Guillermo Sepúlveda

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Guillermo Sepúlveda
Personal information
Full name Guillermo Sepúlveda Rodríguez
Date of birth(1934-11-29)29 November 1934
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Date of death 19 May 2021(2021-05-19) (aged 86)
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1953–1966 Guadalajara
1966–1968 Jabatos de Nuevo León
1968–1969 Oro
International career
1957–1966 Mexico 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Guillermo Sepúlveda Rodríguez (29 November 1934 – 19 May 2021) was a Mexican professional footballer who played as a defender for Mexico in the 1958 and 1962 FIFA World Cups. [2] At club level, he spent most of his career with Guadalajara. [1]

Sepúlveda died aged 87 on 19 May 2021. [3] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Guillermo Sepúlveda". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden
  3. "Liga MX in mourning, Guillermo "Tigre" Sepúlveda, Chivas legend, passed away". explica.co. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  4. "Chivas: Fallece Guillermo 'Tigre' Sepúlveda, pieza clave del 'Campeonísimo'". ESPN (in Spanish). 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.