Famous soccer players from Mexico

Mexican football has always been known for producing quality players and it is very strange that their best national team record is reaching the quarterfinals of a World Cup (twice, 1970 and 1986, two Cups World organized by Mexico). However, the Mexican national side has always been a constant presence in the last tournament and is considered a difficult problem to solve, despite their lack of silverware.

Let's take a brief look at some of the players that made Mexico the strong soccer power that it is today.

Foot-famous players from Mexico - Antonio Carbajal

Nicknamed "El Cinco Copas", or "Five Cups", Antonio Carbajal was the first player to participate in 5 World Cups with his national team in 1998 and matched only by German legend Lothar Matthaus. Carbajal played for Mexico in all the 5 World Cups that took place between 1950 and 1966.

Foot-famous players of Mexico - Hugo Sanchez

Hugo Sanchez was one of football games in Mexico first time in Europe at the highest level. It was an iconic player for Real Madrid between 1985 and 1992, 7 years, where he received no fewer than 253 goals in 283 games, a goal / match ratio that can hardly compete.

He also played for Mexico's national team on 60 occasions, scoring 29 goals and is a major player in World Cup 1986 held in Mexico City, where his team managed to get the performance earned a first quarter finals in 1970 on the right. Hugo Sanchez is currently the manager and coach of the Mexican national team.

-Famous Mexican Soccer Players - Jared Borgetti

Borgetti was of Italian and Mexican and as a striker, he combined the flair and power of Italian football with passion and inventiveness of Mexican football. Although still an active player at the age of 34 years, he spent most of his time playing in the Mexican league, with 7 years for Santos Laguna, a period when he managed to score almost 200 goals in 300 contests.

But scoring chances Borgetti not stop running because he managed to get on top of the Mexican national side for the score sheet all the time with 43 goals in 87 matches. Currently, Borgetti is playing for Cruz Azul and although he decided to withdraw from the Mexican national side for the next World Cup, he said he'd like to play for his country one last time at the tournament CONCACAF Gold Cup.

-Famous Mexican Soccer Players - Claudio Suarez

Unlike many other Mexican players get to celebrate New Year with a completely new club on their payroll, Claudio Suarez has only gone through 4 teams throughout his career: UNAM Pumas (1989-1996), Chivas de Guadalajara (1996 -1999), Tigres UANL (1999-2005) and Chivas USA (2006). He made a strong impression on all these clubs and many consider one of the best Mexican defenders to have played for his country.

Even if an extraordinary defender is currently contested this title away from Claudio Suarez, namely Rafael Marquez of Barcelona, there is a title that will hardly be touched by anyone for a long time: Claudio Suarez currently holds the record for international caps with the Mexican national team, with an amazing 178 appearances.

-Famous Mexican Soccer Players - Rafael Marquez

Rafael Marquez is probably the most famous soccer player in Mexico today, a leading member of the Spanish team FC Barcelona. The ability to play Mark "as a central defender or a right and a defensive midfielder earned him the appearance of a handyman", able to play, where his coach would need the most.

However, Marquez has recently stabilized as a central defender, playing on this position for the Mexican national side and for FC Barcelona in recent years. 28, Rafael Marquez is the captain of the Mexican national team and is now considered one of the best players in the country's history, next to legendary names such as Hugo Sanchez or Claudio Suarez.