Alfredo Arango (footballer)
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Full name
Alfredo Arango Narváez
Date of birth
16 February 1945
Place of birth
Santa Marta, Colombia
Date of death
20 December 2005 (aged 60)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfredo Arango Narváez | ||
| Date of birth | 16 February 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Marta, Colombia | ||
| Date of death | 20 December 2005 (aged 60) | ||
| Place of death | Santa Marta, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1972 | Unión Magdalena | ||
| 1972–1973 | Millonarios | ||
| 1974 | Unión Magdalena | ||
| 1975–1976 | Bucaramanga | ||
| 1977 | Junior | ||
| 1978–1980 | Unión Magdalena | ||
| International career | |||
| 1968 | Colombia Olympic | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alfredo Arango Narváez (16 February 1945 – 20 December 2005)[1] was a Colombian international footballer. He competed for the Colombia national football team at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2]
Born in Santa Marta, Arango played professional football in Colombia. The midfielder spent most of his playing career with Unión Magdalena. He won the Colombian league title with Unión in 1968, and is the club's all-time leading goal-scorer with 104 total goals.[3] He also won league titles with Millonarios (1972) and Atlético Junior (1977).[4][5]
Arango played for the Colombia national football team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[6]
Personal
In December 2005, Arango died in his home city of Santa Marta.[7]
