Carlos Toppings
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Nicanor Toppings Toppings | ||
| Date of birth | 7 April 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Limón, Costa Rica | ||
| Date of death | 24 August 2007 (aged 54) | ||
| Place of death | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1978 | Limonense | ||
| 1978–1983 | Municipal Puntarenas | ||
| 1984 | Herediano | ||
| 1985–1987 | Municipal Puntarenas | ||
| 1987 | San Carlos | ||
| International career | |||
| 1979–1984 | Costa Rica | 32 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carlos Nicanor Toppings Toppings (7 April 1953 – 24 August 2007) was a Costa Rican professional footballer.
Club career[edit]
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[edit]
Toppings made 32 appearances for the full Costa Rica national football team from 1979 to 1984.[1][3] He also played at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games.[4][5]
Retirement and death[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Obituario - Carlos Toppings". Nacion.com. 24 August 2007.
- ^ Exfutbolista costarricense Carlos Toppings Un fino artista del balón - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Appearances for Costa Rica National Team Archived 6 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ Carlos Toppings – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Carlos Toppings". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
- ^ Breve historial de Carlos Toppings ¿Nos gustaría conocer un historial del exfutbolista Carlos Toppings, quien falleció el 19 de agosto? - Nación (in Spanish)
- ^ Toppings dijo adiós - Al Día (in Spanish)
External links[edit]
- Carlos Toppings at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1953 births
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- Sportspeople from Limón Province
- Men's association football defenders
- Costa Rican men's footballers
- Costa Rica men's international footballers
- Olympic footballers for Costa Rica
- Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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- C.S. Herediano footballers
- A.D. San Carlos footballers
- Deaths from lung disease
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