The first Mexican legend is arguably Luis De La Fuentes from
the late 1930s to early 1940s saw as the most remarkable attacking midfielder ever in history the North American
football. Hugo Sanchez became one of the best strikers in the World in the second
half 1980s.
Mexico
Location : Central America
Copa America
Participation : 10 Times (1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001,
2004, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016)
World Cup
Participation : 16 Times (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962,
1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
Achievement : 2
Times Copa America Runner-Up (1993, 2001)
Most Caps :
Claudio Suarez (178 Games)
Top Scorer :
Javier Hernandez (52 Goals)
The Greatest
Player Ever : Hugo Sanchez
All-Time Latin North American Squad
1. Antonio CarbajalDate Of Birth : 7 June 1929
Height : 180 cm, Position : Goalkeeper
Nation : Mexico,
Major Club : Leon
World Cup
Participation: 1950,1954,1958,1962,1966 (11 Games)
Club Honours : 2
Times Mexico Champions, 1 Time Mexico
Cup
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement :
4 Times CONCACAF
Footballer of The Year (1953,1956,1957,1961)
1999 IFFHS CONCACAF - Mexican Goalkeeper of The Century
2021 IFFHS CONCACAF All-Time Dream team
Class : Prince Silver
2. Gustavo Pena
Date Of Birth : 22
November 1941
Nation : Mexico,
Position : Left-Back/ Center-Back
Height : 184 cm, Major Club : Cruz Azul, Monterry
World Cup
Participation : 1966, 1970 (7 Games)
Club Honours : 5 Time Mexican League
1 Time Mexican Cup, 3 Times CONCACAF
Champion Cup
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement : 1969 CONCACAF Footballer of The Year
Class : Prince Bronze
3. Ramon Ramirez
Date Of Birth : 5
December 1969
Nation : Mexico,
Position : Left-Wing-Back/Side-Midfielder
Height : 173 cm
Major Club : Santos Laguna, Chivas
World Cup
Participation : 1994, 1998
Club Honours : 1
Time Mexican Verano
International
Honours : 1993 Copa Ameirca Runner-Up
3 Times CONCACAF
Gold Cup (1993, 1996, 1998)
1999 FIFA
Confederation Cup Winner
Individual
Achievement : None
Class : Prince Bronze
4. Claudio Suarez
Date Of Birth : 7
December 1968
Height : 178 cm, Position : Center-Back
Nation : Mexico,
Major Club : UNAM, Guadalajara, UNAL
World Cup
Participation: 2006 (Games)
Club Honours : 2
Times Mexican League
International
Honours : 1993 Copa America Runner-Up
1999 FIFA
Confederation Cup
Individual
Achievement : 2021 IFFHS CONCACAF All-Time Dream team
Class : Prince
Bronze
5. Rafael Marquez
Date Of Birth : 13
February 1979
Nation : Mexico,
Position : Center-Back/Destroyer
Height : 182 cm, Major Club : Barcelona
World Cup
Participation : 2002, 2006, 2010
Club Honours : 1
Time French Ligue, 1 Time French Ligue Cup
3 Times Spanish La
Liga,
2 Times UEFA
Champion League (2006, 2009)
2009 FIFA Club
World Cup
International
Honours : 1999 FIFA Confederation Cup Winner
2001 Copa America
Runner-Up, 2003 CONCACAF Gold
Cup
Individual
Achievement : 2005 North American Player of The Year
2021 IFFHS CONCACAF All-Time Dream team
Class : Prince
Bronze
6. Pavel Pardo
Date Of Birth : 26 July 1976,
Nation : Mexico,
Position : Destroyer/Right-Back
Major Club : Atlas, America, VFB Stuttgart
World Cup Participation : 1998,2006,2010 (7 Games)
Club Honours : 1 Time Bundesliga Champion
1 Time Mexican Verano, 1 Time Mexican Clausura
2006 CONCACAF Champion Cup
International Honours: 2 Times CONCACAF Gold Cup (1998, 2003)
1999 FIFA Confederation Cup Winner
Individual Achievement : None
Class : Prince Bronze
