José Guadalupe Velázquez Alarcón (August 12, 1923 – 2012)
was a Mexican
footballer who competed primarily in the
México Primera División. He spent most of his career with
Puebla F.C.
Club Puebla, formerly Puebla F.C. is a Mexican professional football club based in the city of Puebla, competing in the Liga MX. Known as ''La Franja'' ("The Striped Ones"), the team shirt features a diagonal stripe (traditionally blue on white ...
, for whom he scored 61 goals, and was a member of the 1944
Copa México championship team. Velázquez represented his national team on one occasion in the
1950 FIFA World Cup
The 1950 FIFA World Cup was the fourth edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams and held in Brazil from 24 June to 16 July 1950. The planned 1942 and 1946 World Cups were ...
held in Brazil.
Personal life
Velázquez was born in
Jalisco
Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal En ...
,
Mexico.
Career
Velázquez made his professional debut with Puebla F.C. in 1944, the club's first year in existence, and played in the Primera División league championship match against
Real Club España later that year. Velázquez was his club's top scorer with 13 goals. Puebla F.C. finished the championship series as
runner-up. Velázquez then became a key player in the club's victory at that year's
Copa México cup against
Club América
Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...
.
In 1951, at the completion of his contract with Puebla F.C., Velázquez moved to
Deportivo Veracruz, where he played for a year before retiring.
National team
Together with Puebla F.C. team-mate, Samuel Canno, Velázquez was required to play in the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. He was selected as captain and played in all three of the scheduled matches, but failed to score.
Honors
*
Copa México: (1) 1945
External links
Puebla F.C. Statistics: Kader 1949/1950
References
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1923 births
2012 deaths
Mexican men's footballers
Mexico men's international footballers
1950 FIFA World Cup players
Liga MX players
Club Puebla players
C.D. Veracruz footballers
Men's association football forwards