Arturo Chaires

Arturo Chaires Riso (born March 14, 1937 in Guadalajara ; † June 18, 2020 ), known by the nickname "el Cura" ( German : the pastor or clergyman ) related to his previous theology studies , was a Mexican soccer player who played for Chivas Guadalajara from 1960 to 1971 and was part of the legendary team that was seven times Mexican champions in the nine years between 1957 and 1965 and was nicknamed "Campeonísimo".

Career

Chaires, whose area of ​​responsibility lay in defense all his life, began his professional career in 1960 at Chivas Guadalajara and always showed a tireless commitment to the club. He sustained a number of injuries in the process. Among other things, he suffered a fracture of the left collarbone, three fractures of the rib on the left side and a fracture of a metatarsal bone. He also dislocated his left shoulder (it is striking that all of the above injuries occurred on the same side of the body) and had to play with an injured ankle for two years.

He never wanted to play for another club and remained true to himself to the end. After Guadalajara put him on the transfer list in 1971, he decided to retire from his career. This decision made him a complete idol of the Chivas community.

Chaires made his international debut on October 29, 1961 against Paraguay and played a total of 24 internationals by 1967. "El Cura" was both the 1962 World Cup and for the 1966 World Cup nominated. While he had to remain in the spectator role in 1962, he was allowed to play all three games of the Mexican national team in 1966 .

successes

• Mexican champion : 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1970
• Mexican Supercup : 1961, 1964, 1965, 1970
• Cup winners : 1963, 1970
• CONCACAF Champions' Cup winners: 1962

Web links

• Arturo Chaires in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)