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Clásico Joven
The Clásico Joven (''Spanish for'': ''The Young Classic'') is an association football rivalry between Mexico City-based teams Club América, América and Cruz Azul. The first match between both teams took place on 30 August 1964 at the Estadio 10 de Diciembre in a Exhibition game#Association_football, friendly match, with América winning 2–1 with goals by MartÃn Ibarreche and Alfonso Portugal, while Hilario DÃaz scored for Cruz Azul. However, the clásico truly began on 9 August 1972, when both teams faced off in the 1971–72 Mexican Primera División season#Final_2, final of the 1971–72 Mexican Primera División season, 1971–72 season, where Cruz Azul defeated América 4–1. History of the Rivalry Early years and the origin of the "Clásico" (1963–72) The rivalry between América and Cruz Azul began prior to the match that officially gave rise to the term "Clásico Joven." The two teams first met on 23 June 1963, in a friendly match that América won decisively by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1971–72 Mexican Primera División Season
Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1971–72 season. Overview San Luis was promoted to Primera División. This season was contested by 18 teams, and Cruz Azul won the championship. Irapuato Irapuato is a Mexican city and municipalities of Mexico, municipality located at the foot of the Arandas Hill (in Spanish Language, Spanish: ''Cerro de Arandas''), in the central region of the Mexican state, state of Guanajuato. It lies between the ... was relegated to Segunda División. Teams Group stage Group 1 Group 2 Results Relegation Playoffs Bracket Semifinals ''Atlético Español won 4-3 on aggregate'' ---- ''Veracruz won 3-1 on aggregate'' ---- Final ''Irapuato relegated to Segunda Division'' Championship Playoffs Bracket Semifinal ''Cruz Azul won 2-1 on aggregate'' ---- ''Aggregate tied. 3rd match will be played'' ''America won 5-4 on aggregate'' ---- Final ReferencesMexico - List of final tables (RSSSF) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfonso Portugal
Alfonso Portugal DÃaz (21 January 1934 – 12 June 2016) was a Mexican football player, who played as defender for Mexico in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Career Portugal captained Club América to the 1965–66 Mexican Primera División title. He also played for Club Necaxa. In 1967, he appeared in one match for the Chicago Spurs Chicago Spurs were an American soccer team that was a charter member of the non-FIFA sanctioned National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) in 1967. The team was based in Chicago, Illinois and played their home games at the Soldier Field. When ... of the NPSL References External linksFIFA profile*Profileat MedioTiempo {{DEFAULTSORT:Portugal, Alfonso 1934 births 2016 deaths Mexico men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Liga MX players Club Necaxa footballers Club América footballers Club Universidad Nacional footballers 1958 FIFA World Cup players National Professional Soccer League (1967) players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enrique Borja
Enrique David Borja GarcÃa (born 30 December 1945) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. Career Borja was recruited by Universidad Nacional at the age of 17. He made his professional debut for the club on March 1, 1964 in a Copa Mexico match against Zacatepec, and made his league debut a year later. Borja quickly established himself as a key player, becoming the league's second-leading goal scorer during the 1968-69 season. On March 27, 1969, Borja was transferred to Club América for a fee of 400,000 pesos. According to statements made by the club's president, Andrade Pradillo, the player's transfer was due to his desire for a salary increase, which the institution was unable to provide at that time. Borja, who was not in agreement with the transfer, requested a meeting with the university president in an attempt to halt the move. On July 4, Borja and Club América reached an agreement. Borja achieved notable success at Club América, leadin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cesáreo Victorino (footballer, Born 1947)
Cesáreo Victorino RamÃrez (8 February 1947 – 19 June 1999) was a Mexican footballer who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Mexico 1968 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 October 1968, in Mexico City, Mexico. These were the first Ol .... After his active career, Victorino worked as a coach. He had recently trained a young team from CF Pachuca. On 19 June 1999, he was on a bus trip to Acapulco with a team he trained to complete a friendship game. In the immediate vicinity of the city of Cuernavaca the bus failed. There were 15 injured and five death victims, including Cesáreo Victorino. References 1947 births 1999 deaths Footballers from Mexico City Men's association football forwards Olympic footballers for Mexico Footballers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Cruz Azul footballers Mexican men's footballers Road incident deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Octavio Muciño
