Armando Contreras

Armando Contreras
Contreras 1953
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 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 [es], an extinct commune in the current Antofagasta Province, Contreras made his debut with Colo-Colo on 20 May 1939.

In 1943–44 he played for Argentine club Banfield.

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

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

International career

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

Personal life

Contreras was nicknamed and well known as Norton Contreras.

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.