William Sunsing
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Sunsing Hidalgo | ||
| Date of birth | May 12, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Heredia, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Herediano | ||
| 1996–1998 | Ramonense | ||
| 1998–2000 | Herediano | ||
| 2000–2001 | New England Revolution | 48 | (4) |
| 2002 | Herediano | ||
| 2003 | Saprissa | (1) | |
| 2003 | Ramonense | ||
| 2004 | Santa Bárbara | (1) | |
| 2004–2005 | Pérez Zeledón | 21 | (9) |
| 2005 | → Teplice (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Akratitos (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Brujas | 47 | (8) |
| 2008–2010 | Liberia Mía | 78 | (17) |
| 2010 | Brujas | 11 | (1) |
| 2011 | Limón | 14 | (6) |
| 2011 | Orión | 4 | (0) |
| 2011 | Cobán Imperial | ||
| 2012 | Sayaxché | ||
| International career | |||
| 2000–2009 | Costa Rica | 35 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Sunsing Hidalgo (born 12 May 1977) is a Costa Rican bodybuilder and former football player.
Association football career
[edit]Club career
[edit]The dreadlocked Sunsing made his professional debut for played for Herediano on 5 April 1995 against San Carlos and scored his first goal on 5 March 1997 for Ramonense against Saprissa.[1] A much-travelled winger, he played abroad for New England Revolution in the United States,[2] FK Teplice[3] in the Czech Republic and Akratitos in Greece where he played alongside compatriots Froylán Ledezma and Berny Peña.[4] He also played for Deportivo Saprissa,[5] Santa Bárbara and Pérez Zeledón in Costa Rica. He was nicknamed The Menace during his trip through Major League Soccer.
In summer 2007 Brujas sold Sunsing to Liberia Mía where he signed for three years.[6]
He joined Limón in December 2010,[7] but left them in summer 2011 after falling out with manager Ronald Mora.[8] He later left Orión in September 2011 due to financial problems at the club[9] which allowed him to move abroad to play in Guatemala for Cobán Imperial.[10] His final club was Guatemala second division outfit Sayaxché after Xelajú were unable to lure him away from Cobán.[11]
Sunsing retired on 7 December 2012,[12] after amassing 352 Costa Rica Primera División matches in which he scored 76 goals.[13]
International career
[edit]Sunsing made his debut for Costa Rica in a January 2000 friendly match against Trinidad & Tobago[1] and earned a total of 35 caps, scoring 4 goals.[14] He represented his country in 18 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[15] and was a non-playing squad member at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2001 Copa América.[16] He scored the only goal in the only ever match the Ticos won over Jamaica, in 2001.[17]
He also played at the 2000[18] and 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cups.[19]
His final international was a September 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match against El Salvador.
Bodybuilding career
[edit]In 2019, Sunsing made his debut as a bodybuilder.[20]
Personal life
[edit]Sunsing is married to Ivannia Quesada and has a daughter, Keylin.[21]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Goleador del campeonato El resurgir del nuevo Sunsing - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Sunsing a la MLS•Ayer viajó para incorporarse al New England Revolution - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Delantero William Sunsing jugará en el Teplice del futbol checo - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Akratitos Tres ticos al penúltimo de futbol griego - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ William Sunsing jugará el Clausura con Saprissa - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Brujas vende a William Sunsing por tres temporadas a Liberia - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ William Sunsing jugará con Limón -Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Sunsing quedó fuera de Limón - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Salida de jugadores ‘Orión no tiene crisis financiera’ - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Sunsing viajará rumbo a Guatemala para integrarse al Cobán Imperial - Everardo Herrera (in Spanish)
- ^ AUSENCIA DE SERIEDAD EN LOS DIRECTIVOS DE XELAJÚ MC - Ligas de Guate (in Spanish)
- ^ Un adiós con mucho sentimiento - Al Día (in Spanish)
- ^ Sunsing dice adiós esta noche - UNAFUT (in Spanish)
- ^ Appearances for Costa Rica National Team - RSSSF
- ^ William Sunsing – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ Copa América 2001 - RSSSF
- ^ Solitario gol de William Sunsing a Jamaica hizo historia hace 12 años - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ Fonseca, Alejandro (26 July 2019). "Diario Extra - Sunsing cambia la bola por las pesas". www.diarioextra.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ A Sunsing lo ficharon dos mujeres - Al Día (in Spanish)
External links
[edit]- William Sunsing at National-Football-Teams.com
- William Sunsing at Major League Soccer
- 2002 World Cup profile - Nación (in Spanish)
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- 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
- C.S.D. 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