Roberto Wong Ordeñana (born August 17, 1979) is a Costa Rican

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, who plays at defender at

Puntarenas Puntarenas () is a city in the Puntarenas (canton), Puntarenas canton of Puntarenas Province, on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. As the seat of the Municipality of Puntarenas canton, it is awarded the title of city, which is made from the Puntar ...

. His last name in

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, which means "yellow", and his ancestor was from

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Club career

Wong started his career at

Herediano Club Sport Herediano (), commonly known as Herediano and nicknamed El Team, is a Costa Rican multisport club based in Heredia, Heredia province. Although they compete in a number of different sports, Herediano is mostly known for its association ...

and played for

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before starting a lengthy stint at hometown club

. He moved to Liberia Mía in 2009 and had a spell at ambitious club Barrio México before joining

Saprissa Deportivo Saprissa is a Costa Rican sports club, mostly known for its football team. The club is based in San Juan de Tibás, San José, and play their home games at the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá. The team's signature colours are purple ...

from them on loan. In May 2011 he was deemed surplus to requirements by the club so he signed for a year with Pérez Zeledón, but returned to

in 2012. Wong regresa a Puntarenas
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International career

Wong made his senior debut for

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in a February 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup match against

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and earned his second and final cap in an October 2007 friendly against

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References

External links

2010-13 career stats Nacion.com
* 1979 births Living people Costa Rican people of Chinese descent People from Puntarenas Men's association football defenders Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers C.S. Herediano footballers Santos de Guápiles F.C. footballers Puntarenas F.C. players A.D. Municipal Liberia footballers Deportivo Saprissa players A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub