Javier Cárdenas Martínez (8 December 1952 – 25 June 2022) was a Mexican
football
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midfielder
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who played for
Mexico
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in the
1978 FIFA World Cup
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.
1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina
He also played for Deportivo Toluca.
References
External links
FIFA profile
1952 births
2022 deaths
Footballers from Mexico City
Men's association football midfielders
Mexico men's international footballers
1978 FIFA World Cup players
CONCACAF Championship–winning players
Deportivo Toluca F.C. players
C.D. Guadalajara footballers
C.D. Irapuato footballers
Liga MX players
Mexican men's footballers
20th-century Mexican sportsmen
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