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unusual facts about Outside forward



Francisco López Contreras

Born in Santa Catarina Pinula, source of his nickname, López played as an Outside right and made his domestic league debut with Comunicaciones in 1955, and would go on to play 14 seasons at that club, winning four league titles, one domestic cup, and three Campeón de Campeones (Guatemala Super Cup).

Fred Hoyland

Described as a well-built winger, he had a run of games in the First Division deputising for the injured Billy Harvey, but at the end of the 1923–24 season moved back to the Third Division with Brighton & Hove Albion.

Frode Holstad Hansen

After playing all the matches for Fredrikstad in 1982, Hansen had a dispute with the new head coach Tony Knapp, and did not play any matches in 1983, except 15 minutes in the last match of the season when he came on as a substitute to play outside left.


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