Raúl Lara

Raúl Lara
Personal information
Full name Raúl Rodrigo Lara Tovar
Date of birth February 28, 1973 (1973-02-28) (age 38)
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–2002 América 321 (2)
2003 San Luis 18 (0)
2003–2004 Puebla 30 (0)
National team
1996–2000  Mexico 39 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 14, 2008.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 22, 2007

Raúl Rodrigo Lara Tovar (born February 28, 1973) is a retired Mexican football midfielder.

Career

Lara was a member of the Mexican national team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, playing three games at the tournament.It is speculated that Televisa forced him on the squad, and two of his errors cost Mexico in the game versus Germany. He participated also at 1996 Summer Olympics.

He is now a member of the coaching staff at Zacatepec.

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