Carlos Nicanor Toppings Toppings (7 April 195324 August 2007) was a

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Club career

Born in the Caribbean coastal town Limón, Toppings made his professional debut in 1974 for hometown club Limonense and had a lengthy spell at Municipal Puntarenas. He also had short stints at

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and San Carlos. Toppings won the 1986 Primera Division de Costa Rica title with Puntarenas.

International career

Toppings made 32 appearances for the full

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from 1979 to 1984. He also played at the

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and 1984 Olympic Games.

Retirement and death

After retiring as a player he worked at a customs agency in Limón harbour. He was unmarried but had a daughter, Violeta, and died in

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, aged 54 due to a lung problem.Toppings dijo adiós
- Al Día

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* 1953 births 2007 deaths Sportspeople from Limón Province Men's association football defenders Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Costa Rica Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Puntarenas F.C. players C.S. Herediano footballers A.D. San Carlos footballers Deaths from lung disease {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub