José Guadalupe Velázquez Alarcón (August 12, 1923 – 2012)
[https://leyfutmex.com/jose-guadalupe-velazquez-el-primer-gran-goleador-del-puebla-que-asistio-a-brasil-1950/] was a Mexican
footballer
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who competed primarily in the
México Primera División. He spent most of his career with
Puebla F.C., for whom he scored 61 goals, and was a member of the 1944
Copa México
The Copa MX (formerly called Copa Tower Monterrey, Copa Eliminatoria, Copa México and Copa Corona MX (for sponsorship reasons)) was a Mexican football cup competition that was established in 1907. After a lengthy hiatus that began in 1997, it was ...
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,
Mexico
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.
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
Real Club España is a Mexican sports club located in Mexico City. The club hosted a large variety of sports and other activities such as aerobics, basque pelota, billiards, canoeing, climbing wall, football, gymnastics, jai alai, mountaineering ...
later that year. Velázquez was his club's top scorer with 13 goals. Puebla F.C. finished the championship series as