Quico Chacón
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Francisco Córdoba Chacón | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | San Isidro de Coronado, Costa Rica | ||
| Playing position | Central Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1947–1950 | La Libertad | 16 | (0) |
| Club Sport Uruguay | |||
| 1956–1957 | Atlas | ||
| Club Sport Uruguay | 87 | (1) | |
| National team | |||
| 1953 | Costa Rica | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Carlos Francisco Córdoba Chacón, commonly known as Quico Chacón, (born 17 January 1934)[1] is a former professional footballer who played in the Costa Rican Primera División and Mexican Primera División.
Club career
Born in San Isidro de Coronado, Vázquez de Coronado, Chacón played as a central defender. He became the youngest player in the Costa Rican Primera División when he debuted for La Libertad on 17 August 1947[2] against Cartaginés.[1] Chacón was playing for La Libertad's reserves and was just 13 years and 8 months old at the time.[3]
Chacón joined La Libertad's first team in 1949, and would play for Club Sport Uruguay and the Mexican Primera División's Club Atlas before retiring.[2]
International career
Chacón made one appearance for the Costa Rica national football team on 17 March 1953 against Nicaragua,[1] helping Costa Rica win the 1953 CCCF Championship.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Quico Chacón aún tiene el récord: 13 años y ocho meses - Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Umaña González, Fernando (7 July 2008). "El futbolista más joven en Primera" [The youngest footballer in the Primera] (in Spanish). La Nacion.
- ↑ Jiménez M., Gustavo (21 July 2009). "Boliviano abre debate sobre debut prematuro" [Bolivian opens debate on premature debut] (in Spanish). La Nacion.
- ↑ "Invictos en casa" [Undefeated at home] (in Spanish). La Nacion.