Manuel Rosas Sánchez (29 February 1912 in

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– 20 February 1989), nicknamed ''Chaquetas'', was a Mexican

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who participated in the 1930 FIFA World Cup. He was the first player in the history of

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who scored a goal from the

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spot (against

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). With the first goal he scored during the World Cup, he became, at the time, the youngest player to have scored in the FIFA World Cup, a record later broken by Pelé, Rosas is still the second youngest player to have scored at a world cup. He was also the first Mexican player to score multiple goals in World Cup play (the first to score more than two goals was Luis Hernandez, 68 years later) and the first player to score an

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in the history of

(against

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).
FIFA.com] His brother, Felipe Rosas, also played in the 1930 World Cup. Both were players of

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during the tournament.

International goals

Mexico's goal tally first

Sources

* 1912 births 1989 deaths Mexican footballers Mexico international footballers Atlante F.C. footballers 1930 FIFA World Cup players Association football defenders {{Mexico-footy-defender-stub