Personal information | |||
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Full name | Luis Armando Contreras Reyes | ||
Date of birth | 15 June 1919 | ||
Place of birth | Aguas Blancas, Chile | ||
Date of death | 3 August 1991 | (aged 72)||
Place of death | Santiago, Chile | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Escuela 57 | |||
Colo-Colo | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1939–1943 | Colo-Colo | 83 | (45) |
1943–1944 | Banfield | ||
1944–1946 | Colo-Colo | 30 | (12) |
1946–1947 | América | ||
International career | |||
1941–1945 | Chile | 14 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Luis Armando Contreras Reyes (15 June 1919 – 3 August 1991), known as Armando Contreras, was a Chilean footballer who played as a winger.
Born in Aguas Blancas [es], an extinct commune in the current Antofagasta Province, Contreras made his debut with Colo-Colo in 20 May 1939.[1]
In 1943–44 he played for Argentine club Banfield.[2]
Back in Chile, he rejoined Colo-Colo until 1946. In total, he made 137 appearances and scored 70 goals in all tournaments for them.[1]
At the end of his career, he played for Mexican club América.[3]
He played in 14 matches for the Chile national football team from 1941 to 1945.[4] He was also part of Chile's squad for the 1941 South American Championship.[5]
He was nicknamed and well-known as Norton Contreras.[6]