Carlos Atlagic

Carlos Atlagic
Personal information
Full name Carlos Vladimiro Atlagic Pinto
Date of birth (1915-09-21)21 September 1915
Place of birth Iquique, Chile
Date of death 22 August 1987(1987-08-22) (aged 71)
Place of death Los Ángeles, Chile
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1928 Los Canarios
José Miguel Carrera
Sportiva Italiana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Santiago Badminton
Colo-Colo
Santiago Wanderers
1945–1946 Badminton
1947–1950 Audax Italiano
International career
1945 Chile 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Vladimiro Atlagic Pinto (21 September 1915 – 22 August 1987), frequently referred as Ataglich or Atlagich, was a Chilean footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

As a child, Atlagic played for Los Canarios, the team of Colegio Don Bosco. In his early career, he played for José Miguel Carrera and Sportiva Italiana in his birthplace, Iquique.[1] After doing military service, he began his professional career playing for Santiago Badminton, where he was well known by his strong shots. He used to win the competition to become the team captain, since it lay in shooting "with no bounce" and going as far as possible.[2]

He also played for Colo-Colo, Santiago Wanderers and Audax Italiano, winning the 1948 Primera División de Chile.[2] He frequently returned to Iquique to reinforce the city team, playing also versus Alianza Lima and Universitario from Peru.[1]

International career

He played in four matches for the Chile national football team in the 1945 South American Championship.[3][4] It was said that he was considered to be part of the Chile squad for the 1950 World Cup.[5]

Personal life

He was nicknamed Obelisco (Obelisk)[6] by Argentine spectators in Buenos Aires.[1]

Honours

Audax Italiano

References

  1. ^ a b c "Carlos Vladimiro Atlaglic Pinto" (in Spanish). 18 June 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Salviat, Julio (7 February 2015). "Los "cañoneros": una especie en extinción en el fútbol chileno". El Mostrador (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  3. ^ Don Balón, Especial (1998). Historia de la Selección Chilena: 1910-1998 (PDF). Santiago, Chile: ANFP. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. ^ "South American Championship 1945". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  5. ^ Rodríguez Cáceres, Jorge (9 May 2014). "La desconocida historia de la "Roja Olvidada" del Mundial de 1950". Guioteca.com (in Spanish). El Mercurio. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Carlos Atlagic". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2022.