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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*
Years Team Apps (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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
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