Allan Anthony Costly

Allan Anthony Costly Blyden (born 13 December 1954) is a Honduran former footballer who played at both professional and international levels, as a defender.

Allan Anthony Costly

Personal information
Full name	Allan Anthony Costly Blyden
Date of birth	(1954-12-13) 13 December 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	Tela, Honduras
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1977	Tela Timsa
1977–1982	Real España
1982–1983	Málaga	6	(0)
1983–1986	Petrotela
1987–1991	Real España
International career
	Honduras	41	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Costly and the second or maternal family name is Blyden.

Career

Born in Tela, Costly played club football in Honduras Tela Timsa, Real España and Petrotela.^{[citation needed]} He also had a spell in Spain with CD Málaga.^[1]

International career

Nicknamed Cochero ("The Coachman"),^[2] Costly played at the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship, and represented his country in 18 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.^[3] He earned a total of 41 caps, scoring 2 goals.^[4]

International goals

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.

N.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	30 July 1980	Estadío de la Revolución, Panama City, Panama	Panama	2–0	2-0	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification[5]
2.	8 November 1981	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Cuba	2–0	2-0	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification[5]

Personal life

His son is Honduran international striker Carlo Costly.^[6]