Carlos Caszely
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Humberto Caszely Garrido | ||
| Date of birth | July 5, 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colo-Colo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1967–1973 | Colo-Colo | 123 | (66) |
| 1973–1974 | Levante | 24 | (15) |
| 1974–1978 | RCD Espanyol | 46 | (20) |
| 1978–1985 | Colo-Colo | 170 | (105) |
| 1986 | Barcelona SC | 8 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 1969–1985 | Chile | 49 | (29) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Carlos Humberto Caszely Garrido (born July 5, 1950 in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean former footballer, nicknamed "Rey del metro cuadrado" (English: King of the square meter, Portuguese: O Rei do Metro Quadrado).
Regarded as one of Chile's most important players, between 1969 and 1985, Caszely won 49 cups and scored 29 goals for the Chile national team, including participations in the 1974 and 1982 World Cups.
Career
Cazsely played for several football teams in his career, including Colo-Colo (1968–1973), Levante UD (1973–1974), RCD Espanyol (1974–1978), finally returning to Colo-Colo (1978–1983).
During the opening 1974 FIFA World Cup match against West Germany, Caszely was given a red card by the match referee, Doğan Babacan, becoming the first player to be sent off in this manner. Red and yellow cards had already been introduced in the past World Cup (1970). In the 1982 World Cup he missed a penalty against Austria.
He was revered by many Chileans as a supporter of the left under the Pinochet dictatorship and as one of the few leading Chilean footballers to declare his opposition to the regime.
Today he works as a host for several sport related TV shows on Canal 13, a Chilean-based TV station and plays football at amateur level for a team called "Colo-Colo 1973", composed of former Colo-Colo players.
Participation in the World Cup
| World | Seat | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 FIFA World Cup |  Germany |
1º Round |
| 1982 FIFA World Cup |  Spain |
1º Round |
Honours
Club
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Colo Colo
- Chilean League: 1970, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1983
Individual
- Chilean League's Top Scorer: 1979, 1980, 1981
- 1973 Copa Libertadores: Top Scorer
- Best player in 1979 Copa América [1]
- 2009 Award of CONMEBOL by exalt to South American soccer[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ "Especial Copa America: Los Mejores Jugadores edición por edición" (in Spanish). Goal.com. 2010-04-15. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
- ↑ "Don Elías es premiado". Estrellanorte.cl. 2009-01-27. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
- ↑ "Conmebol premiará a Elías Figueroa, Carlos Caszely y Jaime Pizarro". Emol.com. 2009-01-26. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
- ↑ "Elías Figueroa suma un nuevo galardón". Mercuriovalpo.cl. 2009-01-27. Retrieved 2012-09-06.
External links
- Carlos Caszely at National-Football-Teams.com
- (Spanish) Player profile
- Carlos Caszely at the Internet Movie Database
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