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Juan Carreño

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Juan Carreño
Personal information
Full name Juan Carreño Lara
Date of birth (1907-08-14)14 August 1907
Place of birth Mexico
Date of death 16 December 1940(1940-12-16) (aged 33)
Position(s) Forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928–1930 Mexico 5 (2)

Juan Carreño Lara (14 August 1907 – 16 December 1940) was a Mexican footballer, and a participant of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. His nickname was 'Trompo' or 'Trompito' ('spinning top' in English). He was the first Mexican to score in the FIFA World Cup[1]. During this tournament he was connected with Atlante F.C. He also scored Mexico's first goal in Olympic Games in Amsterdam 1928.[1] He died of appendicitis aged 31.

International goals

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Mexico's goal tally first

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 July 1930 Estadio Pocitos, Montevideo, Uruguay  France 1–3 1–4 1930 FIFA World Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Juan Carreño". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

Sources

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  • ^ A.Gowarzewski : "FUJI Football Encyclopedia. World Cup FIFA*part I*Biographical Notes - Heroes of Mundials" ; GiA Katowice 1993
  • ^ Match report