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Guillermo Meza (footballer)

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Guillermo Meza
Personal information
Full name Guillermo Ademir Meza Moreno
Date of birth (1988-05-13)13 May 1988
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Date of death 6 May 2010(2010-05-06) (aged 21)
Place of death Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2002–2007 UNAM Pumas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Pumas Morelos 17 (0)
2008 UNAM Pumas 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Guillermo Ademir Meza Moreno (13 May 1988 – 6 May 2010) was a Mexican soccer defender. He played with Pumas Morelos of Mexico's second division.[1]

Career

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Meza began his career in 2002 with UNAM Pumas and joined Pumas Morelos in 2007.[2] He played 17 games for Pumas Morelos and earned three caps with one goal for UNAM Pumas.[3]

Death

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On 6 May 2010, Meza was shot in the head, after attackers chased him in a taxi and opened fire.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Sepultaron a Guillermo Meza" (in Spanish). ESPN. 1 January 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Muere el puma Guillermo Meza" (in Spanish). Diario de Morelos. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  3. ^ "Guillermo Meza, jugador de Pumas Morelos, fue asesinado cerca de CU" (in Spanish). Mexico.cnn.com. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Police arrest suspect in killing of soccer player Guillermo Meza in Mexico City". The Canadian Press. 8 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010.