Raúl Cordoba
Raúl Córdoba Alcalá (born March 13, 1924 in Guadalajara , Jalisco ; † May 17, 2017 ), also known by his nickname El Inglés , was a Mexican football goalkeeper who was part of the Mexican squad at the 1950 World Cup .
Life
At the beginning of his active career under contract with Club San Sebastián de León , Córdoba had excellent reflexes and was in goal for the first time in a World Cup qualifier against the USA (6-0) on September 4, 1949 at the Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes the national team , which he guarded again a week later against Cuba (2-0). In the next two qualifiers while tending Melesio Osnaya by CF Asturias the gate for "el Tri", but in the friendlies against Spain (1: 3 and 0: 0) a few weeks before the World Cup was again Córdoba between the posts.
Actually, he was considered the first goalkeeper for the upcoming World Cup, but in a preparatory game against Botafogo (2: 3) on June 4, 1950, Córdoba had a pitch black day and looked unlucky with all three goals. In the 78th minute he was exchanged for Antonio Carbajal , who was the first to play for the Mexican team that day and who also guarded the goal in the next friendly matches. The future goalkeeper legend Carbajal was appointed goalkeeper for Mexico at the 1950 World Cup on June 23, 1950, one day before the first World Cup game against Brazil (0: 4) . Córdoba then completed only one international match against Panama (4-2), which took place as part of the 1952 Pan American Championships in Chile. All other games in this tournament were played by Carbajal.
Immediately after the 1950 World Cup, Cordoba moved to Atlas Guadalajara for the then enormous sum of 25,000 Pesos , with whom he won the championship title in his first season in 1950/51 . He later played for city rivals Club Oro and Deportivo Toluca FC , in whose ranks he let his active career end in the 1958/59 season.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Falleció histórico portero del Atlas, campeón en 1951: Raúl "el inglés" (Spanish; article of 17 May 2017)
Web links
- Omar Luna (Periódico Advance): Don Raúl Córdova Alcalá “El Inglés” de la Selección Mexicana en el 50: Un ídolo del futbol mexicano olvidado (Spanish; article from March 17, 2015)
literature
- La Historia de las Copas del Mundo (Editorial Televisa, Mexico City, 2006)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cordoba, Raúl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Córdoba Alcalá, Raúl (full name); El Inglés (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | mexican soccer goalkeeper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 13, 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Guadalajara , Jalisco , Mexico |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th May 2017 |