Ricardo Peláez

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Peláez and the second or maternal family name is Linares.
Ricardo Peláez
Personal information
Full nameRicardo Peláez Linares
Date of birthMarch 14, 1963
Place of birthMexico City, Mexico
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionStriker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1985–1987América17(0)
1987–1997Necaxa352(138)
1997–1998América33(17)
1998–2000Guadalajara42(15)
Total444(170)
National team
1989–1999Mexico43(16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ricardo Peláez Linares (born 14 March 1963) is a former Mexican footballer and current President of Club América. He made his debut with América in 1985 before moving to Necaxa in 1987 and becoming a mainstay for the club, making over 300 appearances and scoring over 100 goals. He had a second stint with América in 1997, though transferring a year later to arch-rival Guadalajara and making 42 appearances before retiring in 2000. Peláez represented Mexico at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring two goals.

Following his retirement, Peláez became a commentator for Televisa Deportes. In November 2011 he became Sporting President for Club América. From October 2013 to July 2014 he was the Sporting Director of the Mexico national team, returning to América immediately following the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.

Club career

Ricardo Peláez Linares started his career as an accountant. After finishing his studies in accounting, Ricardo started to work doing public accountancy which he believed was something extremely boring and tiresome. Football being his hobby and passion, he decided to go for trials at Club América. He was 23 when the club headhunters recognized his talents and decided to place him in the first team.

He has claimed to be a boyhood fan of América, and Club Necaxa. He is the leading scorer in Necaxa's history with 138 goals made during his tenure with the team from 1987 to 1997.

Peláez returned to América for one year after which he joined América's rival-club Guadalajara in the winter of 1998. In 2000 he was forced into retirement due to knee injuries at age 35. Peláez scored 172 goals and registered 40 assists during his career.

He was commemorated in Necaxa's new facilities in Aguascalientes when a training field was named after him.

International career

Peláez was part of the Mexico national team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring two goals in the tournament.[1] Peláez scored the equalizer against South Korea in a 3–1 win. Peláez scored his second goal of the tournament in a 2–2 draw against the Netherlands. Overall Peláez capped 43 times for Mexico and scored 16 goals.

International goals

Outside football

In 2004, Peláez became a commentator for football matches on Mexican television station Televisa. Pelaez has also lent his voice alongside Enrique Bermúdez to be the Spanish language commentators for the FIFA videogames.

References

  1. ↑ Ricardo Peláez Statistics FIFA. Retrieved 22 January 2010.

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