Arturo Vázquez Ayala

Arturo "Gonini" Vázquez Ayala (born 26 June 1949 in Mexico City) is a retired Mexican footballer.

Arturo Vázquez Ayala
Personal information
Full name Arturo Vázquez Ayala
Date of birth (1949-06-26) 26 June 1949
Place of birth Mexico
National team
Mexico 54 (4)

Career

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

Vázquez made several appearances for the Mexico national football 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]

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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. 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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