Richard Smith (Costa Rican footballer)
# Richard Smith (Costa Rican footballer)

Richard Alexander Smith Hylton (born 29 December 1967) is a Costa Rican former football player, who used to play as a midfielder.

## Club career

Nicknamed La Pantera, Smith made his Primera División debut for Alajuelense for whom he went on to score 44 goals in 315 matches during a 10-year spell. He played abroad for Guatemalan sides Municipal and Antigua Guatemala and had spells at Santos de Guápiles and Carmelita.

He retired in 1997 as player of Limonense.

## International career

Smith made his debut for Costa Rica in a November 1991 friendly match against the United States and earned a total of 15 caps, scoring 3 goals. He represented his country in 7 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and famously scored both goals in a World Cup qualifier against CONCACAF powerhouse Mexico in 1992.

His final internationals was a November 1997 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Canada.

## Personal life

Son of Ricardo Alfonso Smith and Eloísa Hylton, Smith is married to Jeannette Valerín and they have two children.

