Carlos Caszely
Chilean footballer (born 1950) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Carlos Humberto Caszely Garrido (born 5 July 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), who played as a forward.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Caszely and the second or maternal family name is Garrido.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Humberto Caszely Garrido | ||
Date of birth | (1950-07-05) 5 July 1950 (age 74) | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Colo-Colo | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1967–1973 | Colo-Colo | 123 | (66) |
1973–1975 | Levante | 24 | (15) |
1975–1978 | Espanyol | 46 | (20) |
1978–1985 | Colo-Colo | 170 | (105) |
1986 | Barcelona | 8 | (4) |
Total | 371 | (210) | |
International career | |||
1969–1985 | Chile | 48 | (29) |
1976 | Catalonia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Regarded as one of Chile's most important players, between 1969 and 1985, Caszely won 48 caps and scored 29 goals for the Chile national team, including participations in the 1974 and 1982 World Cups.