Salvador Reyes Monteón (September 20, 1936 – December 29, 2012) was a Mexican professional
footballer
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. He played for
Guadalajara
Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Mexico, while the Guadalaj ...
with 122
goals and 7 championships. Reyes won his first championship in 1957, from then on the club became unstoppable, winning six more titles. He was the last member from the club to win Campeon de Goleo (Goal scorer champion) until
Omar Bravo won it on April 28, 2007 with 11 goals. It had been 45 years since a player from Guadalajara won the Campeon de Goleo.
Goal scorers
Salvador Reyes won cups and scored 14 goals for the football team from 1956 to 1966, and participated in three
FIFA World Cup
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s:
1958
Events
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1962,
1966.
After retirement he would regularly go to Tala, Jalisco to play. His father and brother would coach teams residing there.
At the age of 71, Reyes was registered by
Chivas de Guadalajara
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for the
2008 Clausura season. On January 19, 2008, Reyes was part of the Chivas starting lineup v
Pumas de la UNAM
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at
Estadio Jalisco, as part of a tribute organised by the club in his honour. Reyes stayed 50 seconds on the field, being replaced by
Omar Bravo and becoming the oldest footballer to play in Mexican Primera División.
In January 2013, Reyes' #8 was definitely retired by Guadalajara.
International goals
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Mexico City
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Mexico
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1958 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Mexico City
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Mexico
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Friendly
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United States
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1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Mexico City
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Mexico
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1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Mexico City
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Mexico
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Friendly
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Mexico City
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Mexico
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1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Mexico City
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Mexico
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Mexico City
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Mexico
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Los Angeles
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United States
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1966 FIFA World Cup qualification
Current careers
Salvador Reyes worked with
Chivas USA
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as a mentor helping to develop the Fuerzas Basicas of the club. He was at The San Bernardino Soccer Complex in 2003 when the Project Sangre Nueva was in development for Chivas U.S. He was part of helping scout the best players for the event and ever since he stayed with the club.
At the age of 71, he was honored by Chivas by making the first kick in a game against Pumas on January 19, 2008.
References
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1936 births
Mexico international footballers
C.D. Guadalajara footballers
Footballers from Jalisco
1958 FIFA World Cup players
1962 FIFA World Cup players
1966 FIFA World Cup players
Liga MX players
National Professional Soccer League (1967) players
Los Angeles Toros players
Mexican expatriate footballers
Mexican footballers
Mexican expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
2012 deaths
Association football forwards