Antonio Rada Explained

Antonio Rada
Fullname:José Antonio Rada Angulo
Birth Date:13 June 1937
Birth Place:Sabanalarga, Colombia
Death Place:Barranquilla, Colombia
Position:Midfielder
Nationalyears1:1962
Nationalteam1:Colombia
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:1

José Antonio "Toño" Rada Angulo (13 June 1937  - 1 June 2014) was a Colombian footballer who played as a midfielder .

International career

He played two matches for the Colombia national football team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup, which was held in Chile. In that tournament he played an important role in the match between his team and the USSR where he scored a goal and passed the ball for another. The final score was 4–4 and it was the first point for Colombia in a World Cup.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mundial Brasil Murió Antonio Rada, héroe del empate con Rusia en el Mundial del 62 | Mundial Brasil 2014 . Futbolred.com . 2014-06-01 . 2014-06-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140711113417/http://www.futbolred.com/mundial-brasil-2014/noticias/previomundial2014/mundial-brasil-murio-antonio-rada-heroe-del-empate-con-rusia-en-el-mundial-del-62/14063355 . 2014-07-11 .