Antonio Félix "Tota" Carbajal Rodríguez (; born 7 June 1929) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a

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. He was also called ''"El Cinco Copas"'', in reference to his then-record of five

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s played.

Club career

Born in

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, Carbajal became a professional footballer with the local ''

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'' in 1948, after having been in the squad that participated at the Olympic tournament in 1948. After the disappearance of ''España'' in 1950, he joined

Club León Club León Fútbol Club, also known as León, is a Mexican professional football club based in León, Guanajuato, that competes in the Liga MX, the top flight of Mexican football. León has won the Primera División de México/Liga MX title ...

, where he would remain until the end of his career.

International career

Carbajal made his international debut in the

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on June 24, 1950, against World Cup hosts

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. He was the youngest goalkeeper to play in that tournament. He appeared in one match at the 1954 World Cup and in three at the 1958 tournament; at the

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, he became the first footballer ever to appear in four World Cups, also helping his team win its first ever World Cup match when they defeated

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3–1 in the first round. Four years later Carbajal established another mark with his fifth World Cup appearance. That record was equaled by

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and by his compatriot

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and in

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and two more of his compatriots,

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and

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. In 2015

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and Formiga became the first footballers to appear for a record sixth time at the

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in Canada. In total, Carbajal appeared in 48 international matches for

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. In 11 World Cup matches from 1950 to 1966, he conceded 25 goals, a record that was tied by Saudi goalkeeper

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in 2002.

Management career

After retiring as a player, he became a manager along 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s with Club León,

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and

Atlético Morelia Club Atlético Morelia is a Mexican Association football, football club based in Morelia, Michoacán. Founded on 4 June 1950, the club currently plays in the Liga de Expansión MX. The club play their home games at Estadio Morelos. From 1981 to ...

. He twice won both the Copa México as Campeón de Campeones with Club Leon in the early 1970s. Then he managed

in the only two seasons this club advanced to play-offs, and was awarded as Primera División's best coach one time. He achieved the championship in Segunda División with

in partnership with Antonio Ascencio. He managed Morelia for 10 years.

Statistics

¹Includes results from season 1969-1970

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& cup tournament
²Includes only results from 1970-71 & 1971-72

(regular seasons and play-offs), cup tournaments and Campeón de Campeones. It does not include results from Torneo México 70 and 1972-73 Primera División de México's season ³Includes results from Primera División de México (regular seasons and play-offs) and cup tournaments ⁴Includes only results from 1978-79

. It does not include results from 1979-80 Primera División de México ⁵Includes only eight play-offs results from Segunda División de México
⁶Includes results from Primera División de México (regular seasons and play-offs), cup tournaments and 1988 CONCACAF Championship

Honours

Player

León * Primera División: 1951–52, 1955–56 *

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: 1957–58 *

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: 1955–56 Individual * IFFHS CONCACAF Men's Team of All Time: 2021

Manager

León *

: 1970–71, 1971–72 *

: 1970–71, 1971–72 Atletas Campesinos *

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: 1979–80 Individual *Citlalli Trophy (Best Coach): 1975-76

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Carbajal, Antonio 1929 births Living people Association football goalkeepers Mexican football managers Olympic footballers of Mexico Footballers at the 1948 Summer Olympics 1950 FIFA World Cup players 1954 FIFA World Cup players 1958 FIFA World Cup players 1962 FIFA World Cup players 1966 FIFA World Cup players Mexico international footballers Club León footballers Footballers from Mexico City Atlético Morelia managers Real Club España footballers Liga MX players Mexican footballers