Humberto Francisco Filizola Haces (born 2 February 1950) is a

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former

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and

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affiliated with the

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. Between 2003 and 2006, he served as

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of the

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, representing his hometown of

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. He had previously served as the

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of the

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(UAT), between 1991 and 2003. Oddly, Filizola had a short-lived career as a professional

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player for Correcaminos, the team representing the university of which he was the incumbent rector. On the last matchday of the

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, he appeared for 29 minutes against

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before being substituted. Although he almost managed to score a goal at one point, he and manager Jesús Bracamontes were lampooned by the press. Filizola, who was 44 years old at the time, defended his participation, saying that he had wanted to give an example of hard work and courage to the youth from Tamaulipas.

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