Manuel Rosas Sánchez (17 April 1912 – 20 February 1989), nicknamed ''Chaquetas'', was a Mexican
footballer who participated in the inaugural
1930 FIFA World Cup
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.
Scoring against Argentina from what was the first ever
penalty in the competition, 18-year-old Rosas became the youngest goalscorer in the
FIFA World Cup
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at the time, and today remains the second youngest, after
Pelé
Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; 23 October 1940 – 29 December 2022), better known by his nickname Pelé (), was a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. Widely reg ...
. In the same match Rosas scored his only other goal for the national team, thereby becoming the first
Mexican to score twice in the tournament. Three days earlier, Rosas had scored the first ever
own goal
An own goal occurs in sports when a player performs actions that result in scoring points for the opposition, such as when a Association football, footballer puts a ball into their own net.
In some parts of the world, the term has become a met ...
in the competition, during a match against Chile.
His brother,
Felipe Rosas, also played in the 1930 World Cup. Both were players of
Atlante F.C. during the tournament.
International goals
Mexico's goal tally first
Sources
1912 births
1989 deaths
Mexican men's footballers
Mexico men's international footballers
Atlante F.C. footballers
1930 FIFA World Cup players
Men's association football defenders
20th-century Mexican sportsmen
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