7. Alberto Garcia Aspe
Date Of Birth : 11 May 1967
Date Of Birth : 11 May 1967
Nation : Mexico
Position : Defensive Holding Midfielder
Position : Defensive Holding Midfielder
Caps : 109 Games, Height : 169 cm
Major Club : Pumas, Necaxa
Major Club : Pumas, Necaxa
World Cup Participation: 2006, 2010
Club Honours : 3 Times Mexican League
1989 CONCACAF Champion Cup
1994 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
1989 CONCACAF Champion Cup
1994 CONCACAF Cup Winners Cup
International Honours : 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
1999 FIFA Confederation Cup
1999 FIFA Confederation Cup
Individual Achievement : None
Class : Prince Bronze
Class : Prince Bronze
8. Luis De La Fuente
Date Of Birth : 17
January 1914
Nation : Mexico
Position : Attacking Midfielder
Height : Unknown
Major Club : Real Club Espana
Caps : 9 Games
( 7 Goals)
World Cup
Participation : None
Club Honours : 5 Times Mexican League
International
Honours : None
Individual
Achievement :
Class : Prince
Silver
Date Of Birth : 11
July 1958, Position : Target Striker
Nation : Mexico,
Height : 175 cm, Major Club : Real Madrid
Height : 175 cm, Major Club : Real Madrid
World Cup
Participation : 1978, 1986, 1994 (8 Games/1 goal)
Professional Score
Record : 510 Goals/ 880 Games
Club Honours : 4
Times Mexican League
5 Times La
Liga, 2 Times Copa Del Rey
2 Times CONCACAF
Champion Cup, 1986 UEFA Cup
International
Honours : 1977 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Individual
Achievement : 1 Time Mexican League Top Scorer
5 Times Spanish La
Liga Top Scorer
1990 European
Golden Shoe, World League Top Scorer
1987 Spanish La Liga Best Player,1990 Best Foreigner
IFFHS CONCACAF/ Mexico
Greatest Player of The Century
Mexico Best Sportsman
of The Century
Class : Queen Silver
10. Salvador Reyes
Date Of Birth : 1 June 1988
10. Salvador Reyes
Date Of Birth : 30 October 1928
Nation : Mexico,
Position : Defensive Holding Midfielder
Height : 182 cmม Major Club : Zacatepec
World Cup Participation : 1954,1958,1962 (7 Games)
Club Honours : 2 Times Mexican League
3 Times Mexican Cup
International Honours : None
Individual Achievement : None
Class : Prince Silver
11. Javier Hernandez
Date Of Birth : 1 June 1988
Nation : Mexico, Caps : 109 Games (52 Goals)
Height : 175 cm, Position : Target Striker
Major Club : Man Utd, Leverkusen
Professional Scores Record : 156 Goals/ 426 Games
Club Honours : 1 Time Mexican Apertura
2 Times English League
2014 FIFA Club World Cup
International Honours : 2 Times CONCACAF Gold Cup
World Cup Participation : 2010, 2014
Individual Achievement : 1 Times Mexican League Top Scorer
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Most Valuable Player
2015 CONCACAF Player of the Year
Mexico All-Time Top Scorer
Height : 175 cm, Position : Target Striker
Major Club : Man Utd, Leverkusen
Professional Scores Record : 156 Goals/ 426 Games
Club Honours : 1 Time Mexican Apertura
2 Times English League
2014 FIFA Club World Cup
International Honours : 2 Times CONCACAF Gold Cup
World Cup Participation : 2010, 2014
Individual Achievement : 1 Times Mexican League Top Scorer
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup Most Valuable Player
2015 CONCACAF Player of the Year
Mexico All-Time Top Scorer
Class : Prince Bronze
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Substitution
Carlos Salcido
Date Of Birth : 2
April 1980
Nation : Mexico, Position : Left-Back
Caps : 124 Games, Height :176 cm
Major Club : PSV Eindhoven
Major Club : PSV Eindhoven
World Cup
