Role Footballer Height 1.78 m | Playing position Position Defender Name Carlos Toppings | |
Full name Carlos Nicanor Toppings Toppings Date of birth (1953-04-07)April 7, 1953 Date of death August 24, 2007(2007-08-24) (aged 54) Died August 24, 2007, San Jose, Costa Rica | ||
Place of death San Jose, Costa Rica | ||
Carlos Nicanor Toppings Toppings (7 April 1953 — 24 August 2007) was a Costa Rican professional footballer.
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Club career
Born in the Caribbean coastal town Limón, Toppings made his professional debut in 1974 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.
International career
Toppings made 32 appearances for the full Costa Rica national football team from 1979 to 1984. He also played at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games.
Retirement and death
After retiring as a player he worked at a customs agency in Limón harbour. He was unmarried but had a daughter, Violeta, and died in San José, Costa Rica, aged 54 due to a lung problem.
References
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