Harold Wallace McDonald (born September 7, 1975) is a Costa Rican former
footballer
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who played as a
right-back
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and
central midfielder
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.
Club career
He started his career with
Deportivo Saprissa
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, being part of their minor league system. After a season with Saprissa and then
Belén, he was transferred alongside compatriot
Jewisson Bennett to
Zacatepec, of Mexico's professional football league. He then came back and signed with Saprissa's arch-rivals
Alajuelense
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense (LDA, ), commonly known as Alajuelense and nicknamed La Liga (), is a Costa Rican multisport club based in the borough of El Llano, Alajuela, Alajuela province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Ala ...
, earning a place in the starting line-up really quick and remained with the team for 7 years. From 2002, he spent a year on loan playing for
San Luis in the
Mexican Primera División before making a second return to Alajuelense. He later withdraw a lawsuit against his club, after claiming part of the transfer fee paid by San Luis to Alajuelense. He would end up playing a total of 424 league games and 80 international games for ''Liga''.
In summer 2008 Wallace joined other high-profile players at ambitious
Liberia Mía and he retired in summer 2010 after playing his final two seasons at the then renamed
Águilas Guanacastecas.
International career
Wallace was a member of Costa Rica's youth national teams, playing in the
1995 FIFA World Youth Championship
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finals in the
Qatar
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.
He made his senior debut for
Costa Rica in a September 1995
friendly match
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against
Jamaica
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[ and earned a total of 101 caps, scoring 3 goals. He represented his country in 28 FIFA World Cup qualification matches][ and played in the 2002 and ]2006 FIFA World Cup
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s. He also played at two Copa América tournaments, four CONCACAF Gold Cup
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s and three UNCAF Nations Cup
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s.
His final international was an August 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Honduras, after reaching a century of caps in his previous game against Mexico
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.[Wallace llegará a 100 juegos]
- Nación
International goals
:''Scores and results list. Costa Rica's goal tally first.''
Managerial career
In July 2014, Wallace and Pablo Sanz took the reins of the Costa Rica national under-20 football team
The Costa Rica national under-20 football team represents Costa Rica in international football at this age level and is controlled by the Costa Rican Football Federation.
Competitive record
FIFA U-20 World Cup
:''* Denotes draws include knocko ...
after coach Rónald "Macho" Mora was sacked.Selección Sub-20 Harold Wallace: ‘Ya se había acabado la empatía entre Ronald Mora y los jugadores’
- Al Día
See also
* List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
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References
External links
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1975 births
Living people
People from Heredia Province
Association football defenders
Costa Rican footballers
Costa Rica international footballers
1997 Copa América players
2001 Copa América players
2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2002 FIFA World Cup players
2003 UNCAF Nations Cup players
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2006 FIFA World Cup players
2007 UNCAF Nations Cup players
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Copa Centroamericana-winning players
Deportivo Saprissa players
Belén F.C. players
Club Atlético Zacatepec players
Liga Deportiva Alajuelense footballers
San Luis F.C. players
A.D. Municipal Liberia footballers
Liga MX players
FIFA Men's Century Club
Costa Rican expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Mexico
Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Liga FPD players
1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players