Participation: 2006, 2010
Club Honours :
2 Times Dutch League
International
Honours : 2011 COCACAF Gold Cup
Individual Achievement : None
Class : Prince Bronze
Individual Achievement : None
Class : Prince Bronze
Horacio Casarin
Date Of Birth : 25 May 1918
Nation : Mexico
Caps : 16 Games (15 Goals)
Caps : 16 Games (15 Goals)
Position : Forward
Height : 173 cm
Major Club : Atlante
World Cup Participation : 1950 (3 Games/1 Goals)
Club Honours : 2 Times Mexican Cup
International Honours : None
Individual Achievement : 1 Time Mexican League Top Scorer
Class : Prince Bronze
Player-Manager
Raul Cardenas
Year Of Birth
: 30 October 1928
Nation :
Mexico
Major Team : Cruz Azul, Club America
Major Achievement
:
3 Times CONCACAF Champion Cup
3 Times CONCACAF Champion Cup
Individual
Achievement : None
Class :
Prince Silver
Formation XI (4-3-3)
Formation XI (4-3-3)
Explanation of
Formation
The team strategy is
defensive counter-attack. Carbajal is stand as first choice keeper. Ramon
Ramirez is a full-time wing-back to fill the vacancy in left-side midfield area as well as Pardo on right-wing-back. Gustavo Pena is a left-back forming defensive lien alongside C. Suarez and Marquez
as sweeper will be the strong partnership in central defender. Garce Aspe would
mainly responsible for destroying the opponent game. Reyes is a main playmaker. Fuente would go advanced independently as a free-attacking
midfielder role. Hugo Sanchez and Javier Hernandez who is a key player to effectively finish score.
Azteca Stadium
Opened : 1961
City : Mexico City
Capacity : 105, 000 Seats
Field Dimension :
105x68m
Minor Reserved Group
Oswaldo Sanchez : Goalkeeper
Andre Guardano : Side-Back
Benjamin Galindo : Playmaker
Salvador Reyes : Playmaker
Cuauhtemoc Blanco : Forward
Enrique Borja : Striker
Benjamin Galindo : Playmaker
Salvador Reyes : Playmaker
Cuauhtemoc Blanco : Forward
Enrique Borja : Striker
The Greatest Latin
North American Footballers of All-Time
1. Hugo
Sanchez
2. Antonio Carbajal
3. Luis De La Fuente
what about jorge campos and ignacio flores?
ReplyDeleteCampos was an agile and intuitive keeper, is definitely more talented than Canejo but his height is always a main problem cannot reach the shot ball in several times.
DeleteIgnacio Flores ? I never heard him and also not found info with his great status. May you suggest on him ?
He is Cruz Azul's one club man and appeared in 1978 FIFA World cup. He is all-time finest Mexican Right back
DeleteI'm doubtful and need more inf to confirm he is that great. Noticeably, he was capped only 12 times.
DeleteIgnacio "El Nacho" Flores es considerado por la
Deleteaficion y especialistas deportivos en México como el mejor lateral derecho de la historia del futbol mexicano y del Cruz Azul
Raul Cardenas BIRTH IN 1928.
ReplyDeletePlease list position for Hugo Sanchez in his biography. Thank you!
ReplyDeletewhat about Manuel Negrete? He was a great player
ReplyDeleteI'm accustomed to his name but I doubt about his consistency when he was chosen as the best player in Mexican league only once time. Look into his record in Europe within a short period, he seems to fail with Sporting CP and Sporting Gijon.
DeleteÁlvaro Murillo was voted as the best Costa Rican football player of all-time by fans, journalists, former players and officials, in 1979:
ReplyDeleteAlvaro Murillo - 253 votes
José R. Fello Meza - 204
Mario Catato Cordero - 120
Juan José Gámez - 102
Edgar Quesada - 87
Alejandro Morera Soto - 60
It's curious that Morera was placed too low or received too few votes.
