Allan Anthony Costly

Allan Anthony Costly
Personal information
Full name Allan Anthony Costly Blyden
Date of birth (1954-12-13) 13 December 1954 (age 71)
Place of birth Tela, Honduras
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1977 Tela Timsa
1977–1982 Real España
1982–1983 Málaga 6 (0)
1983–1986 Petrotela
1987–1991 Real España
International career
1977-1988 Honduras 41 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Allan Anthony Costly Blyden (born 13 December 1954) is a Honduran former footballer who played at both professional and international levels, as a defender.

Career

Born in Tela, Costly played club football in Honduras Tela Timsa, Real España and Petrotela.[citation needed] 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, 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 3 goals.

International goals

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.30 July 1980Estadío de la Revolución, Panama City, Panama Panama2–02-01982 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.8 November 1981Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras Cuba2–02-01982 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

His son is Honduran international striker Carlo Costly.

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". BDFutbol.
  2. ↑ Izaguirre hizo historia contra Barcelona Archived 2012-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
  3. ↑ Allan Anthony Costly – FIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ↑ "Honduras - Record International Players". www.rsssf.org.
  5. 1 2 Honduras - Details of World Cup Qualifiers - RSSSF
  6. ↑ Allan Costly: Estoy orgulloso de mi hijo Deprecated link archived 2013-02-17 at archive.today - La Tribuna (in Spanish)