Famous Mexican Footballer

Mexican soccer was always known for producing quality players and it's actually quite surprising that their best national record reached the quarterfinals of the World Cup (twice, 1970 and 1986, these two world championships organized by Mexico). However, the Mexican national team has a permanent presence in the final stage has always been and is a tough guy, despite their lack of silverware.

Let's take a brief look at some of the players that Mexico the strong soccer power it is today.

Famous Mexican soccer player - Antonio Carbajal

Nicknamed "El Cinco Copas" or "Five Cups", Antonio Carbajal was the first player in history to participate in five World Cups with the national team and was part of equal treatment means that in 1998, by German legend Lothar Matthaus. Carbajal played for Mexico in five world championships, that took place between 1950 and 1966.

Famous Mexican soccer player - Hugo Sanchez

Hugo Sanchez was one of the first Mexico soccer players in Europe at the highest level. He was an iconic player of Real Madrid between 1985 and 1992, seven years, in which he scored no less than 253 goals in 283 matches, a ratio of Goals / game that are hard to beat.

He also played for the Mexican national team on 60 occasions, scoring 29 goals and is a major player in the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, where his team was able to improve the performance of the quarterfinal match held initially obtained in 1970. Hugo Sanchez is currently the manager and coach of the Mexican national team.

Famous Mexican soccer player - Jared Borgetti

Borgetti was Italian and Mexican descent and as a striker, he combined the flair and power of Italian soccer with passion and inventiveness of Mexican soccer. Although, he has spent most of his time playing in the Mexican league, with 7 years for Santos Laguna, a period in which he managed to close to 200 goals in 300 matches still an active soccer player at the age of 34th

But the race's goal Borgetti's not all, he also made it to the top of the Mexican national team have all of the score sheet with 43 goals in 87 games. Borgetti currently plays for Cruz Azul and although he decided to retire from the Mexican national team for the next World Cup, he retired said he would one last time to play for his country at the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament.

Famous Mexican soccer player - Claudio Suarez

Unlike many other Mexican soccer players celebrate New Year with a brand new club on their payroll Claudio Suarez has only gone through 4 teams throughout his career: UNAM Pumas (1989-1996), Chivas de Guadalajara (1996-1999), UANL Tigres ( 1999-2005) and Chivas USA (2006). He made a strong impression on all of these clubs and played a lot of it one of the best Mexican defenders have plans for his country.

Although an extraordinary defender is currently disputed this title away from Claudio Suarez, namely Rafael Marquez of Barcelona, ​​it is a title that hardly anyone will not be touched for a long time: Claudio Suarez currently holds the record for caps with the Mexican national with an amazing 178 performances.

Famous Mexican soccer player - Rafael Marquez

Rafael Marquez is probably the most famous Mexican soccer today one of the most important members of Spanish club FC Barcelona. Mark ability to play as a central defender or a defensive midfielder right and returns to play wherever his coach would. Need him the aura of a "craftsman"

However, Marquez has recently down as a central defender playing this position for the Mexican national team and FC Barcelona stabilized in recent years. Age 28, Rafael Marquez is the captain of the Mexican national team and is already one of the best players in the history of the country, considered alongside legendary names such as Hugo Sanchez or Claudio Suarez.