Jaime David Gómez Munguía (29 December 1929 – 4 May 2008) was a Mexican professional

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who played as a

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for the

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tournaments (1958) and (1962).

Career

Born in

Manzanillo, Colima Manzanillo () is a city and seat of Manzanillo Municipality, in the Mexican state of Colima. The city, located on the Pacific Ocean, contains Mexico's busiest port, responsible for handling Pacific cargo for the Mexico City area. It is the larges ...

, Gómez played football for

C.D. Guadalajara Club Deportivo Guadalajara (); often simply known as Guadalajara () and their nickname ''Chivas'' (), is a Mexican professional football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco. Guadalajara is one of the ten founding members of the Mexican First Divi ...

, winning six titles Primera División with the club. He made his debut with Chivas on 5 May 1950. Gómez was admitted into the International Soccer Hall of Fame in 2012.

Personal

Gómez died from

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at age 78.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gomez, Jaime 1929 births 2008 deaths Sportspeople from Manzanillo, Colima Footballers from Colima Mexican footballers Mexico international footballers Association football goalkeepers C.D. Guadalajara footballers 1958 FIFA World Cup players 1962 FIFA World Cup players Liga MX players Deaths from cancer in Mexico Deaths from pancreatic cancer