Armando Contreras
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Armando Contreras Reyes | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1919 | ||
| Place of birth | Aguas Blancas, Chile | ||
| Date of death | 3 August 1991 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Position(s) |
Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Escuela 57 | |||
| Colo-Colo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1939–1943 | Colo-Colo | 83 | (45) |
| 1943–1944 | Banfield | ||
| 1944–1946 | Colo-Colo | 30 | (12) |
| 1946–1947 | América | ||
| International career | |||
| 1941–1945 | Chile | 14 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Luis Armando Contreras Reyes (15 June 1919 – 3 August 1991), known as Armando Contreras, was a Chilean
Club career
Born in Aguas Blancas [es], an extinct commune in the current Antofagasta Province, Contreras made his debut with Colo-Colo in 20 May 1939.[1]
In 1943–44 he played for Argentine club Banfield.[2]
Back in Chile, he rejoined Colo-Colo until 1946. In total, he made 137 appearances and scored 70 goals in all tournaments for them.[1]
At the end of his career, he played for Mexican club América.[3]
International career
He played in 14 matches for the Chile national football team from 1941 to 1945.[4] He was also part of Chile's squad for the 1941 South American Championship.[5]
Personal life
He was nicknamed and well-known as Norton Contreras.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Historia de Colo-Colo - Armando Contreras". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ Vasconcellos Fraga, Johny (3 December 2017). "BANFIELD * PARTE 1". ANOTANDO FÚTBOL * (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "HISTÓRICO Colo-Colo campeón 1947". Somos Chile - Colo Colo (in Spanish). 7 February 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
y Armando 'Norton' Contreras parte al América de México
- ^ "Armando Contreras". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "South American Championship 1941". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Apodos de la Roja". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
External links
- Armando Contreras Reyes at National-Football-Teams.com
- Armando Contreras Reyes at WorldFootball.net
- Armando Contreras at PlaymakerStats.com
- Armando Contreras at PartidosdeLaRoja.com (in Spanish)
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