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

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(s) 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, correct as of 6 March 2014

Club career

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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

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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

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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]

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