Carlos Toppings
Personal information
Full name Carlos Nicanor Toppings Toppings
Date of birth (1953-04-07)7 April 1953
Place of birth Limón, Costa Rica
Date of death 24 August 2007(2007-08-24) (aged 54)
Place of death San José, Costa Rica
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1978 Limonense
1978–1983 Municipal Puntarenas
1984 Herediano
1985–1987 Municipal Puntarenas
1987 San Carlos
International career
1979–1984 Costa Rica 32 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Nicanor Toppings Toppings (7 April 1953 – 24 August 2007) was a Costa Rican professional footballer.

Club career

Born in the Caribbean coastal town Limón,[1] Toppings made his professional debut in 1974[2] for hometown club Limonense and had a lengthy spell at Municipal Puntarenas. He also had short stints at Herediano and San Carlos.

Toppings won the 1986 Primera Division de Costa Rica title with Puntarenas.[1]

International career

Toppings made 32 appearances for the full Costa Rica national football team from 1979 to 1984.[1][3] He also played at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games.[4][5]

Retirement and death

After retiring as a player he worked at a customs agency in Limón harbour.[1] He was unmarried but had a daughter, Violeta, and died in San José, Costa Rica, aged 54[6] due to a lung problem.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Obituario - Carlos Toppings". Nacion.com. 24 August 2007.
  2. ^ Exfutbolista costarricense Carlos Toppings Un fino artista del balón - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. ^ Appearances for Costa Rica National Team Archived 6 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  4. ^ Carlos Toppings – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. ^ "Carlos Toppings". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2008.
  6. ^ Breve historial de Carlos Toppings ¿Nos gustaría conocer un historial del exfutbolista Carlos Toppings, quien falleció el 19 de agosto? - Nación (in Spanish)
  7. ^ Toppings dijo adiós - Al Día (in Spanish)

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Carlos Toppings international tournaments
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