Steven Bryce
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Steven Bryce Valerio | ||
Date of birth | August 16, 1977 | ||
Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Attacking midfielder, Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–1997 | AD Goicoechea | 26 | (5) |
1997–2000 | Saprissa | 127 | (39) |
2000–2005 | Alajuelense | 211 | (43) |
2005 | Anorthosis | 7 | (1) |
2006 | OFI Crete | 3 | (0) |
2006 | Brujas | 11 | (1) |
2007 | Marathón | 26 | (10) |
2007–2008 | Motagua | 15 | (1) |
2008 | Alajuelense | 0 | (0) |
2009 | UCR | 14 | (1) |
2010 | Brisbane Roar | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
1998–2005 | Costa Rica | 73 | (9) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 August 2011 (UTC) |
Template:Spanish name 2 Steven Bryce Valerio (born August 16, 1977) is a former Costa Rican footballer.[1] Bryce was well known along his career for his polyfunctuonality and his ability to play different roles at the field, such as: attacking midfileder, winger, striker and right back. He is an attacking midfielder with good skills, pace, fast and strong.[citation needed]
Club career
Bryce began his career in the Costa Rican first division on loan from Deportivo Saprissa with AD Goicoechea, making his debut on September 22, 1996 against Herediano.[2] After that he played for Deportivo Saprissa and Liga Deportiva Alajuelense whom he joined in August 2000.[3] In his 9 years in Costa Rica, Bryce won 6 national championships, in 1997-98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03 and 2003-04. In addition, he won a CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 2004.
After his tenure with Alajuelense, he went to play with Anorthosis[4] of the Cypriot First Division and OFI Crete[5] of the Greek Super League. He came back to America after a couple of unsuccessful season in Europe and was signed by Brujas,[6] a new club in his natal Costa Rica owned by a local magnate. Six months later he decided to move to Marathón[7] in Honduras and then to Motagua.[8] He never found his form and game in Honduras and by the end of his contract with Motagua, he suffered and injury[9] that took him out of the fields for almost a year. He signed for Liga Deportiva Alajuelense and started his recovery but did not make it to the pitch one game and was released in summer 2008.[10] In the 2009-2010 season, Bryce was called up by Universidad de Costa Rica[11] a team that desperatively needed players with experience, but again, he never found his form and was released after a few months.
In January 2010, Bryce signed a 1-year deal with Brisbane Roar,[12] but the story repeated itself and just after a few games he decided to put an end on his contract and definitively retire from football.
International career
At junior level, Bryce played in 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship held in Malaysia, playing in all three of the team's matches, scoring 1 goal against Paraguay.[13]
He made his debut for the senior national team in a January 1998 friendly match against Honduras and collected a total of 73 caps, scoring 9 goals.[14] He has represented his country in 18 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[13] and played at the 1999[15] and 2003 UNCAF Nations Cups[16][17] as well as at the 2002,[18] 2003[19] and 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cups[20] and the 2001[21] and 2004 Copa América.[22]
Most notably however, he represented Costa Rica in the 2002 World Cup, playing in all three of the team's matches, including 2 assists for goals against Brazil and Turkey.[13]
He also was a non-playing squad member at the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[23][24]
He played his final international in a July 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Honduras.
International goals
- Scores and results list Costa Rica's goal tally first.
N. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 28 March 1999 | Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica | El Salvador | 1–0 | 4-0 | 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup |
2. | 18 August 1999 | Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | Uruguay | 4–5 | 4–5 | Friendly match |
3. | 28 March 2001 | Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4. | 19 July 2001 | Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín, Colombia | Bolivia | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2001 Copa América |
5. | 16 October 2002 | Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica | Ecuador | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly match |
6. | 20 February 2003 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | Honduras | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup |
7. | 16 July 2003 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, USA | Cuba | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
8. | 19 July 2003 | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, USA | El Salvador | 4–2 | 5–2 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
9. | 7 September 2003 | Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, USA | China | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match |
Personal life
He is a son of Eustace Bryce and Mildred Valerio, with whom he lived in Canada in 1991 and 1992.[25] He is married to Cristina Páez. They have a daughter, Sarah, and a son, Samuel.[26]
Honours
With Costa Rica:
With Deportivo Saprissa:
- Primera División de Costa Rica: 1997-98, 1998–99
With Liga Deportiva Alajuelense:
- Primera División de Costa Rica: 2000-01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 2004
- Copa Interclubes UNCAF: 2002
- Copa LG Uncaf (Panama) Champions: 2000
With Club Deportivo Motagua:
- Copa Interclubes de la UNCAF: 2007
References
- ^ Costa Rican Steven Bryce gives Roar timely boost
- ^ Steven, en corto - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Bryce dijo sí a la Liga - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Primer tico en Chipre Steven Bryce debutaría este sábado - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Bryce con Ofi Creta Se reabre mercado griego - Al Día Template:Es
- ^ Personal: Steven Bryce - Al Día Template:Es
- ^ Steven Bryce jugará un año con el Maratahón catracho - Mediotiempo Template:Es
- ^ Bryce firmó con Motagua - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Steven Bryce hospitalizado - Al Día Template:Es
- ^ La Liga descarta a Steven Bryce - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Bryce, nueva ficha de la Universidad - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Steven Bryce al futbol australiano - Nación Template:Es
- ^ a b c Steven Bryce – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Costa Rica - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ^ UNCAF Tournament 1999 - RSSSF
- ^ Selección Nacional VII Copa UNCAF, Panamá del 9 al 23 de febrero del 2003 - Nación Template:Es
- ^ Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ Copa América 2001 - RSSSF
- ^ Copa América 2004 - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ Selección Nacional - Nación Template:Es
- ^ La sangre de Bryce Padres del jugador, quienes viven en Toronto, lo visitaron ayer en Vancouver - Al Día Template:Es
- ^ Bryce: “Casi me muero, es un milagro” - Diez Template:Es
External links
- Steven Bryce at National-Football-Teams.com
- 2002 World Cup profile - Nación Template:Es
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from San José, Costa Rica
- Association football wingers
- Costa Rican footballers
- Costa Rica international footballers
- 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2001 Copa América players
- 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup players
- 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2004 Copa América players
- 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Deportivo Saprissa players
- L.D. Alajuelense footballers
- Anorthosis Famagusta FC players
- OFI Crete players
- Brujas FC players
- C.D. Marathón players
- C.D. Motagua players
- Universidad de Costa Rica footballers
- Brisbane Roar FC players
- Costa Rican expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Expatriate footballers in Honduras
- Expatriate soccer players in Australia
- Superleague Greece players
- A-League players
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Copa Centroamericana-winning players