Carlos Garces (athlete)
(1900-1980)
Mexican association football player and sprinter
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Carlos Antonio Bernardo Garcés López (25 December 1900 – 21 September 1980) was a Mexican sprinter, footballer, and dental surgeon. Garcés is recognized as one of the founding members of Club América as well as one of the first players to officially represent the Mexico national football team. Garcés is also credited as the founder of the football club Cruz Azul. During his employment at Cemento Cruz Azul in the late 1920s, Garcés personally lobbied for the establishment of a company football team of which he also managed. Ironically the club would become fierce rivals with America decades later. Garcés is also credited for the creation of the siquitibum chant.
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Carlos A. Garces 25 December 1900 San Luis de la Paz, Guanajuato, Mexico
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21 September 1980 (aged 79) Churubusco, Mexico City, Mexico
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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