Born in
Santa Marta, Arango began his professional football career with
Deportes Caldas in 1948, and he would win the league title with Caldas in 1950. He was the only Colombian player in
Deportes Samario's first professional squad in 1950. 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. Arango made 22 appearances and scored six goals for the
Colombia national football team from 1946 to 1965. He scored Colombia's first goal in
FIFA World Cup qualifying, a header against
Uruguay in
Bogotá on 16 June 1957. ==Honours==