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Salvador Reyes Monteón (September 20, 1936 – December 29, 2012) was a Mexican professional
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who played as a
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. He played for
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 ...
with 122
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s and 7 championships. Reyes won his first championship in 1957, from then on the club became unstoppable, winning six more titles. He was the last member from the club to win Campeon de Goleo (Goal scorer champion) until
Omar Bravo Omar Bravo Tordecillas (born 4 March 1980) is a Mexican football manager and former footballer who played as a striker. Bravo spent the majority of his playing career with Guadalajara, where he made over 400 appearances and scored 160 goals ac ...
won it on April 28, 2007, with 11 goals. It had been 45 years since a player from Guadalajara won the Campeon de Goleo.


Goal scorers

Salvador Reyes won cups and scored 14 goals for the football team from 1956 to 1966, and participated in three
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. After retirement he would regularly go to Tala, Jalisco to play. His father and brother would coach teams residing there. At the age of 71, Reyes was registered by
Chivas de Guadalajara Club Deportivo Guadalajara S.A de C.V. (;), nicknamed ''"Chivas"'' () and simply known as Guadalajara or internationally as Chivas de Guadalajara, is a Mexican professional football club based in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, Jalisco. It c ...
for the 2008 Clausura season. On January 19, 2008, Reyes was part of the Chivas starting lineup v
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, as part of a tribute organised by the club in his honour. Reyes stayed 50 seconds on the field, being replaced by
Omar Bravo Omar Bravo Tordecillas (born 4 March 1980) is a Mexican football manager and former footballer who played as a striker. Bravo spent the majority of his playing career with Guadalajara, where he made over 400 appearances and scored 160 goals ac ...
and becoming the oldest footballer to play in Mexican Primera División. In January 2013, Reyes' #8 was definitely retired by Guadalajara.


International goals

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Current careers

Salvador Reyes worked with
Chivas USA Chivas USA (pronounced ''CHEE-vahs'') was an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The club competed in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conf ...
as a mentor helping to develop the Fuerzas Basicas of the club. He was at The San Bernardino Soccer Complex in 2003 when the Project Sangre Nueva was in development for Chivas U.S. He was part of helping scout the best players for the event and ever since he stayed with the club. At the age of 71, he was honored by Chivas by making the first kick in a game against Pumas on January 19, 2008.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Reyes, Salvador 1936 births Mexico men's international footballers C.D. Guadalajara footballers Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco 1958 FIFA World Cup players 1962 FIFA World Cup players 1966 FIFA World Cup players Liga MX players National Professional Soccer League (1967) players Los Angeles Toros players Mexican expatriate men's footballers Mexican men's footballers Mexican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States 2012 deaths Men's association football forwards CONCACAF Champions Cup–winning players 20th-century Mexican sportsmen