Rafael Garza Gutierrez ( Spanish: Rafael Garza Gutiérrez , December 13, 1896 - July 3, 1974 ) - Mexican football player , defender . One of the founders and a permanent player of the club " America ", defender and coach of the Mexican national team , a participant in the 1928 Olympic Games and the 1930 World Cup . The elder brother of football player Francisco Garza Gutierrez .
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| Nickname | Record ( Spanish Récord ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Was born | December 13, 1896 Mexico City , Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | July 3, 1974 (aged 77) Mexico City , Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Citizenship |  Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Club
On October 12, 1916, together with a group of like-minded people, he created the football club " America ", naming it in honor of the holiday celebrated on that day . Being one of the main players of the club, Rafael played in it until 1930, and from 1925 to 1928. four times won in its composition the championship of Mexico.
Team
Raphael's debut for the national team took place in a series of three friendly games with Guatemala on the opponent’s field in January 1923. In December of that year, the series was continued with three matches in Mexico City .
The year 1928 was marked by the participation of Mexicans in the Olympic tournament in Amsterdam . After two defeats, the Mexican national team stopped participating in this tournament.
In 1930, Rafael, along with his younger brother Francisco, took part in the first World Cup , where he was the oldest of the players who played [1] . After playing three matches at the tournament (all three were lost), the Mexicans went home.
| Rafael Garza Gutierrez's matches and goals for Mexico | ||||||
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| No | date | Location | Rival | Score | Goals | Tournament |
| one | January 1, 1923 | Guatemala Guatemala | Guatemala | 3: 2 | - | Friendly match |
| 2 | January 4, 1923 | Guatemala Guatemala | Guatemala | 1: 3 | - | Friendly match |
| 3 | January 7, 1923 | Guatemala Guatemala | Guatemala | 4: 1 | - | Friendly match |
| four | December 9, 1923 | Mexico City , Mexico | Guatemala | 2: 1 | - | Friendly match |
| five | December 12, 1923 | Mexico City , Mexico | Guatemala | 2: 0 | - | Friendly match |
| 6 | December 16, 1923 | Mexico City , Mexico | Guatemala | 3: 3 | - | Friendly match |
| 7 | May 30, 1928 | Amsterdam , Netherlands | Spain | 1: 7 | - | Olympic Games 1928 |
| eight | June 5, 1928 | Amsterdam , Netherlands | Chile | 1: 3 | - | Olympic Games 1928 |
| 9 | July 13, 1930 | Montevideo , Uruguay | France | 1: 4 | - | 1930 World Cup |
| ten | July 16, 1930 | Montevideo , Uruguay | Chile | 0: 3 | - | 1930 World Cup |
| eleven | July 19, 1930 | Montevideo , Uruguay | Argentina | 3: 6 | - | 1930 World Cup |
Total: 11 matches / 0 goals; 4 wins, 1 draw, 6 losses.
Coaching
Already since 1917, Rafael combined the functions of a player and a coach in his native club. He coached America, with short breaks, for over 30 years. Also three times held a coaching position in the national team of Mexico. Under his leadership, the team held qualifying matches for the world championships of 1934, 1938 and 1950 [2] .
Notes
Links
- Profile on FIFA.com
- Profile on Worldfootball.net
- Profile on Ceroacero
- Profile on Fatbudda.org (inaccessible link)
- Rafael Garza Gutierrez - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com