José Mercado Luna

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José Mercado Luna (born August 6, 1928 in Atemajac de Brizuela , Jalisco ), also known by the nickname Chivo , is a retired Mexican football player in the position of a striker .

career

José "Chivo" Mercado was under contract with Atlas Guadalajara from at least 1948 to at least 1954 , with whom he won the Mexican Cup and Supercup in 1950 and in the following season 1950/51 for the only time in the club's history of the Rojinegros the championship in the highest Mexican league won.

Coming from the offspring of Atlas Guadalajara, Mercado was appointed to the Mexican national football team as early as 1948 , for which he was used in the football tournament of the 1948 Olympic Games .

"Chivo" scored his first goals for the first team of Atlas in the first round of the 1948/49 season in a Clásico Tapatío against city rivals Chivas , in which he scored an early opening goal to 1-0 (13th minute) as well the hit to the 3-0 final score (80th minute) succeeded.

In the cup competition of the following 1949/50 season , he played a key role in the later tournament victory of his team. In the third round he scored two goals for his team's 4: 3 win against Real Club España , with the two important equalizer goals for 1: 1 and 3: 3. Without these two hits, the Club Atlas would not have reached the extension , which the Rojinegros then decided in their favor with a hit from Edwin Cubero . In the final against the current champions CD Veracruz , “Chivo” Mercado scored 1-0 and 2-0 (final score 3-1).

On the way to the championship title of the 1950/51 season, "Chivo" annoyed the city ​​rivals Chivas again, against whom he scored the only "three-pack" of his career as a professional player in the 4-0 victory on November 26, 1950.

successes

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mexico - International Results Details 1940-1959 at RSSSF

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personal data
SURNAME Mercado Luna, José
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chivo (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION mexican soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH August 6, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Atemajac de Brizuela , Jalisco