round in both tournaments. From those teams, Costa Rican players such

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, José Luis López Ramírez, Pablo Brenes, Michael Umaña, Carlos Hernández among others, made their first appearances as internationals. In 2007, Watson stood down at Herediano to act as a football consultant. In September 2012, he took over at Uruguay de Coronado replacing Randall Chacón. He resigned from his post in November 2014.

Personal life

Watson is married to Adilia Muñoz Murillo and they have a son and a daughter.Señor de la pasión•Carlos Watson no promete resultados para Argentina 2001, su segundo Mundial en el banquillo tricolor (Interview and profile
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.Paulo César Wanchope
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1951 births Living people People from Limón Province Costa Rican footballers C.S. Herediano footballers Costa Rican football managers L.D. Alajuelense managers Deportivo Saprissa managers C.S. Herediano managers Association football midfielders {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub