Carlos Francisco Córdoba Chacón, commonly known as Quico Chacón, (born 1 January 1934) is a former professional

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who played in the

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and

Mexican Primera División Liga MX, also known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the highest level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and also as Primera Divi ...

Club career

Born in San Isidro de Coronado, Vázquez de Coronado, Chacón played as a

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. He became the youngest player in the Costa Rican Primera División when he debuted for La Libertad on 17 August 1947 against Cartaginés.Quico Chacón aún tiene el récord: 13 años y ocho meses
- Nación Chacón was playing for La Libertad's reserves and was just 13 years and 8 months old at the time. Chacón joined La Libertad's first team in 1949, and would play for Club Sport Uruguay and the Mexican Primera División's

Club Atlas Atlas Fútbol Club is a Mexican professional football club based in Guadalajara. The club currently plays in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. The club was founded in 1916, it plays home matches at Estadio Jalisco. Atlas has won t ...

before retiring.

International career

Chacón made one appearance for the

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on 17 March 1953 against

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, helping Costa Rica win the

1953 CCCF Championship The 1953 CCCF Championship was the sixth edition of the CCCF Championship, the tournament took place from March 8 to 22, 1953 in the Costa Rican capital (San José (Costa Rica), San José). The champion was the host Costa Rica national football tea ...

References

1934 births Living people People from Vázquez de Coronado (canton) Footballers from San José Province Men's association football defenders Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers Liga FPD players Liga MX players Atlas F.C. footballers Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico {{CostaRica-footy-bio-stub