Also I rated Keylor Navas as the best costa rica best GK ever. No doubt about the importance of conejo in NT, but keylor Navas have already, in a overall view, better and more interesting carrer than him.
in la Liga, Conejo played in a middle table team, Navas was LFP best GK and play in a top 3 team and in UCL (in a great level). Also in the WC 2014 was one of the best GKs of the competition.
Oh, this is a rare valuable knowledge when I'm not even ever heard of the names in top five. Anyway, what is the position of Alvaro Murillo ? second striker or attacking midfielder ?
DeleteIn the peak season, Navas should be better but he disappeared a large part of career as a reserved keeper and the collective performance is not enough.
Alvaro Murillo was inside right, not sure if he would be more a second striker or attaking midfielder today.
ReplyDeleteMore info: http://wvw.nacion.com/ln_ee/1999/agosto/08/deportes4.html
About Navas, I understand your idea. Maybe is too early to consider him.
Cuautemoc Blanco in subs
ReplyDeleteCarlos Hermosillo was a prolific scorer for club and country
ReplyDeleteEnrique Borja too
ReplyDeleteAnd Oswaldo Sanchez, Guillermo Ochoa, Keylor Navas or Oscar Perez Rojas should replace Conejo
ReplyDeleteBenjamin Galindo too
ReplyDeleteRamon Morales was regarded as Mexico's most skillful left midfielders
ReplyDeleteAnything special in Fernando Quirarte? I think he's profile is not deserve to this squad
ReplyDelete'El Macho' José Roberto Figueroa?
ReplyDelete'El Macho' Jose Roberto Figueroa?
ReplyDelete- 1981 CONCACAF Championship Winner
- 1982 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
- 1985 CONCACAF Championship Top Goalscorer
- 1981 part of the 'Rest of the World XI' vs 'Europe XI'
He mostly played in Spanish second division. In NT career, he won only 28 games although it is understandable that he played aboard.
DeleteHave you considered Adalberto "Dumbo" López?
ReplyDeleteI just know him. He never played for Mexico due to being second to his contemporary Horacio Casarin. I'm quite sure Mexican league at that time is not competitive enough so his 5 times top scorer profile is not enough to have him in the place.
DeleteAdalberto played the 1947 and 1949 NAFC cup for Mexico NT, making a total of 6 games and 4 goals, between 1947-1952.
DeleteI suggest Ricardo Saprissa. Right back and right half from El Salvador, co-founder of Deportivo Saprissa. He was a legend for Espanyol, played with Ricardo Zamora and won the Copa del Rey in 1929. He played for 10 years with Espanyol. He also played many other sports (tennis, baseball and so on), but he excelled in football and is described as a powerful, strong and honorable defender.
ReplyDeletehttps://hallofameperico.com/category/0limp0-blanquiazul/saprissa-0limp0-blanquiazul/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardo_Saprissa
OK, his profile seems interesting at the first sight. Let me read the Spanish article before.
DeleteQuirarte's photo is wrong. It's Javier Aguirre's.
ReplyDeleteRonaldo Fonseca, Paulo Wanchope and Medford could be included.
ReplyDeleteHave you changed your mind about Keylor Navas? His performances are almost always very good, he's been an important figure of a 3-times-in-a-row Champions League winning Real Madrid, and a key figure to his National team as well. I really don't see how Conejo could be better, comparing both club and NT career...
ReplyDeleteYour notification is coincident with my update time for Kelor Navas. He is now clearly better than Conejo who was capped only 30 times approximately. Navas is even one of the best keepers in the World but his longevity is still too short for surpassing Carbajal for now.
DeleteThanks for your reply. I agree about Carbajal as well. Navas only blossomed at 28 years old. Let's see if he keeps playing at high level.
