Carlos Nicanor Toppings Toppings (7 April 1953 — 24 August 2007) was a Costa Rican professional footballer.

Club career

Born in the Caribbean coastal town Limón, Toppings made his professional debut in 1974 for hometown club Limonense and had a lengthy spell at Municipal Puntarenas. He also had short stints at Herediano and San Carlos.

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Toppings won the 1986 Primera Division de Costa Rica title with Puntarenas.

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International career

Toppings made 32 appearances for the full Costa Rica national football team from 1979 to 1984. He also played at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games.

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Retirement and death

After retiring as a player he worked at a customs agency in Limón harbour. He was unmarried but had a daughter, Violeta, and died in San José, Costa Rica, aged 54 due to a lung problem.

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1953 births

2007 deaths

Sportspeople from Limón Province

Men's association football defenders

Costa Rican men's footballers

Costa Rica men's international footballers

Olympic footballers for Costa Rica

Footballers at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Footballers at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Puntarenas F.C. players

C.S. Herediano footballers

A.D. San Carlos footballers

Deaths from lung disease