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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Humberto Caszely Garrido | ||
| Date of birth | (1950-07-05)5 July 1950 (age 75) | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago,Chile | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Colo-Colo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1973 | Colo-Colo | 123 | (66) |
| 1973–1975 | Levante | 24 | (15) |
| 1975–1978 | Espanyol | 46 | (20) |
| 1978–1985 | Colo-Colo | 170 | (105) |
| 1986 | Barcelona SC | 8 | (4) |
| Total | 371 | (210) | |
| International career | |||
| 1969–1985 | Chile | 49 | (29) |
| 1976 | Catalonia | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carlos Humberto Caszely Garrido (born 5 July 1950) is a Chilean former professionalfootballer, nicknamed "Rey del metro cuadrado" (English:King of the square meter,Portuguese:O Rei do Metro Quadrado), who played as aforward.
Regarded as one of Chile's most important players, between 1969 and 1985, Caszely won 48 caps and scored 29 goals for theChile national team, including participations in the1974 and1982World Cups.
Caszely was born inSantiago, Chile. He played for several football teams in his career, includingColo-Colo (1968–1973),Levante UD (1973–1975),RCD Espanyol (1975–1978), finally returning toColo-Colo (1978–1985). He ended his career withBarcelona SC in 1986.
During the opening 1974 FIFA World Cup match against West Germany, Caszely was given ared card by the match referee,Doğan Babacan, becoming the first player to be sent off in this manner. Red and yellow cards had already been introduced in the past World Cup (1970). In the 1982 World Cup he missed a penalty againstAustria. In June 1976, Caszely played for thenational team of Catalonia in a friendly against theSoviet Union, providing an assist toJohan Neeskens.[1]
In addition to official matches with Chile, Caszely also scored 14 goals in B-class matches against opponents such asRiver Plate,Palmeiras,Boca Juniors,Paris Saint-Germain, among others.[2]
His grandson, Franco Garrido Caszely, is a youth player from theColo-Colo youth system.[3]
Caszely was revered by many Chileans as a supporter of the left under thePinochet dictatorship and as one of the few leading Chilean footballers to declare his opposition to the regime.[4][5] He and his mother appeared in advertisements supporting the "No" vote opposing an extension of Pinochet's rule in the1988 Chilean presidential referendum.[6]
Caszely served as pressattaché in sports in theEmbassy of Chile in Spain from June 2014 to April 2015 under the Presidency ofMichelle Bachelet.[7][8]
In the 1970s, Caszely studied Physical Education at theUniversity of Chile.[9][7]
Caszely had worked as a host for several sport related TV shows onCanal 13, a Chilean-based TV station and plays football at amateur level for a team called "Colo-Colo 1973", composed of former Colo-Colo players.
Caszely got a degree inbusiness administration at theUniversity of Navarra.[7]
In the 1990s, he finished his secondBachelor of Arts at theUniversity of Santiago, Chile,[10] where he studied journalism.[10]
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