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Steven Bryce
Personal information
Full nameSteven Bryce Valerio
Date of birth (1977-08-16) August 16, 1977 (age 48)
Place of birthSan José, Costa Rica
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–1997AD Goicoechea26(5)
1997–2000Saprissa127(39)
2000–2005Alajuelense211(43)
2005Anorthosis7(1)
2006OFI3(0)
2006Brujas11(1)
2007Marathón26(10)
2007–2008Motagua15(1)
2008Alajuelense0(0)
2009UCR14(1)
2010Brisbane Roar4(0)
International career
1998–2005Costa Rica73(9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steven Bryce Valerio (born August 16, 1977) is a Costa Rican former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger.

Club career

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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.[1] After that he played for Deportivo Saprissa and Liga Deportiva Alajuelense whom he joined in August 2000.[2] In his nine years in Costa Rica, Bryce won six 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[3] of the Cypriot First Division and OFI[4] of the Greek Super League. He came back to America after a couple of unsuccessful season in Europe and was signed by Brujas,[5] a new club in his native Costa Rica owned by a local magnate. Six months later he decided to move to Marathón[6] in Honduras and then to F.C. Motagua.[7] He never found his form and game in Honduras and by the end of his contract with F.C. Motagua, he suffered and injury[8] 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.[9] In the 2009-2010 season, Bryce was called up by Universidad de Costa Rica[10] 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 one-year deal with Brisbane Roar,[11] 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

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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.[12] 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.[13] He has represented his country in 18 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[12] and played at the 1999[14] and 2003 UNCAF Nations Cups[15][16] as well as at the 2002,[17] 2003[18] and 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cups[19] and the 2001[20] and 2004 Copa América.[21] 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.[12] He also was a non-playing squad member at the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[22][23]

He played his final international in a July 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Honduras.

Personal life

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He is a son of Eustace Bryce and Mildred Valerio, with whom he lived in Canada in 1991 and 1992.[24] He is married to Cristina Páez. They have a daughter, Sarah, and a son, Samuel.[25]

Career statistics

[edit]
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

Honours

[edit]

With Costa Rica:

With Deportivo Saprissa:

With Liga Deportiva Alajuelense:

With F.C. Motagua:

  • UNCAF Interclub Cup: 2007

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Steven, en corto" [Steven, in short]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  2. ^ "Bryce dijo sí a la Liga" [Bryce said yes to the League.]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  3. ^ "Primer tico en Chipre Steven Bryce debutaría este sábado" [First Costa Rican in Cyprus, Steven Bryce to debut this Saturday]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  4. ^ "Bryce con Ofi Creta Se reabre mercado griego" [Bryce with OFI Crete: Greek market reopens]. wvw.aldia.cr. Archived from the original on 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  5. ^ Personal: Steven Bryce - Al Día (in Spanish)
  6. ^ Mediotiempo, Editorial (2025-06-24). "Steven Bryce jugará un año con el Maratahón catracho". Mediotiempo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  7. ^ "Bryce firmó con Motagua". La Nación (in Spanish). 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  8. ^ Steven Bryce hospitalizado - Al Día (in Spanish)
  9. ^ "La Liga descarta a Steven Bryce". La Nación (in Spanish). 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  10. ^ "Bryce, nueva ficha de la Universidad". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  11. ^ "Steven Bryce al futbol australiano". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  12. ^ a b c "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Steven BRYCE". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  13. ^ "Costa Rica - Record International Players". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  14. ^ "UNCAF Tournament 1999". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  15. ^ "Selección Nacional VII Copa UNCAF, Panamá del 9 al 23 de febrero del 2003". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  16. ^ "Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  17. ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  18. ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  19. ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  20. ^ "Copa América 2001". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  21. ^ "Copa América 2004". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  22. ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 2009-11-14. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  23. ^ "Noticias de deportes en Costa Rica". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  24. ^ "La sangre de Bryce Padres del jugador, quienes viven en Toronto, lo visitaron ayer en Vancouver". wvw.aldia.cr. Archived from the original on 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
  25. ^ "Bryce: 'Casi me muero, es un milagro"". www.diez.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Steven_Bryce&oldid=1323383193"
    Steven Bryce
    Personal information
    Full nameSteven Bryce Valerio
    Date of birth (1977-08-16) August 16, 1977 (age 48)
    Place of birthSan José, Costa Rica
    Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
    Position(s)
    Senior career*
    YearsTeamApps(Gls)
    1996–1997AD Goicoechea26(5)
    1997–2000Saprissa127(39)
    2000–2005Alajuelense211(43)
    2005Anorthosis7(1)
    2006OFI3(0)
    2006Brujas11(1)
    2007Marathón26(10)
    2007–2008Motagua15(1)
    2008Alajuelense0(0)
    2009UCR14(1)
    2010Brisbane Roar4(0)
    International career
    1998–2005Costa Rica73(9)
    * Club domestic league appearances and goals

    Steven Bryce Valerio (born August 16, 1977) is a Costa Rican former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger.

