Steven Bryce

Steven Bryce Valerio (born August 16, 1977) is a Costa Rican former footballer.[1] Bryce was well known throughout his career for his versatility, playing as an attacking midfielder, winger, striker or right back, as needed; and possessing good skills, pace, and strength.

Steven Bryce
Personal information
Full name Steven Bryce Valerio
Date of birth (1977-08-16) 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)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bryce and the second or maternal family name is Valerio.

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 native Costa Rica owned by a local magnate. Six months later he decided to move to Marathón[7] in Honduras and then to F.C. Motagua.[8] He never found his form and game in Honduras and by the end of his contract with F.C. 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 once 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, and assisting on one goal against each of 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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.28 March 1999Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica El Salvador1–04-01999 UNCAF Nations Cup
2.18 August 1999Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay4–54–5Friendly match
3.28 March 2001Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica Trinidad and Tobago1–03–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.19 July 2001Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín, Colombia Bolivia2–04–02001 Copa América
5.16 October 2002Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica Ecuador1–11–1Friendly match
6.20 February 2003Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama Honduras1–01–01999 UNCAF Nations Cup
7.16 July 2003Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States Cuba2–03–02003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8.19 July 2003Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States El Salvador4–25–22003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
9.7 September 2003Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United States China2–02–0Friendly 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:

With Liga Deportiva Alajuelense:

With F.C. Motagua:

  • UNCAF Interclub Cup: 2007

References
  1. Costa Rican Steven Bryce gives Roar timely boost
  2. Steven, en corto - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. Bryce dijo sí a la Liga - Nación (in Spanish)
  4. Primer tico en Chipre Steven Bryce debutaría este sábado - Nación (in Spanish)
  5. Bryce con Ofi Creta Se reabre mercado griego - Al Día (in Spanish)
  6. Personal: Steven Bryce - Al Día (in Spanish)
  7. Steven Bryce jugará un año con el Maratahón catracho - Mediotiempo (in Spanish)
  8. Bryce firmó con Motagua - Nación (in Spanish)
  9. Steven Bryce hospitalizado - Al Día (in Spanish)
  10. La Liga descarta a Steven Bryce - Nación (in Spanish)
  11. Bryce, nueva ficha de la Universidad - Nación (in Spanish)
  12. Steven Bryce al futbol australiano - Nación (in Spanish)
  13. Steven Bryce – FIFA competition record (archived)
  14. "Costa Rica - Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  15. UNCAF Tournament 1999 Archived May 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  16. Selección Nacional VII Copa UNCAF, Panamá del 9 al 23 de febrero del 2003 - Nación (in Spanish)
  17. Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details Archived 2009-04-26 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  18. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  19. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  20. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  21. Copa América 2001 Archived October 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  22. Copa América 2004 Archived October 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  23. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details Archived 2009-11-14 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  24. Selección Nacional - Nación (in Spanish)
  25. La sangre de Bryce Padres del jugador, quienes viven en Toronto, lo visitaron ayer en Vancouver - Al Día (in Spanish)
  26. Bryce: “Casi me muero, es un milagro” - Diez (in Spanish)
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