Carlos Johnson Carpio (born July 10, 1984, in Cartago) is a Costa Rican former

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, who most recently played for Cartaginés.

Club career

Early years

Johnson began his career in the Cartaginés youth system."Red Bulls sign defender Carlos Johnson,"
Red Bull New York media relations, Thursday, March 19, 2009. He joined

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in 2004 and became one of the top right backs in Costa Rica. In his four years at the club Johnson appeared in 91 Primera División de Costa Rica games and notched 4 goals. In 2008 Johnson signed with Norwegian club

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, and subsequently appeared in 17 matches for the club scoring one goal, but due to the club's economic problems, he was released from his contract in early 2009.

New York Red Bulls

On March 19, 2009, Johnson signed with the

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, who had been seeking him since the summer transfer window. He made his New York debut on April 5 as a substitute for Jeremy Hall in the 62nd minute of a 1–0 loss to the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park. In his first Red Bulls start six days later he was shown the red card in the 78th after taking down

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with a hard

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in a scoreless draw with the

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. After serving a one-match suspension, he was immediately expelled for doing the same to deny

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a goal-scoring opportunity in New York's penalty area two minutes into the next game against the

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on April 23. This established a new Major League Soccer (MLS) record for fastest ejection from a contest, displacing

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who had held the previous mark for almost thirteen years. Claudio López's successful

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as a result of the infraction was the only goal in the Red Bulls' 1–0 defeat. Johnson picked up his third red card of the campaign as a result of an altercation with Michael Harrington right after the final whistle following another 1–0 loss to the Wizards at

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on September 12. His three transgressions equaled the league and franchise records for most red cards in one season, which had been established by Branco in

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. Johnson was waived by New York on February 12, 2010. On February 22, 2010, he signed with Colombian club Once Caldas at the request of his former coach with New York

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Return to Cartaginés

In January 2011, Johnson returned to hometown club Cartaginés. In May 2014 Cartaginés announced Johnson to continue with the club after dismissing him only 2 months earlier due poor performances.

International career

Johnson has represented Costa Rica at various levels. He was a member of Costa Rica's U-17 World Cup team in 2001, appearing in all 4 matches. He made his senior debut for

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in a March 2006

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against

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and has, as of May 2014, earned a total of 14 caps, scoring no goals. He represented his country in 2

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matches and was part of the preliminary squad for the

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but was not selected to travel to

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. He also played at the

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as well as at the

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.CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2013
- RSSSF

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Carlos 1984 births Living people People from Cartago Province Association football defenders Costa Rican footballers Costa Rica international footballers 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players C.S. Cartaginés players C.S. Herediano footballers Bryne FK players New York Red Bulls players Once Caldas footballers Expatriate footballers in Norway Expatriate soccer players in the United States Expatriate footballers in Colombia Liga FPD players Major League Soccer players Norwegian First Division players Categoría Primera A players Costa Rican expatriates in Norway Costa Rican expatriates in the United States