Carlos Blanco Castañeda (5 March 1927 – 9 January 2011)
[ ] was a Spanish-born Mexican
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
who played as a
forward. He represented
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
in the
1954 and
1958 FIFA World Cups,
1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland
/ref> and played for Club Necaxa
Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Necaxa, is a Mexican professional football club in Liga MX based in the city of Aguascalientes. It plays in the Estadio Victoria.
History
Foundation (Light and Power Comp ...
and Deportivo Toluca
Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club S.A. de C.V. (), commonly known as Club Deportivo Toluca, is a Mexican football club, playing in the Primera División de México, the top-flight of Mexican football. Toluca's stadium, Estadio Nemesio Díez Riega ...
at club level.
References
External links
FIFA profile
1927 births
2011 deaths
Footballers from Madrid
Mexican men's footballers
Mexico men's international footballers
Men's association football forwards
Club Necaxa footballers
Deportivo Toluca F.C. players
Liga MX players
1954 FIFA World Cup players
1958 FIFA World Cup players
Spanish emigrants to Mexico
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