Carlos Toppings
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Nicanor Toppings Toppings | ||
| Date of birth | April 7, 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Limón, Costa Rica | ||
| Date of death | August 24, 2007 (aged 54) | ||
| Place of death | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1974–1978 | Limonense | ||
| 1978–1983 | Municipal Puntarenas | ||
| 1984 | Herediano | ||
| 1985-1987 | Municipal Puntarenas | ||
| 1987 | San Carlos | ||
| National team | |||
| 1979–1984 | Costa Rica | 32 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Carlos Nicanor Toppings Toppings (7 April 1953 — 24 August 2007) was a Costa Rican professional footballer.
Club career
Born in the Caribbean coastal town Limón,[1] Toppings made his professional debut in 1974[2] for hometown club Limonense and had a lengthy spell at Municipal Puntarenas. He also had short stints at Herediano and San Carlos.
Toppings won the 1986 Primera Division de Costa Rica title with Puntarenas.[1]
International career
Toppings made 32 appearances for the full Costa Rica national football team from 1979 to 1984.[3][1] He also played at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games.[4][5]
Retirement and death
After retiring as a player he worked at a customs agency in Limón harbour.[1] He was unmarried but had a daughter, Violeta, and died in San José, Costa Rica, aged 54[6] due to a lung problem.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Obituario - Carlos Toppings". Nacion.com. 2007-08-24.
- ↑ Exfutbolista costarricense Carlos Toppings Un fino artista del balón - Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Appearances for Costa Rica National Team - RSSSF
- ↑ Carlos Toppings – FIFA competition record
- ↑ "Carlos Toppings". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ↑ Breve historial de Carlos Toppings ¿Nos gustaría conocer un historial del exfutbolista Carlos Toppings, quien falleció el 19 de agosto? - Nación (Spanish)
- ↑ Toppings dijo adiós - Al Día (Spanish)
External link
- Carlos Toppings at National-Football-Teams.com
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