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Full name
  
Carlos Arturo Lett

Place of birth
  
Argentina

Place of death
  
Granby, Quebec, Canada

Name
  
Carlos Lett

Died
  
March 8, 1956

Date of birth
  
November 4, 1885

Date of death
  
March 8, 1956

Playing position
  
Forward

Role
  
Footballer

Position
  
Forward

Carlos Lett

Carlos Arturo Lett (November 4, 1885 - March 8, 1956) was an Argentine footballer who played as forward. Lett played most of his career in Alumni (where he won 16 titles) and the Argentina national team.

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Biography

Lett joined Alumni in 1905 along to goalkeeper Jose Buruca Laforia. During the year of his debut with the team he became top scorer of the tournament with 15 goals. Alumni also won its 4th championship. In 1906 Alumni won another championship and Lett scored a goal in the final match where Alumni defeated Lomas by 5-0.

Lett played with Alumni until 1911 when the team was disbanded after winning its last title that same year.

With the Argentina national team Lett debuted on 15 August 1905 in a Copa Lipton match against Uruguay. Lett played again for Argentina five years later, in a friendly match against Chile. Lett served with the Royal Field Artillery in World War I including seeing action in the Palestine Campaign in 1917-1918. In October 1918 Lett married Valerie Helen Stears (21 March 1898 - 21 September 1941) and the couple had 7 children and they all lived between Argentina & England over the years. Lett spent his last years with a daughter and her husband near Montreal, Canada. He died on 8 March 1956.

Titles

(All of them won with Alumni):

National

  • Argentine Primera Division (6): 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1911
  • Copa de Competencia Jockey Club (3): 1907, 1908, 1909
  • Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires (2): 1905, 1906
  • International

  • Copa de Honor Cousenier (1): 1906
  • Tie Cup (4): 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909
  • Individual honours

  • Argentine Primera Division topscorer (1): 1905 (12 goals)
  • References

    Carlos Lett Wikipedia