Javier Valdivia

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Javier Valdivia
Personal information
Full name Javier Valdivia Huerta
Date of birth (1941-12-04) 4 December 1941 (age 82)
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1971 Guadalajara ? (69)
1971–1972 Club Jalisco
International career
1965–1971 Mexico 24 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Javier Valdivia Huerta (born 4 December 1941) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward for C.D. Guadalajara, Club Jalisco on a club level and Mexico internationally.

Career[edit]

Valdivia began playing football with local side Guadalajara in 1960. He made his debut with the Mexico national team in 1965.[1]

He scored 2 goals in the 1970 FIFA World Cup, making him one of six Chivas players to score two goals at a World Cup final.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[3]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 March 1965 Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala  El Salvador 2–0 2–0 1965 CONCACAF Championship
2. 18 March 1970 Estadio León, León, Mexico  Peru 1–1 3–3 Friendly
3. 7 June 1970 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  El Salvador 1–0 4–0 1970 FIFA World Cup
4. 2–0
5. 1 December 1970 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Australia 1–0 3–0 Friendly

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Volante Ferreo... Javier Valdivia Huerta" [Iron Midfielder ... Javier Valdivia Huerta] (in Spanish). LasChivasRayadas.com.mx. 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  2. ^ Dávalos, Juan Antonio (11 June 2006). "Consigue el Tri tercer triunfo consecutivo en debut del Mundial" [The Tricolores get third consecutive victory in opening World Cup match]. El Universal (in Spanish).
  3. ^ "Valdivia, Javier". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

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