Mauricio Wright

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Personal information
Mauricio Wright
Full name	Mauricio Wright Reynolds
Date of birth	December 20, 1970 (1970-12-20) (age 37)
Place of birth	San José, Costa Rica
Height	187cms
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Brujas FC Head Coach
Number	Retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
	Deportivo Saprissa Comunicaciones San Jose Clash New England Revolution CS Herediano AEK CS Herediano Deportivo Saprissa	37 (3) 40 (3) 1
National team
	Costa Rica
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Mauricio Wright Reynolds (born December 20, 1970 in San José, Costa Rica) is a former Costa Rican soccer defender and manager, a key member of the Costa Rican national team for over ten years. He was named manager of Brujas of Escazu, where his younger brother Bernie is signed to.

As of early 2005, Wright has been capped 62 times for his country. After not playing in qualifying rounds, he started in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, scoring a goal. He also played — and scored — in the 1997 and 2004 Copa Américas.

Wright played three seasons (1999-2001) in Major League Soccer, split between the San Jose Clash (later Earthquakes) and the New England Revolution. He scored six goals and added three assists in MLS league play. Wright has also played for Deportivo Saprissa and Club Sport Herediano in Costa Rica, Comunicaciones in Guatemala, and AEK in Greece. With Saprissa, he has won three national championships and two CONCACAF Champions Cup, and returned to the team to play his last season as a professional, accomplishing his dream of retiring as a 'morado'.

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During the team's opening match against China in the 2002 World Cup, Wright was wearing a jersey with an incorrectly-spelt name on the back (WRIGTH). Nevertheless, the spelling mistake didn't affect his performance and he even scored the second goal in a 2-0 victory.

v • d • e Costa Rica squad - 2002 FIFA World Cup

1 Lonnis • 2 Drummond • 3 Marín • 4 Wright • 5 Martínez • 6 López • 7 Fonseca • 8 Solís • 9 Wanchope • 10 Centeno • 11 Gómez • 12 Parks • 13 Vallejos • 14 Rodríguez • 15 Wallace • 16 Bryce • 17 Medford • 18 Mesén • 19 Cordero • 20 Sunsing • 21 Chinchilla • 22 Castro • 23 Morgan • Coach: Guimarães

v • d • e Brujas F.C. – current squad

1 Díaz • 4 Peña • 5 López • 7 P. Jiménez • 8 Fonseca • 9 Sequeira • 10 Benwell • 11 Segura • 12 Steer • 14 Rodríguez • 15 Phillips • 19 B. Wright • 20 Bolívar • 23 A. Jiménez • 25 D. Jiménez • 26 Harris • 27 Leandro Gobatto • 29 Segura • - Mooke • - Arias • - Cubero • - Greaves • Coach: M. Wright