Carlos Izquierdo Sánchez

Carlos Alberto Izquierdo Sánchez (born 5 September 1949) is a retired Peruvian footballer. Nicknamed "Calulo", he played as a center forward across various domestic leagues throughout the 1970s and the 1980s, mostly playing in Ecuador and Central America.

Career Izquierdo began his career within Mariscal Castilla within the Liga de Tumbes. He then began playing within the Copa Perú throughout the remainder of the 1960s with Círculo Rojo, Húsares de Junín and Atlético Torino. The 1970s saw Izquierdo play in the top-flight of Peruvian football through playing for Atlético Grau though he would primarily play as a substitute player. Not seeing sufficient results, he decided to play abroad in Ecuador for for the where the club had an average performance. He decided to continue playing abroad for Honduran club Broncos de Choluteca for several seasons as one of the few foreign players in the tournament. Izquierdo then returned to Ecuador to play for Olmedo for the club where he made his debut in the game against Manta as despite the club having an otherwise terrible season, Izquierdo would be one of the few highlights for that season.

He then went to Costa Rica as he enjoyed his greatest season with Turrialba as despite the club performing poorly overall, he was named the top goalscorer of the tournament, sharing the honor with Limonense forward Howard Rooper during the with 13 goals scored for each. Following his tenure, he went on to play for Cartaginés as he went on to score 18 goals throughout his career in Costa Rica, becoming one of the most successful foreign players there.