2023-05-10 00:22:00
The first player to have played in five World Cups, the Mexican goalkeeper died at the age of 93 in his country.
Legendary Mexican goalkeeper Antonio ‘Tota’ Carbajal, the first footballer to play in five World Cups, died on Tuesday at the age of 93 in the central Mexican city of León.
«He fell ill last week, (…) the life of ‘Tota’ endedTuesday morning, Antonio Moreno, director of the International Soccer Hall of Fame, told AFP.
«Antonio Carbajal is an icon of Mexican and world football as he was the first to play in five World Cups, and he was on the pitch for all five“Said Mr. Moreno, who was still in contact with the former player and his family.
Antonio Carbajal, 47 times international for Mexico, played in the 1950 (Brazil), 1954 (Switzerland), 1958 (Sweden), 1962 (Chile) and 1966 (England) World Cups.
Subsequently, his record was equaled by Germany’s Lothar Matthäus, Italy’s Gianluigi Buffon, Argentina’s Lionel Messi, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and fellow Mexicans Rafael Márquez, Guillermo Ochoa and Andrés Guardado.
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