Javier Valdivia

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Javier Valdivia
Personnel
Surname Javier Valdivia Huerta
birthday December 4, 1941
place of birth Guadalajara , Jalisco ,  Mexico
size 1.63 m
position striker
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1960-1971 CD Guadalajara
1971-1973 CSD Jalisco
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1965-1971 Mexico 26 (7)
1 Only league games are given.

Javier Valdivia Huerta (* 4. December 1941 in Guadalajara , Jalisco ) is a former Mexican football player 1960-1971 for Chivas Guadalajara played and was part of the legendary team that in the nine years from 1957 to 1965 seven Mexican champion was and received the nickname "Campeonísimo". He was also known by his nickname "el Cabo" (dt. The tip or the boss ).

career

Valdivia was a striker and long-time regular at his hometown club Chivas Guadalajara, for which he worked for eleven years before ending his active career at neighboring CSD Jalisco .

Several injuries to various regular players from the offensive department of Club Deportivo Guadalajara in the 1960/61 season offered “Cabo” Valdivia the opportunity to prove his talent early on. In his first two appearances, he scored one goal each, thanking his coach Javier de la Torre in the best possible way for his trust in the young striker. His big chance came in 1962 with the departure of Crescencio Gutiérrez , towering on the left attacking side , whom he duly replaced from the start. In the 1960s, Valdivia was the most dangerous player on his team in a total of six seasons.

In the 1969/70 season , when Chivas Guadalajara won its first championship after the "Campeonísimo" era (it was the eighth championship title in the club's history and "Cabos" fifth success), Valdivia was one of the outstanding players of that season. It was therefore a logical step for Javier Valdivia to join the Mexican national team that was to play the 1970 World Cup in their own country.

"El Cabo" made his international debut on March 28, 1965 against El Salvador (2-0) and had even scored a goal, but was not called to the 1966 World Cup in England . At the 1970 World Cup in front of his own audience, he thanked the coach in his own way for his trust: after a goalless opening game against the team from the former Soviet Union , the Mexican team also had a hard time in the second group game against El Salvador and threatened a 0-0 draw to take a break. Until Valdivia scored the redeeming and much acclaimed 1-0 immediately before the break - and immediately after the restart, the team shot 2-0 in the lead. Not only the two goals within two minutes of the game were record breaking. In fact, Valdivia was the first Mexican player to score two goals in one game at a soccer World Cup .

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personal data
SURNAME Valdivia, Javier
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Valdivia Huerta, Javier
BRIEF DESCRIPTION mexican soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH December 4, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Guadalajara (Mexico) , Jalisco