Javier Gonzalo Fragoso Rodríguez (19 April 1942 – 28 December 2014) was a Mexican

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player and manager.

Club career

Born 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 ...

in 1942, he was a

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for

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, for whom he made his debut in 1962.

International career

Nicknamed ''Chalo'', he also played for the

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, participating in the

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and the

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, and scoring one goal in the latter. He also competed for Mexico at the

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.''

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* 1942 births 2014 deaths Footballers from Mexico City Association football forwards Mexico international footballers Olympic footballers of Mexico Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics 1966 FIFA World Cup players 1970 FIFA World Cup players Liga MX players Club América footballers Club Puebla players Club Atlético Zacatepec players CONCACAF Championship-winning players Mexican footballers {{Mexico-footy-forward-stub