Carlos Correa (soccer player)
Carlos Correa | ||
Personnel | ||
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place of birth | Uruguay | |
position | Defense | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
1954-1955 | Danubio | |
1956 | Defensor | |
1957 | Danubio | |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
1957 | Uruguay | 9 (1) |
1 Only league games are given. |
Carlos Correa (* in Uruguay) is a former Uruguayan soccer player .
society
The defender , who was considered America's best defender at the height of his career and who was characterized in particular by his headball, shooting and tackling strength, played for the Uruguayan first division club Danubio in at least 1954 and 1955 . There he reached with his team in 1954 the runner-up in the Primera División . In 1956 he was in the ranks of the league rivals Defensor , but returned to Danubio the following year. During his career he was also active with clubs in Argentina and Spain.
National team
Correa also played for the Uruguayan senior team . With this he already took part in the South American Championship in 1956 , but was not used in the course of the tournament. Also during the Campeonato Sudamericano 1957 he was part of the squad. There he celebrated his debut in the Celeste on March 20, 1957 in the 4-0 defeat against Argentina in Lima . In the same year he ran on at the Copa Lipton and the Copa Newton . He played his last of a total of nine international matches on July 28, 1957. During his short international career, he scored one goal. Several times he was also appointed to an America selection for games against the "rest of the world".
successes
- 1956 South American Champion
- Uruguayan runner-up in 1954
Individual evidence
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Profile on www.playerhistory.com , accessed on January 7, 2013
- ↑ South American Championship 1956 on www.rsssf.com, accessed on January 7, 2013
- ↑ South American Championship 1957 on www.rsssf.com, accessed on January 7, 2013
- ↑ Statistical data on international appearances in the Uruguayan national team at www.rsssf.com , accessed on January 7, 2013
- ↑ Grandes Jugadores (Spanish) at www.danubio.org.uy, accessed January 7, 2013
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Correa, Carlos |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Uruguayan soccer player |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |