Allan Anthony Costly

Allan Anthony Costly
Personal information
Full name	Allan Anthony Costly Blyden
Date of birth	13 December 1954 (age 69)
Place of birth	Tela, Honduras
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1974–1977	Tela Timsa
1977–1982	Real España
1982–1983	Málaga
1983–1986	Petrotela
1987–1991	Real España
International career
	Honduras
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Allan Anthony Costly Blyden (born 13 December 1954) is a Honduran former footballer who played at both professional and international levels, as a defender.

Career[edit]

Born in Tela, Costly played club football in Honduras Tela Timsa, Real España and Petrotela.^{[citation needed]} He also had a spell in Spain with CD Málaga.^[1]

International career[edit]

Nicknamed Cochero ("The Coachman"),^[2] Costly played at the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship, and represented his country in 18 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.^[3] He earned a total of 41 caps, scoring 2 goals.^[4]

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Honduras' goal tally first.

N.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	30 July 1980	Estadío de la Revolución, Panama City, Panama	Panama	2–0	2-0	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification^[5]
2.	8 November 1981	Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino, Tegucigalpa, Honduras	Cuba	2–0	2-0	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification^[5]

Personal life[edit]

His son is Honduran international striker Carlo Costly.^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Profile". BDFutbol.
^ Izaguirre hizo historia contra Barcelona Archived 2012-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - La Tribuna (in Spanish)
^ Allan Anthony Costly – FIFA competition record (archived)
^ Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)
^ ^a ^b Honduras - Details of World Cup Qualifiers - RSSSF
^ Allan Costly: Estoy orgulloso de mi hijo Archived 2013-02-17 at archive.today - La Tribuna (in Spanish)

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[1] "Profile". BDFutbol.

[2] Izaguirre hizo historia contra Barcelona Archived 2012-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - La Tribuna (in Spanish)

[3] Allan Anthony Costly – FIFA competition record (archived)

[4] Desafíe a Ismael Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine - La Prensa (in Spanish)

[goals-5] Honduras - Details of World Cup Qualifiers - RSSSF

[6] Allan Costly: Estoy orgulloso de mi hijo Archived 2013-02-17 at archive.today - La Tribuna (in Spanish)

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