DeleteNaratorn, I wonder about the source of 'CONCACAF Footballer of the year' in Antonio Carbajal and Gustavo Pena's profiles.
ReplyDeleteI refer to wikipedia but I admit I don't know the reliable source.
DeleteHi Naratorn.
ReplyDeleteRaúl Cárdenas never played in WC 1970. He was the coach and led Mexico to the quarter finals. I believe you should put him as manager of this formation: in addition to this achievement, he won 4 times the CONCACAF Champions League as a manager and 6 times the Mexican League, plus the Copa Interamericana 1978 (CONCACAF CL winner vs. Libertadores Winner) against Boca Juniors.
These achievements make him, in my opinion, without a doubt the best CONCACAF manager of all time.
I think you made a spot, I select him in first XI just referenced to other sources selection but I see there is no stat rating or any article to recognize his ability. What I really wonder about his legend status is his 37 caps. As I check in rsssf, Mexico has 120 international matches during his span of caps. I am really not sure if he deserved.
DeleteI agree he could be the manager of this squad.
David Suazo(Honduras)cagliari, Inter, Benfica.
ReplyDeleteJosé Cardona(Honduras) Atlético de Madrid.
Julio cesar de Leon(Honduras) Genoa, Parma.
Edgar Alvarez(Honduras) AS Roma, Bari.
Emilio izaguirre(Honduras) Celtic.
Paulo Wanchope(Costa Rica) west Ham, Manchester City.
Hernán Medfor(Costa Rica) Rapid viena, dynamo Zagreb, Foggia.
Gilberto Martínez(costa Rica) Brescia, AS Roma.
Thanks. All of these names are top Honduran and Costa Rican players but I see no one could reach international-class in at least 3 seasons.
DeleteGustavo Peña fue lateral derecho? En todas las publicaciones que vi de él lo ubican de defensor central o lateral izquierdo
ReplyDeleteSería bueno si podrías hacer un equipo con solo jugadores de la CONCACAF
ReplyDeleteMr. Naratorn, Fernando Quirarte's photo is wrong. It's Javier Aguirre.
ReplyDeleteCarlos Vela has been a better player than Chicharito Hernández. Probably the best mexican player since Rafa Márquez. Vela was the leader in the prominent Real Sociedad team between 2012 and 2016, even better than Griezmann at the time
ReplyDeleteSugiro a inclusão de Luis Garcia "Show" Postigo excelente jogador.
ReplyDeleteHello, first of all congratulations for your work, It has helped me a lot in mine, in 2019 I started an investigation, I interviewed journalists and former soccer players from my country (Mexico) in addition to collecting newspaper information from the time, and, of course, my own knowledge, this is probably the definitive Mexico squad in its history until 2023, I share it:
ReplyDelete(Some rules: Squad of 23 players, 3 goalkeepers, 1 wildcard player in the defensive zone to make room for one more attacking player)
SQUAD:
Goalkeepers:
1. Antonio "Tota" Carbajal
2. Jorge Campos
3. Guillermo Ochoa
Centre Back
1. Rafael Marquez
2. Gustavo "Halcon" Pena
3. Claudio Suarez
4. Fernando Quirarte
Left Back
1. Carlos Salcido
Right Back
2. Ignacio Flores
Defensive Midfielder
1. Pavel Pardo
2. Ignacio Ambriz
Central Midefilder
1. Benjamin Galindo
Side/Central Midefilder
1. Andres Guardado
2. Ramon Ramirez
Offensive Midfielder
1. Luis "Pirata" Fuente
2. Tomas Boy
Right Winger
1. Irving "Chucky" Lozano
Second Striker
1. Cuauhtemoc Blanco
2. Carlos Vela
3. Luis "Matador" Hernandez
Central Forward
1. Hugo Sanchez
2. Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez
3. Jared Borgetti
FIRST TEAM (4-2-3-1):
GK Tota
CB Marquez
CB Halcon
LB Ramirez
RB Flores
DM Pardo
CM Galindo
OM Pirata
SS Blanco
SS Vela
CF Sanchez
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SECOND TEAM
GK Campos
Ochoa
CB Quirarte
CB Suarez
LB Salcido
RB Suarez (wildcard)
