Allan Anthony Costly Blyden (born 13 December 1954) is a Honduran former
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 at both professional and international levels, as a
defender.
Career
Born in
Tela
Tela is a town, with a population of 38,030 (2020 calculation), and a municipality in Honduras on the northern Caribbean coast. It is located in the department of Atlantida.
History
Colonial era
Tela was founded by the Spanish conquistador ...
, Costly played club football in Honduras Tela Timsa,
Real España and
Petrotela. He also had a spell in Spain with
CD Málaga.
International career
Nicknamed ''Cochero'' ("The Coachman"), Costly played at the
1977 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship was the inaugural staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship, hosted by Tunisia from 27 June to 10 July 1977, in three venues — Tunis, Sousse and Sfax. The 28 matches played were the smallest number in t ...
, and represented his country in 18
FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the
1982 FIFA World Cup. He earned a total of 41 caps, scoring 2 goals.
International goals
:''Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.''
Personal life
His son is Honduran international striker
Carlo Costly.
Allan Costly: Estoy orgulloso de mi hijo
- La Tribuna
References
1954 births
Living people
People from Tela
Men's association football defenders
Honduran men's footballers
Honduras men's international footballers
1982 FIFA World Cup players
Real C.D. España players
CD Málaga footballers
Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players
La Liga players
Honduran expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Honduran expatriate sportspeople in Spain
CONCACAF Championship-winning players
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