Adalberto López (4 July 1923 – 15 December 1996) was a Mexican professional

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who most played as a striker. Lopez scored a total of 201 goals in 231 matches in

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Career

Born in

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, "El Dumbo" López played club football for

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and

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, scoring a record 196

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goals. He was elected to the Mexican American Hall of Fame in 1988. He died in

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in December 1996.

References

Mexican men's footballers 1923 births 1996 deaths Club León footballers C.D. Guadalajara footballers Liga MX players Men's association football forwards Mexican emigrants to the United States 20th-century Mexican sportsmen Footballers from Jalisco People from Cocula, Jalisco {{Mexico-footy-forward-1920s-stub