Francisco Garza Gutiérrez (14 March 1904 – 30 October 1965) was a 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 le ...

who played as a defender.

Career

Born in Mexico City, Gutiérrez participated in the

1930 FIFA World Cup The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, football's international governing body, selected Uruguay as host nation ...

, playing in only one game versus Argentina. His older brother was Rafael Garza Gutiérrez. They played in the same club

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 ...

Sources

* A.Gowarzewski : "FUJI Football Encyclopedia. World Cup FIFA*part I*Biographical Notes - Heroes of Mundials"; GiA Katowice 1993

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* 1904 births 1965 deaths Footballers from Mexico City Men's association football defenders Mexican men's footballers Mexico men's international footballers 1930 FIFA World Cup players Club América footballers {{Mexico-footy-defender-stub