Date of birth 1931 (age 83–84) 1953–1954 Mexico Name Tomas Balcazar | Years Team Role Footballer 1948–1958 Guadalajara Height 1.77 m | |
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Full name Tomas Balcazar Gonzalez Similar People Javier Hernandez, Salvador Reyes Monteon, Pablo Forlan | ||
Place of birth Guadalajara, Mexico | ||
La historia del deporte tom s balc zar gonz lez
Tomás Balcázar González (born in 1931) is a former Mexican footballer. He played at club level for C.D. Guadalajara, and internationally for Mexico.
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Entrevista con toma s balca zar
Football career
Tomás is a legend in Mexico for being in the "campeonísimo", which refers to the historic Guadalajara team that won 8 championships in 10 years.
International career
In the 1954 FIFA World Cup, Balcazar scored for Mexico against France. When he scored that goal Tomás was 22 years old, the same age his grandson Javier Hernández was during the 2010 FIFA World Cup when he scored against the French on 17 June 2010.
Personal life
Balcázar is the grandfather of Javier Hernández Balcázar, who is a Mexican international footballer that is currently playing for German club Bayer Leverkusen. Balcázar is the father-in-law of Javier Hernández Gutiérrez, who played for Tecos and was a member of the Mexico squad at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. On the 5th of June he married Berta Calloino in Mexico City.
