Carlos Arango

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

Carlos Arango Medina (Santa Marta, 31 January 1928 – Los Angeles, 19 August 2014)^[9] was a Colombian football forward, often known as "El Maestro".

Carlos Arango

Personal information
Date of birth	(1928-01-31)31 January 1928
Place of birth	Santa Marta, Colombia
Date of death	19 August 2014(2014-08-19) (aged 86)
Place of death	Los Angeles, United States[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948–1950	Deportes Caldas[2]	69	(51)
1950	Deportes Samario
1951	Atlético Nacional[3]	27	(18)
1952–1954	Santa Fe[4]	32	(10)
1954–1955	Independiente Medellín[5]	21	(10)
1956	Cúcuta Deportivo[6]	23	(15)
1959	Morelia
1959–1960	Unión Magdalena[7]	60	(31)
1961–1963	Millonarios[8]	90	(26)
–	La Salle
–	Vasco
–	Litoral
International career
1946–1965	Colombia	22	(6)
Medal record Representing  Colombia Men's Football Central American and Caribbean Games 1946 Barranquilla Team Competition
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Santa Marta, Arango began his professional football career with Deportes Caldas in 1948, and he would win the league title with Caldas in 1950. He was the only Colombian player in Deportes Samario's first professional squad in 1950.^[10] He also played for Atlético Nacional, Santa Fe, Independiente Medellín, Cúcuta Deportivo and Millonarios in Colombia, Monarcas Morelia in Mexico, and La Salle, Vasco and Litoral in Venezuela.^[11][12]

Arango made 22 appearances and scored six goals for the Colombia national football team from 1946 to 1965.^[13] He scored Colombia's first goal in FIFA World Cup qualifying, a header against Uruguay in Bogota on 16 June 1957.^[14]

Honours

International

Colombia

• Central American and Caribbean Games Gold Medal (1): 1946