Guillermo Sepúlveda Rodríguez (29 November 1934 – 19 May 2021) was a Mexican professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a defender for

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

in the

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and

1962 FIFA World Cup The 1962 FIFA World Cup was the 7th edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held from 30 May to 17 June 1962 in Chile. The qualification rounds took place between ...

s. At club level, he spent most of his career with

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( ; ) is the capital and the most populous city in the western Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco, as well as the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population ...

. Sepúlveda died aged 87 on 19 May 2021.

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1934 births 2021 deaths Mexican men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Mexico men's international footballers 1958 FIFA World Cup players 1962 FIFA World Cup players CONCACAF Championship–winning players Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco C.D. Guadalajara footballers Liga MX players 20th-century Mexican sportsmen {{Mexico-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub