Carlos Arango Medina
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Career & Clubs
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.
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- Once Caldas (1948–1950)
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- Unión Magdalena (1950–1950)
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- Atlético Nacional (1951–1951)
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- Independiente Santa Fe (1952–1954)
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- Deportivo Independiente Medellín (1954–1955)
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- Cúcuta Deportivo (1956–1956)
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- Club Atlético Morelia (1959–1959)
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- Unión Magdalena (1959–1960)
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- Millonarios (1961–1963)
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- La Salle FC
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- Litoral Sport Club
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- Colombia men's national football team (1946–1965)
Legacy
International
Colombia
Central American and Caribbean Games Gold Medal (1): 1946
Clubs
- La Salle FCcurrent
- Litoral Sport Clubcurrent
- Colombia men's national football team1946–1965
- Once Caldas1948–1950
- Unión Magdalena1950–1950
- Atlético Nacional1951–1951
- Independiente Santa Fe1952–1954
- Deportivo Independiente Medellín1954–1955
- Cúcuta Deportivo1956–1956
- Club Atlético Morelia1959–1959
- Unión Magdalena1959–1960
- Millonarios1961–1963
Played together with
Abel AguilarColombia men's national football team · 2004–2018- Abel AguilarUnión Magdalena · 2019–2019
- Achito VivasAtlético Nacional · 1958–1958
- Achito VivasColombia men's national football team · 1962–1963
- Achito VivasOnce Caldas · 1969–1969
- Adalberto PalmaClub Atlético Morelia · 2008
- Adolfino CañeteUnión Magdalena · 1987–1987
- Adolfo AndradeColombia men's national football team · 1972–1973
- Adolfo AndradeOnce Caldas · 1980–1980
- Adolfo BaránCúcuta Deportivo · 1982–1982
- Adolfo BaránIndependiente Santa Fe · 1991–1992
Adolfo BautistaClub Atlético Morelia · 2002–2003
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Carlos Arango Medina was a Colombian footballer who played as a forward. He was nicknamed "El Maestro".
Opinions of fans — not verified facts.
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