Luis Paz (Colombian footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luis Carlos Paz Moreno | ||
| Date of birth | 25 June 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Date of death | 27 June 2015 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Puracé, Cauca, Colombia | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970 | Colombia | 1 | (0) |
Luis Carlos Paz Moreno (born 25 June 1942, died 27 June 2015[1]) was a Colombian footballer. He competed for the Colombia national football team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup which was held in Chile.[2] He was 19 years old when he was called up for the squad, making him the youngest Colombian ever to be named to or play for at a World Cup.[3] He died aged 73, of a heart attack, while vacationing with his family at a hotel resort in Puracé-Coconuco in the mountains in southern Colombia.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Falleció Luis Carlos Paz, mundialista con Colombia en Chile-62". El Tiempo. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ 1962 FIFA World Cup: Colombia Squad FIFA. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
- ^ "Murió Luis Carlos Paz, el futbolista colombiano más joven en asistir a un Mundial".
External links
[edit]- Luis Paz at playmakerstats.com (formerly thefinalball.com)
 | ||
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
  | This biographical article related to a football midfielder from Colombia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1942 births
- 2015 deaths
- Colombian men's footballers
- Colombia men's international footballers
- 1962 FIFA World Cup players
- Categoría Primera A players
- Deportivo Cali footballers
- América de Cali footballers
- Deportes Quindío footballers
- Once Caldas footballers
- Independiente Santa Fe footballers
- Millonarios F.C. players
- Real Cartagena footballers
- Deportes Tolima footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Footballers from Cali
- Colombian football midfielder stubs