Luis Paz (footballer)
Luis Carlos Paz Moreno (born 25 June 1942, died 27 June 2015[1]) was a Colombian footballer. He competed for the Colombian 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 play 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]
| 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 | ||
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| Colombia | |||
References
- "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".
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