Carlos Toppings Explained

Carlos Toppings
Fullname:Carlos Nicanor Toppings Toppings
Birth Date:1953 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Limón, Costa Rica
Death Place:San José, Costa Rica
Position:Defender
Years1:1974–1978
Years2:1978–1983
Years3:1984
Clubs3:Herediano
Years4:1985–1987
Years5:1987
Clubs5:San Carlos
Nationalyears1:1979–1984
Nationalteam1:Costa Rica
Nationalcaps1:32
Nationalgoals1:2

Carlos Nicanor Toppings Toppings (7 April 195324 August 2007) was a Costa Rican professional footballer.

Club career

Born in the Caribbean coastal town Limón,[1] Toppings made his professional debut in 1974[2] 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.[3] He also played at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games.[4]

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[5] due to a lung problem.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Obituario - Carlos Toppings. Nacion.com. 24 August 2007.
  2. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2007/agosto/24/obituario1214395.html Exfutbolista costarricense Carlos Toppings Un fino artista del balón
  3. https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cos-recintlp.html Appearances for Costa Rica National Team
  4. Web site: Carlos Toppings. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418074050/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/to/carlos-toppings-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-Reference.com. 10 November 2008.
  5. http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2007/agosto/27/deportes1217768.html Breve historial de Carlos Toppings ¿Nos gustaría conocer un historial del exfutbolista Carlos Toppings, quien falleció el 19 de agosto?
  6. http://wvw.aldia.cr/ad_ee/2007/agosto/21/ovacion1211091.html Toppings dijo adiós