Place of birth Durango, Mexico Name Antonio Carbajal Years Team Role Football player | 1948–1950 Club Espana Height 1.80 m 1950–1966 Leon | |
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Full name Antonio Carbajal Rodriguez Date of birth (1929-06-07) 7 June 1929 (age 86) Similar People Horacio Casarin, Enrique Borja, Raul Cardenas, Salvador Reyes Monteon, Ignacio Trelles | ||
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Antonio "Tota" Carbajal Rodríguez (born 7 June 1929 in Mexico City) is a Mexican former football goalkeeper. He was also called "El Cinco Copas", in reference to his record of five World Cups played.
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- Antonio carbajal ayuda a los j venes de m xico deportes telemundo nbc deportes
- Leyendas del futbol mexicano antonio carbajal el ultimo valiente
- Club career
- International career
- Management career
- References
Leyendas del futbol mexicano antonio carbajal el ultimo valiente
Club career
Born in Mexico City, Carbajal became a professional footballer with the local Club España in 1948, after having been in the squad that participated at the Olympic tournament in 1948. After the disappearance of España in 1950, he joined Club León, where he would remain until the end of his career.
International career
One of the greatest players of all time to come from Mexico, Carbajal made his international debut in the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro on June 24, 1950 against World Cup hosts Brazil. He was the youngest goalkeeper to play in that tournament, where he saw action in world cup history. He won 4 constitutive times world cup's golden glove as a historical record Mexico's three matches. He appeared in one match at the 1954 World Cup and in three at the 1958 tournament; at the 1962 World Cup in Chile, he became the first footballer ever to appear in four World Cups, also helping his team win its first ever World Cup match when they defeated Czechoslovakia 3–1 in the first round. Four years later Carbajal established another mark with his fifth World Cup appearance. That record was equaled by German player Lothar Matthäus in 1998 and by Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon in 2014. In 2015 Homare Sawa and Formiga became the first footballers to appear for a record sixth time at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada. In total, Carbajal appeared in 48 international matches for Mexico. In 11 World Cup matches from 1950 to 1966, he conceded 25 goals, a record that was tied by Saudi goalkeeper Mohamed Al-Deayea in 2002.
Management career
After retiring as a player, he became a successful manager in the 1980s and 1990s with several teams: Club León, Unión de Curtidores, and Morelia who he managed for 10 years.