Carlos Dickinson or Charles Dickinson (1881–1955) was an Argentine

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 midfielder in

Belgrano Athletic Club Belgrano Athletic Club is an Argentina, Argentine amateur sports club from Belgrano, Buenos Aires. One of Argentina's oldest institutions still in existence, Belgrano was one of the four clubs that founded the Argentine Rugby Union in 1899. The ...

and the

Argentina national football team The Argentina national football team (), nicknamed ''La Albiceleste'' (), represents Argentina in men's international Association football, football and is administered by the Argentine Football Association, Asociación del Fútbol Argentino ( ...

. Dickinson won seven titles with Belgrano.

Career

Dickinson was born in Buenos Aires, son of a family of

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origin. He began his career

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, club where he won the championships of 1899, 1904 and 1908. Charles Dickinson participated in the first official match of Argentina team against the

Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast, while bordering the Río de la Plata to the south and the A ...

, marking the first goal of the victory of the Argentina team by 6–0.Argentina-Uruguay, 114 años de fútbol
by Diego Fucks

Titles

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1899 Events January * January 1 ** Spanish rule formally ends in Cuba with the cession of Spanish sovereignty to the U.S., concluding 400 years of the Spanish Empire in the Americas.''The American Monthly Review of Reviews'' (February 1899), p ...

1900 As of March 1 ( O.S. February 17), when the Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 13 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 15 ...

1904 Events January * January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''. * January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system. * ...

1908 This is the longest year in either the Julian or Gregorian calendars, having a duration of 31622401.38 seconds of Terrestrial Time (or ephemeris time), measured according to the definition of mean solar time. Events January * January ...

Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires The Copa de Honor Municipalidad de Buenos Aires was an Argentine official football cup competition. It was contested fourteen times between 1905 and 1920. Racing is the most winning team of the competition, with 4 titles. Overview This cup wa ...

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1907 Events January * January 14 – 1907 Kingston earthquake: A 6.5 Moment magnitude scale, Mw earthquake in Kingston, Jamaica, kills between 800 and 1,000. February * February 9 – The "Mud March (suffragists), Mud March", the ...

Tie Cup The Tie Cup Competition (also known as Copa de Competencia Chevallier Boutell) was an international Association football, football tournament played between representatives of the Argentine Football Association, Argentina and Uruguayan Football Ass ...

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Copa de Honor Cousenier The Copa de Honor Cusenier was an international football club competition which was played 13 times between representatives of the Argentina and Uruguay associations between 1905 and 1920. History The trophy was donated by "E. Cusenier Fils Auné ...

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References

Argentine men's footballers Footballers from Buenos Aires Argentine people of English descent Argentina men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Belgrano Athletic Club 1870s births 20th-century deaths Year of birth uncertain Year of death unknown {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-stub