DF Ambriz
CM Guardado
OM Boy
RW Chucky
SS Matador
CF Chicharito
Borgetti
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SECOND SQUAD
FIRST TEAM:
GK Ignacio "Cuate" Calderon
CB Alfredo Tena
CB Raúl Cárdenas
LB Mario "Pichojos" Perez
RB Salvador Carmona
DM Gerardo Torrado
CM Hector Herrera
OM Manuel Negrete
RW Ramon Morales
LW Jesus "Tecatito" Corona
CF Carlos Hermosillo
SECOND TEAM:
GK Pablo Larios
Oscar "Conejo" Perez
CB Jesus Del Muro
CB Hector Moreno
LB Arturo Vazquez Ayala
RB Arturo Vazquez Ayala (Wildcard)
DM Edson Alvarez
CM Alberto Garcia Aspe
OM Sinha
SS Zague
Salvador "Chava" Reyes
RW Jesus "Cabrito" Arellano
CF Horacio Casarin
Again congratulations, and sorry for my english.
Some notes about your team:
ReplyDeleteGustavo Peña is not a left back, he is and always was a centre back, Aspe was not a defensive midfielder, he was a very combative box to box with a lot of resistance, but no way he could take charge of the defensive zone by himself, he is support. Benjamin Galindo is probably the most talented soccer player in the history of Mexican soccer below Blanco and Vela, he started his career as an Attacking Midfielder in Tampico Madero, but he was such a long-lived player (he played in 3 different decades) his best moment comes as a playmaker / box to box, next to Ignacio Ambriz was glorious. Pardo began his career as a right-back at Atlas, but reached his best level as a defensive midfielder at América and Stuttgart. The best nominal right-back in the history of Mexican soccer is Ignacio Flores, closely followed by Salvador Carmona, in all case you can opt for Claudio Suárez who dominated that position more than Pardo. Salvador Reyes was a second striker very much in the style of Alfredo Di Stefano, or Manuel "Charro" Moreno, the position in midfield next to Aspe sounds very forced to me, it's like putting Cuauhtémoc Blanco there. I see a Chicharito-Sánchez duo in attack as complicated since they are not complementary, both are center forwards, finishers.
Quotes from my team:
We start with Carbajal who reached a very important performance peak in the 50-60s, Marquez commands as a libero while his companion is the CENTRE BACK Gustavo Peña, multi-champion with Cruz Azul, figure of Mexico in 1970. Carlos Salcido is the best nominal Mexican left-back, but Ramirez was always used in that position and Ramirez has to appear in an ideal Mexican XI of all time, of course, that implies a defensive sacrifice (see Gabriel Batistuta's first goal in the 1993 Copa América final), on the right side it is unanimous at the level of fans, press, former soccer players, etc, that Ignacio Flores is the best right-back in history, Salvador Carmona had everything to overcome it but the doping thing happened and he was banned for life.
In the midfield, Pardo is undoubtedly the best, but he has to be accompanied, in this case I choose Galindo because of his top performance due to his technique and controlled ball output (he was ambidextrous). Above them is the legend Luis de la Fuente, little to add, and as his substitute, one of the most talented soccer players, figure for Mexico in 1986 (great game against Germany in the 4th, Mexico deserved to go to the semifinals), above, the two most talented soccer players of the last 50 years, Blanco and Vela, Lozano natural substitute and Matador Hernández, despite the fact that in the national team he always played as a center forward, in his team Necaxa always played as a second striker, even a winger, he was very fast. Hugo Sánchez, the best, Chicharito has a safe place, but as Hugo's substitute, finally the wildcard opens space for Jared Borgetti.
Wanchope
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