Antonio Villegas (soccer player)
Antonio Villegas , also known by the nickname Gura , was a Mexican football player in the position of striker .
career
In the amateur era of Mexican football , Villegas played in the 1930s (at least between 1932 and 1937) for the Club Nacional de Guadalajara in the Liga de Occidente .
In the early 1940s -Jahren Villegas played (at the latest from the season 1941/42) for the Moctezuma brewery maintained Moctezuma de Orizaba , first in the co-yet officially operated on amateur status Liga Mayor . With this team, Villegas went down in history as the first winner after the introduction of professional football in Mexico, when the cup competition of the 1942/43 season was won following the league round . On the way to this triumph, Villegas contributed a total of three hits; including one each in the 3: 1 victory in the semi-finals against city rivals A.DO and in the final in the 5: 3 victory against CF Atlante . When the Liga Mayor was converted into a professional league , he played for Moctezuma for two years and scored a total of 15 goals in the seasons 1943/44 and 1944/45 . His probably last season in professional football he spent in the 1945/46 season at Club Deportivo Guadalajara , for which he scored one goal in the league round.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article "Programa Deportivo Para Hoy: Foot Ball" in "EL Informador" of December 11, 1932, p. 6 (Spanish)
- ↑ Article "Programa Deportivo Para Hoy: Primera Fuerza" in "EL Informador" of May 2, 1937, p. 8 (Spanish)
- ↑ The Mexican League at RSSSF (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Villegas, Antonio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gura (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | mexican soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico |
| DATE OF DEATH | 20th or 21st century |
| Place of death | Mexico |