Serjio Robert Livingstone Pohlhammer (26 March 1920 – 11 September 2012), later simply known as Sergio Livingstone, was a Chilean

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, who later became a well-regarded journalist. He was nicknamed "El Sapo" ("the toad") for his typical posture in the goal. From 1938 to 1959 he played primarily for

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in Santiago. With

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he took part in seven

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and one

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Career

Serjio (later Sergio) Livingstone's family hailed from

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. His father , who played for Santiago National, was a pioneer of the game in Chile and his mother, Ana Pohlhammer Caamaño, died when Sergio was 11 years old. Livingstone originally joined

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in 1936, after

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watched him in a match between St. Ignatius College, where he studied, and English Institute of Santiago. He abandoned football to study law at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Soon he acquainted himself with the university's football team, and from 1938 he began to establish himself as the goalkeeper of

He debuted in the national team at the

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which took place in Chile, winning 5–0 against

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. By the end of the tournament Chile ended third, and Livingstone was considered the best player of the tournament. Altogether, Livingstone played between 1941 and 1954 in 52 matches for Chile, which made him the country's record international until 1962, participating in five more South American Championships, totaling 34 matches in this competition, which remains record. He also took part in the

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in Brazil, where Chile exited after the first group phase. At club level he spent 1943 in Argentina playing 30 matches for

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. He cut short his time in

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for sentimental reasons and rejoined Católica in 1944, winning the national championships of 1949 and 1954. After the second title the club had the misfortune to be relegated in the season immediately thereafter, but managed to return to the first division as quickly. After a brief spell on loan in 1957 with

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he once more returned to Universidad Católica where he finished his career in 1959. Following his football career, he became a well-known sports journalist and television personality with Televisión Nacional de Chile, where he remained until his death (more than 60 years).

Legacy

In 2009,
street
in the district of Independencia in Santiago was named for Livingstone.

Honours

* Championship of Chile: 1949, 1954

References

External links

* * Claudio Pizarro
"Sergio 'Sapo' Livingstone, un crack de 89 años: "Si jugara ahora, sería farandulero"
18 September 2009, ''The Clinic'' * Jorge Guerrero Cortés:
El libro no escrito de Sergio Livingstone
' 4 June 2010, DOREMIFAGOL {{DEFAULTSORT:Livingstone, Sergio 1920 births 2012 deaths Chilean people of Scottish descent Chilean people of Austrian descent Footballers from Santiago Chilean footballers Chilean expatriate footballers Chile international footballers Chilean Primera División players Argentine Primera División players Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Colo-Colo footballers Racing Club de Avellaneda footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Expatriate footballers in Argentina 1950 FIFA World Cup players Chilean television presenters Chilean association football commentators Televisión Nacional de Chile color commentators Chilean sports journalists Association football goalkeepers