Abdul Chiari

Abdul Chiari

Personal information
Full name	Abdul Enrique Chiari Catuy
Date of birth	(1971-01-13)13 January 1971
Place of birth	Colón, Panama
Date of death	15 July 2011(2011-07-15) (aged 40)
Place of death	Colón, Panama
Position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1994	Sporting Colón
1994–2003	Árabe Unido
International career‡
1992–2000	Panama	8	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 March 2014

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Chiari and the second or maternal family name is Catuy.

Abdul Enrique Chiari Catuy (13 January 1971 – 15 July 2011) was a Panamanian football striker.

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.

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.

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. He left his wife and seven children. He was buried at the Monte Esperanza cemetery.

External links

• Abdul Chiari at National-Football-Teams.com