Armando Contreras

Armando Contreras
Personal information
Full name	Luis Armando Contreras Reyes
Date of birth	15 June 1919
Place of birth	Aguas Blancas, Chile
Date of death	3 August 1991 (aged 72)
Place of death	Santiago, Chile
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Escuela 57
	Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years	Team
1939–1943	Colo-Colo
1943–1944	Banfield
1944–1946	Colo-Colo
1946–1947	América
International career
1941–1945	Chile
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Luis Armando Contreras Reyes (15 June 1919 – 3 August 1991), known as Armando Contreras, was a Chilean footballer who played as a winger.

Club career

Born in Aguas Blancas^[es], an extinct commune in the current Antofagasta Province, Contreras made his debut with Colo-Colo in 20 May 1939.^[1]

In 1943–44 he played for Argentine club Banfield.^[2]

Back in Chile, he rejoined Colo-Colo until 1946. In total, he made 137 appearances and scored 70 goals in all tournaments for them.^[1]

At the end of his career, he played for Mexican club América.^[3]

He played in 14 matches for the Chile national football team from 1941 to 1945.^[4] He was also part of Chile's squad for the 1941 South American Championship.^[5]

He was nicknamed and well-known as Norton Contreras.^[6]

^ ^a ^b "Historia de Colo-Colo - Armando Contreras". historiadecolocolo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ Vasconcellos Fraga, Johny (3 December 2017). "BANFIELD * PARTE 1". ANOTANDO FÚTBOL * (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ "HISTÓRICO Colo-Colo campeón 1947". Somos Chile - Colo Colo (in Spanish). 7 February 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2023. y Armando 'Norton' Contreras parte al América de México
^ "Armando Contreras". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ "South American Championship 1941". RSSSF. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ "Apodos de la Roja". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 July 2023.

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