About Carlos Arango Medina
Lived 1928 – 2014 (aged 86). Carlos Arango Medina was a Colombian association football player.
Carlos Arango Medina (31 January 1928 – 19 August 2014) was a Colombian footballer who played as a forward. He was nicknamed "El Maestro".
Career Born in Santa Marta, Arango began his professional football career with Deportes Caldas in 1948, and he would win the league title with Caldas in 1950. He was the only Colombian player in Deportes Samario's first professional squad in 1950. He also played for Atlético Nacional, Santa Fe, Independiente Medellín, Cúcuta Deportivo and Millonarios in Colombia, Monarcas Morelia in Mexico, and La Salle, Vasco and Litoral in Venezuela.
Arango made 22 appearances and scored six goals for the Colombia national football team from 1946 to 1965. He scored Colombia's first goal in FIFA World Cup qualifying, a header against Uruguay in Bogotá on 16 June 1957.
Honours International Colombia Central American and Caribbean Games Gold Medal (1): 1946
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Who was Carlos Arango Medina?
Colombian footballer (1928-2014)
When was Carlos Arango Medina born?
Carlos Arango Medina was born on 31 January 1928 in Santa Marta.
When did Carlos Arango Medina die?
Carlos Arango Medina died on 15 August 2014 in Los Angeles.
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Carlos Arango Medina was an association football player.
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Carlos Arango Medina was Colombian.
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