Javier Valdivia

Javier Valdivia Huerta ( born December 4, 1941 in Guadalajara, Jalisco ) is a retired Mexican footballer who played 1960-1972 for Chivas Guadalajara and part of the legendary team was, which was in the nine years 1957-1965 seven Mexican champion and the nickname " Campeonísimo " received. He was also known by his nickname " El Cabo " ( engl. the tip or the boss ).

Career

Valdivia was striker and years of regular for his hometown club Chivas Guadalajara, for whom he was twelve years, before he could finish his career in the 1972/73 season at the adjacent Club Jalisco.

Multiple injuries of various key players from the offensive department of the Club Deportivo Guadalajara in the 1960/61 season offered " Cabo " Valdivia early on the opportunity to put his talent. In his first two assignments, he scored a goal each and thanked his trainer Javier de la Torre therefore in the best way for his trust in the young striker. His big chance came in 1962 with the departure of the superior on the left wing Crescencio Gutiérrez, whom he replaced worthy from the beginning. In the 1960s, Valdivia was in a total of six seasons, the highest-scoring player of his team.

In the season 1969/70, as Chivas Guadalajara won its first championship after the epoch of " Campeonísimo " ( it was the eighth league title story and " Cabos " fifth success), Valdivia was one of the outstanding players that season. So it was a logical consequence that Javier Valdivia was in the squad of the Mexican national team, which was to contest the 1970 World Cup in their own country.

His international debut was " El Cabo " already given on March 28, 1965 against El Salvador ( 2-0), but at that time was not called to the 1966 World Cup in England. In the 1970 World Cup on home soil, he thanked the coach once again on his way for his confidence: after a goalless opening match against the team of the former Soviet Union, the Mexican team did in the second group match against El Salvador difficult and threatened with a 0:0 to go into the break. Until Valdivia immediately before the break, the redeeming and much acclaimed 1:0 achieved - and nachlegte just after the restart and his crew shot a 2-0 lead. Not only the two goals within two minutes of the game were record-breaking. Ever Valdivia was the first Mexican player who scored two goals in a World Cup in a game.

Achievements

  • Mexican champions ( 5): 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1970
  • Mexican Super Cup ( 4): 1961, 1964, 1965, 1970
  • Cup Winners ( 2): 1963, 1970
  • CONCACAF Champions ' Cup winner ( 1): 1962
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