William Sunsing Hidalgo (born 12 May 1977) is a

Costa Rica Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the no ...

n bodybuilder and former

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player.

Association football career

Club career

The dreadlocked Sunsing made his professional debut for played for

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 ...

on 5 April 1995 against San Carlos and scored his first goal on 5 March 1997 for Ramonense against Saprissa.Goleador del campeonato El resurgir del nuevo Sunsing
- Nación A much-travelled winger, he played abroad for

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in the

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FK Teplice FK Teplice is a Czech football club based in the city of Teplice. The club currently plays in the Czech First League. The club was founded after World War II in 1945. The club advanced to the Czechoslovak First League in just three years after ...

in the

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and

Akratitos A.P.O. Akratitos Ano Liosia ( el, Α.Π.Ο. Ακράτητος Άνω Λιοσίων) is a Greek football professional club from Ano Liosia, Athens, Greece. They currently play in the Alpha Division of the Football League championship, which is t ...

in Greece where he played alongside compatriots

Froylán Ledezma Froylán Greing Ledezma Stephens (born 2 January 1978) is a retired Costa Rican international football forward. He is nicknamed as ''El Cachorro'' which means "The Puppy". Club career A strong, quick and explosive striker, he debuted in th ...

and

Berny Peña Bernabé "Berny" Peña Pizarro (born 19 October 1980 in Carrillo) is a Costa Rican football player. In a 2009 Al Día poll of 71 Costa Rica Premier Division players, Peña was selected as the dirtiest player in the league. He responded, "Y ...

. He also played for

Deportivo 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 ...

, Santa Bárbara and Pérez Zeledón in Costa Rica. He was nicknamed ''The Menace'' during his trip through

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. In summer 2007 Brujas sold Sunsing to Liberia Mía where he signed for three years. He joined

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in December 2010, but left them in summer 2011 after falling out with manager Ronald Mora. He later left Orión in September 2011 due to financial problems at the club which allowed him to move abroad to play in Guatemala for

Cobán Imperial Club Social y Deportivo Cobán Imperial, nicknamed ''Los Príncipes Azules'' ("The Blue Princes"), is a Guatemalan football club based in Cobán, Alta Verapaz. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. They play th ...

. His final club was Guatemala second division outfit

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after Xelajú were unable to lure him away from Cobán. Sunsing retired on 7 December 2012, after amassing 352 Costa Rica Primera División matches in which he scored 76 goals.

International career

Sunsing made his debut for

in a January 2000

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against

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and earned a total of 35 caps, scoring 4 goals. He represented his country in 18

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matches and was a non-playing squad member at the

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and the

2001 Copa América The 2001 Copa América was held in Colombia, from 11 to 29 July. It was organised by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. Colombia won the tournament for the 1st time without conceding a goal. Brazil national football team, Brazil ...

. He scored the only goal in the only ever match the ''Ticos'' won over Jamaica, in 2001. He also played at the

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and

2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup The 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the sixth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF). The tournament was once again held in the United States, in Miami and Pasadena. The format ...

s. His final international was a September 2009

match against

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Bodybuilding career

In 2019, Sunsing made his debut as a bodybuilder.

Personal life

Sunsing is married to Ivannia Quesada and has a daughter, Keylin.A Sunsing lo ficharon dos mujeres
- Al Día

References

External links

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2002 World Cup profile
- Nación {{DEFAULTSORT:Sunsing, William 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Heredia Province Men's association football wingers Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers 2001 Copa América players 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players C.S. Herediano footballers A.D. Ramonense players New England Revolution players Deportivo Saprissa players A.D. Municipal Pérez Zeledón footballers FK Teplice players A.P.O. Akratitos Ano Liosia players Brujas F.C. players A.D. Municipal Liberia footballers Cobán Imperial players Czech First League players Major League Soccer players Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Greece Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Male bodybuilders Costa Rican people of Jamaican descent