    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.[1] After that he played for Deportivo Saprissa and Liga Deportiva Alajuelense whom he joined in August 2000.[2] In his nine years in Costa Rica, Bryce won six 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[3] of the Cypriot First Division and OFI[4] of the Greek Super League. He came back to America after a couple of unsuccessful season in Europe and was signed by Brujas,[5] a new club in his native Costa Rica owned by a local magnate. Six months later he decided to move to Marathón[6] in Honduras and then to F.C. Motagua.[7] He never found his form and game in Honduras and by the end of his contract with F.C. Motagua, he suffered and injury[8] 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.[9] In the 2009-2010 season, Bryce was called up by Universidad de Costa Rica[10] 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 one-year deal with Brisbane Roar,[11] 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.[12] 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.[13] He has represented his country in 18 FIFA World Cup qualification matches.[12] and played at the 1999[14] and 2003 UNCAF Nations Cups[15][16] as well as at the 2002,[17] 2003[18] and 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cups[19] and the 2001[20] and 2004 Copa América.[21] 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.[12] He also was a non-playing squad member at the 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[22][23]

    He played his final international in a July 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup match against Honduras.

    Personal life

    He is a son of Eustace Bryce and Mildred Valerio, with whom he lived in Canada in 1991 and 1992.[24] He is married to Cristina Páez. They have a daughter, Sarah, and a son, Samuel.[25]

    Career statistics

    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

    Honours

    With Costa Rica:

    With Deportivo Saprissa:

    With Liga Deportiva Alajuelense:

    With F.C. Motagua:

    • UNCAF Interclub Cup: 2007

    References

    1. ^ "Steven, en corto" [Steven, in short]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
    2. ^ "Bryce dijo sí a la Liga" [Bryce said yes to the League.]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
    3. ^ "Primer tico en Chipre Steven Bryce debutaría este sábado" [First Costa Rican in Cyprus, Steven Bryce to debut this Saturday]. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
    4. ^ "Bryce con Ofi Creta Se reabre mercado griego" [Bryce with OFI Crete: Greek market reopens]. wvw.aldia.cr. Archived from the original on 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
    5. ^ Personal: Steven Bryce - Al Día (in Spanish)
    6. ^ Mediotiempo, Editorial (2025-06-24). "Steven Bryce jugará un año con el Maratahón catracho". Mediotiempo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
    7. ^ "Bryce firmó con Motagua". La Nación (in Spanish). 2007-08-08. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
    8. ^ Steven Bryce hospitalizado - Al Día (in Spanish)
    9. ^ "La Liga descarta a Steven Bryce". La Nación (in Spanish). 2008-07-08. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
    10. ^ "Bryce, nueva ficha de la Universidad". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
    11. ^ "Steven Bryce al futbol australiano". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
    12. ^ a b c "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - Steven BRYCE". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
    13. ^ "Costa Rica - Record International Players". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-06. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
    14. ^ "UNCAF Tournament 1999". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-14. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
    15. ^ "Selección Nacional VII Copa UNCAF, Panamá del 9 al 23 de febrero del 2003". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
    16. ^ "Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup 2003 - Details". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
    17. ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2002 - Full Details". rsssf.com. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
    18. ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
    19. ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
    20. ^ "Copa América 2001". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-19. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
    21. ^ "Copa América 2004". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
    22. ^ "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2000 - Full Details". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 2009-11-14. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
    23. ^ "Noticias de deportes en Costa Rica". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
    24. ^ "La sangre de Bryce Padres del jugador, quienes viven en Toronto, lo visitaron ayer en Vancouver". wvw.aldia.cr. Archived from the original on 2024-12-08. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
    25. ^ "Bryce: 'Casi me muero, es un milagro"". www.diez.hn (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-06-24.
    • Steven Bryce at National-Football-Teams.com
    • 2002 World Cup profile - Nación (in Spanish)
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