Carlos Campos Sánchez

Carlos Campos
Personal information
Full nameCarlos Héctor Campos Silva
Date of birthFebruary 14, 1937
Place of birthChile
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in).
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1956–1969Universidad de Chile259(183)
National team
1960–1967Chile39(18)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Carlos Campos Sánchez or Carlos Campos Silva (born February 14, 1937) was a Chilean football (soccer) player.

Biography

Carlos Campos was a player for the Universidad de Chile. Campos went by the nickname "The Tank" for his lack of sensation when scoring. He was best known for heading the ball, and famous for keeping his cool when going one-on-one against the goalkeeper.

He scored with the club's signature red "U" on his chest on 183 occasions and 18 times for the Chilean national team, thereby becoming the all-time top goal-scorer for his team, beating Leonel Sanchez. Sanchez boasted 159 goals in comparison.

His achievements include being the player with the most goals scored in the Chilean soccer classics against its many rivals, such as Colo-Colo (16) and Universidad Católica (14). He was part of a historic team known as the Ballet Azul (Blue Ballet), champions six times between 1950 and 1960, who dominated South American football. During this period, he joined forces with teammate Leonel Sanchez, whom he assisted 104 times to score.

Honors

Club

Season Team Title
1959 Chile Universidad de Chile Chilean League
1962 Chile Universidad de Chile Chilean League
1964 Chile Universidad de Chile Chilean League
1965 Chile Universidad de Chile Chilean League
1967 Chile Universidad de Chile Chilean League
1969 Chile Universidad de Chile Copa Francisco Candelori
1969 Chile Universidad de Chile Chilean League

Participation in the World Cup

World Team Result
1962 FIFA World Cup  Chile Third Place
1966 FIFA World Cup  Chile Group Stage

References