Carlos Contreras (footballer, born 1938)
Chilean footballer (1938-2020)
Carlos Raúl Contreras Guillén (7 October 1938 – 17 April 2020) was a Chilean football defender. He played for Chile in the 1962 FIFA World Cup. He played for the team from 1959 to 1966.[1] He also played for Club Universidad de Chile to 1958 to 1969. He was born in Santiago, Chile.
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| Full name | Carlos Raúl Contreras Guillén | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1938 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 17 April 2020 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Puente Alto, Chile | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1958–1969 | Universidad de Chile | 189 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 1970–1971 | Antofagasta Portuario | 45 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 1972–1973 | Ferroviarios | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1959–1966 | Chile | 30 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||
| 1975–1976 | Deportes Aviación | ||||||||||||||||
| 1978 | Rangers de Talca | ||||||||||||||||
| 1980–1981 | Unión La Calera | ||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | Curicó Unido | ||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Santiago Morning | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||||||||||||||||
Contreras Guillaume died in Puente Alto, Chile on 17 April 2020 of Alzheimer's disease-related problems, aged 81.[2]
References
change- ↑ 1982 FIFA World Cup Chile Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Muere Carlos ‘Pluto’ Contreras, mundialista de 1962 y baluarte del Ballet Azul (in Spanish)
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