- Carlos Campos
Football player infobox2
playername = Carlos Campos
fullname = Carlos Campos Sánchez
height = 182 cm.
dateofbirth = birth date|1937|2|14|mf=y
cityofbirth =
countryofbirth =Chile
position =Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1956-1969
clubs = Universidad de Chile
caps(goals) = 259 (183)
nationalyears = 1962-1967
nationalteam = Chile
nationalcaps(goals) = 6 (3)Carlos Campos Sánchez (born
February 14 ,1937 ) was aChile an football (soccer) player.Biography
Carlos Campos was a player for the Universidad de Chile. Campos went by the nickname "The Tank" for his lack of sensation when scoring. He was best known for heading the ball, and famous for keeping his cool when going one-on-one against the goalkeeper.
He scored with the club's signature red "U" on his chest on 183 occasions and 18 times for the Chilean national teamFact|date=July 2007, thereby becoming the all-time top goal-scorer for his team, beating
Leonel Sanchez . Sanchez boasted 159 goals in comparison.His achievements include being the player with the most goals scored in the Chilean soccer classics against its many rivals, such as Colo-Colo (13) and Universidad Católica (10). He was part of a historic team known as the
Ballet Azul (Blue Ballet), champions six times between 1950 and 1960, who dominated South American football. During this period, he joined forces with teammateLeonel Sanchez , whom he assisted 104 times to score.Titles
National Championships
Participation in the World Cup
References
* [http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil.php?id=17871 Profile]
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