Chale Silva Explained
| Chale Silva |
| Full Name: | Carlos Alberto Silva Loaiza |
| Birth Date: | 10 July 1919 |
| Birth Place: | San José, Costa Rica |
| Death Place: | Costa Rica |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | 1936–1943 |
| Clubs1: | Orión |
| Years2: | 1944 |
| Clubs2: | La Libertad |
| Years3: | 1944–1947 |
| Years4: | 1948 |
| Clubs4: | La Libertad |
| Years5: | 1948–1950 |
| Clubs5: | Universidad de Bogotá[1] |
| Caps5: | 47 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1951 |
| Clubs6: | Once Deportivo[2] |
| Caps6: | 31 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 1952 |
| Clubs7: | Deportivo Manizales[3] |
| Caps7: | 21 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 1953–1954 |
| Clubs8: | Deportivo Sula |
| Years9: | 1958 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1941–1947 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
Carlos Alberto Silva Loaiza(10 July 1919 – 23 July 2009), commonly known as Chale Silva, was a Costa Rican professional footballer who played in the Colombian Professional Football League and Mexican Primera División.
Club career
Born in San José to Lizandro Silva LeRois and Zeneida Loaiza Infante,[4] Silva played as a defender. He began his career with Segunda Division side Orión F.C., helping the club win promotion to the Costa Rican Primera División. He made his Primera debut with Orión on 7 August 1936, and captained the club to a title-winning, undefeated season in 1943. He joined rivals C.S. La Libertad the following season.[5]
Silva began playing professional football with Mexican Primera División side Moctezuma de Orizaba in 1944. After three seasons in Mexico, he played professionally in Colombia where he signed with Universidad de Bogotá in 1948.[6] [7] He also played for Colombian sides Once Deportivo and Deportivo Manizales.
He finished his 27-year playing career with Deportivo Sula in Honduras and C.S. Uruguay de Coronado in his home country.[8]
International career
Silva made several appearances for the Costa Rica national team, helping the side win the 1941 CCCF Championship unbeaten in six matches.[9] [10]
Personal life
Silva was married to Aracely Arguedas and had four children.[11] He died aged 90 in July 2009.[12]
Notes and References
- https://archive.today/20130221141704/http://colombia.golgolgol.net/equipos/jugadores/universidad_1915-18685.html?&option=teamtab4 Universidad statistics
- https://archive.today/20130222012241/http://colombia.golgolgol.net/equipos/jugadores/once-deportivo_1915-18698.html?&option=teamtab4 Once Deportivo statistics
- https://archive.today/20130221144047/http://colombia.golgolgol.net/equipos/jugadores/deportivo-manizales_1915-19395.html?&option=teamtab4 Deportivo Manizales statistics
- http://www.costarricense.cr/pagina/asilva/chalesilva.htm Chale Silva
- Web site: Diario Extra . IN MEMORIAN "CHALE" SILVA (II PARTE) . In memoriam "Chale" Silva (Part II) . Spanish . 12 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110426180321/http://www.diarioextra.com/2009/agosto/12/deportes08.php . 26 April 2011 .
- Web site: La Nacion. Corrella V., Randall. Figuras del ayer: Carlos Alberto Silva Loaiza. Figures of yesterday: Carlos Alberto Silva Loaiza. Spanish. 11 August 2003.
- Web site: El Tiempo. FRENTE A LOS TICOS POR CUARTA VEZ. Facing the Ticos for the fourth time. Spanish. 31 March 1993.
- Web site: La Nacion. Calvo Castro, Rodrigo. A las puertas de la gloria. At the gates of glory. Spanish. 21 September 1999.
- Web site: Reyes, Macario . Jovanovic, Bojan. CCCF Championship 1941 (San José, Costa Rica, May 8-18). . 25 May 2006.
- Web site: La Nacion. ¡Imbatibles!: Costa Rica ganó invicta en el I Centroamericano y del Caribe de Fútbol. Unbeatable!: Costa Rica wins the first CCCF unbeaten. Spanish. 12 January 2013.
- http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/2003/agosto/11/deportes21.html El Chale Silva fue una muralla Figuras del ayer: Carlos Alberto Silva Loaiza
- Web site: Diario Extra . IN MEMORIAN "CHALE" SILVA (I PARTE) . In memoriam "Chale" Silva (Part I) . Spanish . 11 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100803035726/http://www.diarioextra.com/2009/agosto/11/deportes12.php . 3 August 2010 .
