Carlos Arango Medina (Santa Marta, 31 January 1928 – Los Angeles, 19 August 2014)[9] was a Colombian football forward, often known as "El Maestro".

He was the only Colombian player in Deportes Samario's first professional squad in 1950.

[10] He also played for Atlético Nacional, Santa Fe, Independiente Medellín, Cúcuta Deportivo and Millonarios in Colombia, Monarcas Morelia in Mexico, and La Salle, Vasco and Litoral in Venezuela.

[11][12] Arango made 22 appearances and scored six goals for the Colombia national football team from 1946 to 1965.

[13] He scored Colombia's first goal in FIFA World Cup qualifying, a header against Uruguay in Bogota on 16 June 1957.