Antonio Carbajal
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Antonio Felix "La Tota" Carbajal Rodríguez , also called "El Cinco Copas" ("Five cups", in reference to his record of FIFA World Cups played, equalled by German player Lothar Matthäus in 1998), (born June 7, 1929 in Mexico City) is a legendary Mexican football goalkeeper. He was the first player ever to appear in five World Cups, from 1950 to 1966.
He played for Club España and León in Mexico. After retiring as a player, he became a successful manager with several teams: León, Unión de Curtidores and Morelia.
Carbajal appeared 48 times for Mexico. In 11 World Cup matches, Carbajal conceded 25 goals, a record that was tied by Saudi goalkeeper Mohamed Al-Deayea in 2002.
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1 Carbajal | 2 Chaires | 3 Peña | 4 del Muro | 5 Jáuregui | 6 Díaz | 7 Ruvalcaba | 8 Padilla | 9 Cisneros | 10 Fragoso | 11 Jara | 12 Calderón | 13 González | 14 Núñez | 15 Hernández | 16 Regueiro | 17 Mercado | 18 Muñoz | 19 Reyes | 20 Borja | 21 Navarro | 22 Vargas | Coach: Tréllez |
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