Carlos Watson (footballer)

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Carlos Watson
Personal information
Full name Carlos Enrique Watson Simes
Date of birth (1951-11-22) November 22, 1951 (age 72)
Place of birth Limón, Costa Rica
Youth career
Cieneguita
Colegio Nocturno de Limón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1979 Herediano
Yuba Paniagua
Managerial career
1983–1984
Alajuelense
Palmares
1992–1993
Carmelita
1993–1994 Saprissa
1996 Saprissa
Turrialba
1998–2001 Costa Rica U20
2001–2002 Herediano
2006 Herediano
2012–2014
Uruguay de Coronado
2015–2017 Deportivo Saprissa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Enrique Watson Simes (born November 22, 1951) is a

Costa Rican former footballer and most recently manager of Deportivo Saprissa
.

Playing career

Watson played for his hometown team

Limón and was then transferred to Herediano,[1]
where he won three national titles during the 70s.

Managerial career

His career as a coach is much more notable, as he has been the coach for Costa Rica's three most important teams,

in 1993 and with Alajuelense he won two national championships, in 1983 and 1984.

Watson is known in his country more as an excellent coach for minor leagues than everything else. For instance, as General Manager for

among others, made their first appearances as internationals.

In 2007, Watson stood down at Herediano to act as a football consultant.

Uruguay de Coronado replacing Randall Chacón.[4] He resigned from his post in November 2014.[5]

Personal life

Watson is married to Adilia Muñoz Murillo and they have a son and a daughter.[1] He is an uncle of one of Costa Rica's most famous football players, Paulo Wanchope.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Señor de la pasión•Carlos Watson no promete resultados para Argentina 2001, su segundo Mundial en el banquillo tricolor (Interview and profile Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
  2. ^ Villarreal, Juan Diego (2006-08-09). "Para salir del paso" (in Spanish). Al Dia. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
  3. ^ Nueva faceta del técnico Watson hace una pausa en el banquillo y dará asesorías Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. ^ Carlos Watson asume como entrenador de Uruguay - Nación (in Spanish)
  5. ^ Carlos Watson deja la dirección técnica de Uruguay de Coronado - Everardo Herrera (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Paulo César Wanchope - Nación (in Spanish)

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