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José Antonio "Toño" Rada Angulo (13 June 1937 – 1 June 2014) was a Colombian
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who played as a
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.


International career

He played two matches for the
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at the
1962 FIFA World Cup The 1962 FIFA World Cup was the 7th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held from 30 May to 17 June 1962 in Chile. The qualification rounds took place between ...
, which was held in
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. In that tournament he played an important role in the match between his team and the USSR where he scored a goal and passed the ball for another. The final score was 4–4 and it was the first point for Colombia in a World Cup.


References

1937 births 2014 deaths Colombian men's footballers Colombia men's international footballers 1962 FIFA World Cup players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Atlántico Department Atlético Junior footballers Unión Magdalena footballers Categoría Primera A players 20th-century Colombian sportsmen {{colombia-footy-midfielder-stub