Octavio Muciño Valdés (14 May 1950 – 3 June 1974) was a Mexican professional footballer who played as a centre-forward and midfield for Cruz Azul and Guadalajara as well as the Mexico national football team. Muciño was born in Jasso, Hidalgo where he played in Cruz Azul's youth academy until his debut with the senior team in 1969. During his time at Cruz Azul, Muciño won 3 league titles and 2 continental cups. His only season with Guadalajara, he managed to become the team's top goal scorer with 15 goals. At the time of his death, Muciño was regarded as a key player for the Mexico national football team alongside Enrique Borja. Along with Borja, Muciño is often cited to be one of the greatest Mexican forwards of his generation. In the early hours of 31 May 1974 Muciño was shot 3 times outside of a restaurant by 32-year old Jaime Antonio Muldoon Barreto, an engineer with whom he had a physical confrontation earlier in the evening. Muciño succumbed to his injuries and di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernando Bustos
Fernando Bustos Castañeda (1 August 1944 – 23 September 1979) was a Mexican footballer who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics. Death Bustos died in a car accident on the road to Querétaro in 1979, aged just 35. Legacy Bustos was inducted into ''Salón de la Fama del futbol'' in Pachuca on November 13, 2018. Honours Cruz Azul * Mexican Primera División: 1968–69, México 1970, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1978–79 * Mexican Segunda División: 1963–64 * Copa México: 1968–69 * Campeón de Campeones: 1969, 1974 * CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1969, 1970, 1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ... Notes References External links * * 1944 births 1979 deaths Footballers from Mexico City Men's association football midfielders Olympic foot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prudencio Cortés
Prudencio or Prudêncio may refer to the following people ;Given name *Prudencio Benavides (1870–?), Cuban baseball center fielder and manager * Prudencio Cardona (born 1951), Colombian boxer * Prudencio Indurain (born 1968), Spanish cyclist *Prudencio Norales (born 1956), Honduran football midfielder *Prudencio de Orobio y Basterra, Spanish merchant, soldier and government official * Prudencio Ortiz de Rozas (1800–1857), Argentine general * Prudencio de Pena (born 1913), Uruguayan basketball player * Pruden, nickname of the Spanish footballer Prudencio Sánchez Fernández (1916–1998) *Prudencio de Sandoval (1553–1620), Spanish historian and Benedictine monk * San Prudencio, Spanish anchorite and cleric, bishop of Tarazona ** San Prudencio festival ;Surname *José López Prudencio (1870–1949), Spanish writer *José Prudencio Padilla Admiral José Prudencio Padilla López ( Riohacha, 19 March 1784, – Bogotá, Colombia, 2 October 1828) was a Neogranadine military l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Héctor Pulido
Héctor Pulido RodrÃguez (20 December 1942 – 18 February 2022) was a Mexican football player and manager who played as a midfielder. He played for the Mexico national team between 1967 and 1973, gaining 43 caps and scoring six goals. He was part of the Mexico squad for the 1970 FIFA World Cup. Career At club level, Pulido played for Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V., commonly referred to as Cruz Azul, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football league system, Mexican footba ... and Club Jalisco. After he retired from playing, Pulido became a manager of Cruz Azul in the 1986–87 Mexican Primera División season final against C.D. Guadalajara. Personal life and death Pulido died on 18 February 2022, at the age of 79. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copa MX
Copa MX, also known as Copa Corona MX for sponsorship reasons, was an association football competition in Mexico and the domestic cup tournament for clubs at the highest and second levels of Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Copa México (1942–1963, 1970–1997) and also as Copa Presidente (1963–1970), the first season of the professional era was held in 1942–43. The cup tournament was not held in several years (1976–1988, 1992–1994, 1997–2012) and currently the competition has been paused since the 2019–20 edition. It was the first tournament that included teams from different parts of Mexico and was considered a prestigious competition, especially during its earlier years of existence. The purpose of the competition was to determine a national cup champion, thus distinguishing it from the national league championship. Its format was different from the local leagues as well, as it employed direct elimination and culminated in a final match. Amér ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raúl Arellano (footballer, Born 1939)
Raúl Arellano Gallo (born 17 January 1939) is a Mexican former footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subseq .... References External links * 1939 births Living people Mexican men's footballers Mexico men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Mexico Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Men's association football forwards Cruz Azul footballers 20th-century Mexican sportsmen {{Mexico-footy-forward-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967–68 Mexican Primera División Season
Statistics of the Primera División de México for the 1967–68 season. Overview C.F. Pachuca, Pachuca was promoted to Primera División. The season was contested by 16 teams, and Deportivo Toluca F.C., Toluca won the championship and becomes second team to win consecutive championships. Monarcas Morelia, Morelia was relegated to Segunda División. Teams League standings Results ReferencesMexico - List of final tables (RSSSF) {{DEFAULTSORT:Primera Division De Mexico 1967-68 Liga MX seasons, 1967-68 1967–68 domestic association football leagues, Mex 1967–68 in Mexican football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
