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Luis Paz (Colombian footballer)

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Colombian footballer (1942-2015) For the Peruvian swimmer, see Luis Paz (swimmer).

Luis Paz
Personal information
Full name Luis Carlos Paz Moreno
Date of birth (1942-06-25)25 June 1942
Place of birth Cali, Colombia
Date of death 27 June 2015(2015-06-27) (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) was a Colombian footballer. He competed for the Colombia national football team at the 1962 FIFA World Cup which was held in Chile. 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. 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.

References

  1. ^ "Falleció Luis Carlos Paz, mundialista con Colombia en Chile-62". El Tiempo. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. 1962 FIFA World Cup: Colombia Squad FIFA. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  3. "Murió Luis Carlos Paz, el futbolista colombiano más joven en asistir a un Mundial".

External links

  • Luis Paz at playmakerstats.com (formerly thefinalball.com)
Colombia squad – 1962 FIFA World Cup
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