Abdul Chiari Explained

Abdul Chiari
Fullname:Abdul Enrique Chiari Catuy
Birth Date:13 January 1971
Birth Place:Colón, Panama
Death Place:Colón, Panama
Position:Forward
Years1:1992–1994
Clubs1:Sporting Colón
Years2:1994–2003
Nationalyears1:1992–2000
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:0
Ntupdate:6 March 2014

Abdul Enrique Chiari Catuy (13 January 1971 – 15 July 2011) was a Panamanian football striker.

Club career

Nicknamed el Turco, Chiari played for local sides Sporting Colón and Árabe Unido, with whom he won 4 league titles. At the time of his death he was assistant coach at the club.[1]

International career

He made his debut for Panama in a June 1992 friendly match against Honduras and earned 8 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup.[2]

His final international was a June 2000 friendly match against Ecuador.

Murder

In July 2011, Chiari was shot in front of the Estadio Armando Dely Valdés.[3] He left his wife and seven children. He was buried at the Monte Esperanza cemetery.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://mensual.prensa.com/mensual/contenido/2011/07/16/hoy/deportes/2669005.asp ASESINAN A EXFUTBOLISTA ABDUL CHIARI Otro gol de la violencia
  2. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam95.html UNCAF Tournament 1995
  3. http://www.eltiempo.com/deportes/futbol/ARTICULO-WEB-NEW_NOTA_INTERIOR-9918344.html Asesinan a ayudante técnico y ex futbolista panameño Abdul Chiari
  4. https://archive.today/20140306195226/http://elsiglo.com/mensual/2011/07/22/contenido/393797.asp Hasta siempre, ‘Turco’ Chiari