Luis Armando Contreras Reyes (15 June 1919 – 3 August 1991), known as Armando Contreras, was a Chilean
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
who played as a
winger.
Club career
Born in , an extinct commune in the current
Antofagasta Province, Contreras made his debut with
Colo-Colo
Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has pla ...
in 20 May 1939.
In 1943–44 he played for Argentine club
Banfield.
Back in Chile, he rejoined Colo-Colo until 1946. In total, he made 137 appearances and scored 70 goals in all tournaments for them.
At the end of his career, he played for Mexican club
América.
International career
He played in 14 matches for the
Chile national football team
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from 1941 to 1945. He was also part of Chile's squad for the
1941 South American Championship
The sixteenth edition of the South American Championship was held in Santiago, Chile from 2 February to 4 March.
With the purpose of celebrating the fourth centenary of Santiago's foundation by Pedro de Valdivia, Chile requested to host this t ...
.
Personal life
He was nicknamed and well-known as ''Norton'' Contreras.
References
External links
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Armando Contrerasat PlaymakerStats.com
at PartidosdeLaRoja.com
1919 births
1991 deaths
People from Antofagasta Province
Chilean men's footballers
Chilean expatriate men's footballers
Chile men's international footballers
Chilean Primera División players
Colo-Colo footballers
Argentine Primera División players
Club Atlético Banfield footballers
Liga MX players
Club América footballers
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Expatriate men's footballers in Argentina
Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
Men's association football midfielders
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