Carlos Toppings

Carlos Nicanor Toppings Toppings (7 April 1953 — 24 August 2007) was a Costa Rican professional footballer.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Toppings and the second or maternal family name is Toppings.
Carlos Toppings
Personal information
Full name Carlos Nicanor Toppings Toppings
Date of birth (1953-04-07)April 7, 1953
Place of birth Limón, Costa Rica
Date of death August 24, 2007(2007-08-24) (aged 54)
Place of death San José, Costa Rica
Playing position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1978 Limonense
1978–1983 Municipal Puntarenas
1984 Herediano
1985–1987 Municipal Puntarenas
1987 San Carlos
National team
1979–1984 Costa Rica 32 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.[1]

International career

Toppings made 32 appearances for the full Costa Rica national football team from 1979 to 1984.[1][3] He also played at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games.[4][5]

Retirement and death

After retiring as a player he worked at a customs agency in Limón harbour.[1] He was unmarried but had a daughter, Violeta, and died in San José, Costa Rica, aged 54[6] due to a lung problem.[7]

References
  1. "Obituario - Carlos Toppings". Nacion.com. 2007-08-24.
  2. Exfutbolista costarricense Carlos Toppings Un fino artista del balón - Nación (in Spanish)
  3. Appearances for Costa Rica National Team Archived 2009-07-06 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  4. Carlos Toppings – FIFA competition record
  5. "Carlos Toppings". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
  6. Breve historial de Carlos Toppings ¿Nos gustaría conocer un historial del exfutbolista Carlos Toppings, quien falleció el 19 de agosto? - Nación (in Spanish)
  7. Toppings dijo adiós - Al Día (in Spanish)


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