Adrián Chávez Ortiz (born 27 June 1962) is a Mexican former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a

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Early life

Chávez was born on 27 June 1962 in

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America. One of the world's alpha cities, it is located in the Valley o ...

, Mexico. His father was

Al Pinkston Alfred Charles Pinkston (October 22, 1917 – March 18, 1981) was an American Negro league and Mexican League baseball player. Life and career A native of Newbern, Alabama, Pinkston played one game for the Cleveland Buckeyes of the Negro leagues ...

, an American baseball player who was playing for Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz of the Mexican League at the time of his birth. Pinkston wanted to take Chávez with him back to the U.S., but his mother wouldn't allow it, going as far as changing Chávez's name to prevent him from doing so. Chávez never met Pinkston in person, but in 1982 he attempted to reach out to him after learning of his heritage, only to find out that he had died a year earlier.

Club career

Chávez played club football for

Necaxa Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Necaxa, is a Mexican professional football club in Liga MX based in the city of Aguascalientes. It plays in the Estadio Victoria. History Foundation (Light and Power Comp ...

, América,

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and

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. He spent most of his 20-year career with América.

International career

At international level he played for

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

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1962 births Living people Footballers from Mexico City Association football goalkeepers Mexican footballers Mexico under-20 international footballers Mexico international footballers 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 1994 FIFA World Cup players 1995 King Fahd Cup players Atlético Español footballers Club Necaxa footballers Club León footballers Club América footballers Atlante F.C. footballers Atlético Celaya footballers Cruz Azul footballers Club Universidad Nacional footballers Liga MX players {{Mexico-footy-goalkeeper-stub