Arturo Vázquez

Arturo Vázquez
Personal information
Full name Arturo Vázquez Ayala
Date of birth (1949-06-26) 26 June 1949 (age 75)
Place of birth Mexico
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1980 Mexico 55 (5)

Arturo "Gonini" Vázquez Ayala[a] (born 26 June 1949) is a Mexican former professional footballer.

Career

Vázquez had an 18-year club football career, playing as a defender for UNAM, C.D. Guadalajara and Atlante F.C. He won the Primera five times.[1]

Vázquez made several appearances for the Mexico national team, and captained the side in the 1978 FIFA World Cup finals in Argentina. He scored a goal, but the team failed to advance from the group stage.[2]

Vázquez was nicknamed "Gonini" after a Renault model popular at the time.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vázquez and the second or maternal family name is Ayala.

References

  1. ^ "Merecen el Tri sólo 6 jugadores: 'Gonini' Vázquez Ayala" ["The Tricolores" only deserve 6 players: 'Gonini' Vázquez Ayala] (in Spanish). Notimex. 11 June 2009. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b Luna C., Édgar (19 May 2010). "La gloria en el infierno: "Gonini" Vázquez Ayala y el 78" [The glory in hell: "Gonini" Vázquez Ayala and 78] (in Spanish). Organización Editorial Mexicana.


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