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María Eugenia Rubio (footballer)
María Eugenia Rubio Ríos, also called ''La Peque'', is a retired women's association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward for the unofficial Mexico women's national football team at the 1970 Women's World Cup, 1970 and 1971 Women's World Cups. In 2018, she became the first Mexican woman inducted into the :es:Salón de la Fama del Fútbol Internacional, International Football Hall of Fame in Pachuca, Mexico. In 1999, she was named the eighth best woman player in Concacaf during the 20th century. International career 1970 Coppa del Mondo In the first match of the 1970 Women's World Cup, contested between Mexico and Austria women's national football team, Austria in Bari, Italy, Rubio scored the tournament's first goal in the first minute of the match. She scored again in the 31st minute of the match. Mexico finished the tournament in third place. Rubio was celebrated at the airport upon the team's return from Italy. 1971 Mundial Rubi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forward (association Football)
In the sport of association football, a forward (attacker or striker) is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position which primarily plays further up the pitch than Midfielder, midfielders and Defender (association football), defenders. As with any attacking player, the role of the forward relies heavily on being able to create space for attack. Their advanced position and limited defensive responsibilities mean forwards normally score more goals on behalf of their team than other players. Attacking positions generally favour direct players who take on the defense of the opponent in order to create scoring chances, where they benefit from a lack of predictability in attacking play. Formation (association football), Modern team formations normally include one to three forwards. For example, the common Formation (association football)#4–2–3–1, 4–2–3–1 includes one forward. Less conventional formations may include more than three forwards, or sometimes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
