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Jaime Belmonte

Jaime Belmonte Magdaleno (8 October 1934 – 21 January 2009), was a Mexican professional footballer, known as El Flaco (The Slim Man), He was also called El héroe de Solna (The hero of Solna), in reference to his goal scored vs Wales in the city of Solna during the 1958 World Cup earning Mexico's first point in a world cup.[1]

Jaime Belmonte
Personal information
Full name Jaime Belmonte Magdaleno
Date of birth (1934-10-08)8 October 1934
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Date of death 21 January 2009(2009-01-21) (aged 74)
Place of death Irapuato, Mexico
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1959 Cuautla 89
1959–1970 Irapuato 349 (125)
International career
1957–1966 Mexico 7 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 2012

Career Edit

Born in Mexico City, Belmonte began playing professional football with Deportivo Cuautla. He made 89 appearances for the club from 1955 to 1959.[2] In 1959, he joined Deportivo Irapuato. In 13 seasons with Irapuato, Belmonte scored 125 goals.[3]

International Edit

Belmonte played for the Mexico national football team at the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden. He scored the goal in a 1–1 draw with Wales in Solna, earning Mexico its first point at the World Cup hence earning the nickname the hero of Solna.[3]

Personal Edit

Belmonte died from cancer in 2009 at age 74.[4]

In 2012, Belmonte received a statue in his honour, outside Irapuato FC's stadium Estadio Sergio León Chávez.

References Edit

  1. ^ . Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  2. ^ (in Spanish). El Sol de Cuautla. 3 February 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b [Jaime Belmonte died] (in Spanish). Esto. 22 January 2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
  4. ^ "¿Quién fue Jaime Belmonte?" [Who was Jaime Belmonte] (in Spanish). Televisa Deportes. 21 January 2009.

External links Edit

  • FIFA competition record (archived)
  • Jaime Belmonte at National-Football-Teams.com


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