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Winston Parks
Winston Parks (born October 12, 1981) is a Costa Rican football (soccer) striker, who currently plays for Lokomotiv Moscow of Russia.
Parks gained recognition as an exceptional youth player, appearing in FIFA World Youth Championships in 1999 and 2001, and leading Costa Rica in goals during the 2001 tournament, with four.
His performances internationally led Italian club Udinese to purchase the player for $2.1 million from Saprissa. However, Parks was unable to earn a place in the club's first team, and eventually moved on to Moscow.
Despite his minimal success at the club level, Parks is still an excellent prospect for his country. After making his full national team debut in November 2001, he made the roster for the 2002 World Cup, where he appeared in two games, scoring one goal as a substitute. His lack of playing time and injuries have, however, resulted in Parks seeing little time during 2006 World Cup qualifying.
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