Armando Contreras
Personal information
Full name Luis Armando Contreras Reyes
Date of birth (1919-06-15)15 June 1919
Place of birth Aguas Blancas, Chile
Date of death 3 August 1991(1991-08-03) (aged 72)
Place of death Santiago, Chile
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Escuela 57
Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1939–1943 Colo-Colo 83 (45)
1943–1944 Banfield
1944–1946 Colo-Colo 30 (12)
1946–1947 América
International career
1941–1945 Chile 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Armando Contreras Reyes (15 June 1919 – 3 August 1991), known as Armando Contreras, was a Chilean footballer who played as a winger.

Club career

Born in Aguas Blancas, an extinct commune in the current Antofagasta Province, Contreras made his debut with Colo-Colo in 20 May 1939.[1]

In 1943–44 he played for Argentine club Banfield.[2]

Back in Chile, he rejoined Colo-Colo until 1946. In total, he made 137 appearances and scored 70 goals in all tournaments for them.[1]

At the end of his career, he played for Mexican club América.[3]

International career

He played in 14 matches for the Chile national football team from 1941 to 1945.[4] He was also part of Chile's squad for the 1941 South American Championship.[5]

Personal life

He was nicknamed and well-known as Norton Contreras.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Historia de Colo-Colo - Armando Contreras". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Vasconcellos Fraga, Johny (3 December 2017). "BANFIELD * PARTE 1". ANOTANDO FÚTBOL * (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "HISTÓRICO Colo-Colo campeón 1947". Somos Chile - Colo Colo (in Spanish). 7 February 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2023. y Armando 'Norton' Contreras parte al América de México
  4. ↑ "Armando Contreras". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "South American Championship 1941". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Apodos de la Roja". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2023.


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