Abdul Chiari
Abdul Enrique Chiari Catuy (13 January 1971 – 15 July 2011) was a Panamanian football striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdul Enrique Chiari Catuy | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Colón, Panama | ||
| Date of death | 15 July 2011 (aged 40) | ||
| Place of death | Colón, Panama | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1994 | Sporting Colón | ||
| 1994–2003 | Árabe Unido | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1992–2000 | Panama | 8 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 March 2014 | |||
Club career
Nicknamed el Turco, Chiari played for local sides Sporting Colón and Árabe Unido, with whom he won 4 league titles. At the time of his death he was assistant coach at the club.[1]
International career
He made his debut for Panama in a June 1992 friendly match against Honduras and earned 8 caps, scoring no goals. He has represented his country at the 1995 UNCAF Nations Cup.[2]
His final international was a June 2000 friendly match against Ecuador.
Murder
In July 2011, Chiari was shot in front of the Estadio Armando Dely Valdés.[3] He left his wife and seven children. He was buried at the Monte Esperanza cemetery.[4]
References
- ASESINAN A EXFUTBOLISTA ABDUL CHIARI Otro gol de la violencia Archived March 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine - Prensa (in Spanish)
- UNCAF Tournament 1995 Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- Asesinan a ayudante técnico y ex futbolista panameño Abdul Chiari - El Tiempo (in Spanish)
- Hasta siempre, ‘Turco’ Chiari - El Siglo (in Spanish)
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