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Serjio (later Sergio) Livingstone's family hailed from Scotland. His father John Livingstone Eves, who played for Santiago National, was a pioneer of the game in Chile and his mother, Ana Pohlhammer Caamaño, died when Sergio was 11 years old. Livingstone originally joined Unión Española in 1936, after Luis Tirado watched him in a match between St. Ignatius College, where he studied, and English Institute of Santiago. He abandoned football to study law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Soon he acquainted himself with the university's football team, and from 1938 he began to establish himself as the goalkeeper of CD Universidad Católica.
He debuted in the national team at the 1941 South American Championship which took place in Chile, winning 5–0 against Ecuador. By the end of the tournament Chile ended third, and Livingstone was considered the best player of the tournament. Altogether, Livingstone played between 1941 and 1954 in 52 matches for Chile, which made him the country's record international until 1962, participating in five more South American Championships, totaling 34 matches in this competition, which remains record. He also took part in the FIFA World Cup 1950 in Brazil, where Chile exited after the first group phase. In the tournament, he was the first goalkeeper to play with short-sleeved shirts, something which would not become commonplace until six decades later. At club level he spent 1943 in Argentina playing 30 matches for Racing Club. He…
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- Club Deportivo Universidad Católica (1938–1942)
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- Club Social y Deportivo Colo Colo (1957–1957)
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- Racing Club (1943–1944)
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- Club Deportivo Universidad Católica (1944–1956)
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- Club Deportivo Universidad Católica (1958–1959)
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- Chile men's national football team (1941–1954)
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Trophies & Awards
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- National Award of Sports Journalism
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- Premio Raúl Prado Cavada
Legacy
In 2009, a street in the district of Independencia in Santiago was named for Livingstone.
Clubs
Played together with
- Ademir Roque KaeferRacing Club · 1992–1993
- Adolfo NefClub Deportivo Universidad Católica · 1981–1981
- Adolfo NefClub Social y Deportivo Colo Colo · 1973–1980
Adolfo ZumelzúRacing Club · 1925–1925Adán GodoyClub Deportivo Universidad Católica · 1965–1967
Adán GodoyClub Social y Deportivo Colo Colo · 1956–1957
Agustín BalbuenaRacing Club · 1976–1976
Agustín CejasRacing Club · 1962–1969
Agustín CejasRacing Club · 1977–1980
Albano BizzarriRacing Club · 1996–1999- Alberto AcostaClub Deportivo Universidad Católica · 1994–1995
- Alberto AcostaClub Deportivo Universidad Católica · 1996–1997
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Identifiers & aliases
Serjio Robert "Sergio" Livingstone Pohlhammer was a Chilean goalkeeper, who later became a well-regarded journalist. He was nicknamed "El Sapo" for his typical posture in the goal. From 1938 to 1959 he played primarily for CD Universidad Católica in Santiago. With Chile he took part in seven Copa América and one FIFA World Cup, earning 52 caps. IFFHS rated him as the 9th greatest South American keeper of the 20th century.
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