Ignacio Flores (Mexican footballer)

Ignacio Flores Ocaranza (31 July 1953 – 11 August 2011) was a Mexican professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Ignacio Flores
Flores playing for Cruz Azul
Personal information
Full name Ignacio Flores Ocaranza
Date of birth (1953-07-31)31 July 1953
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Date of death 11 August 2011(2011-08-11) (aged 58)
Place of death Cuernavaca, Mexico
Position(s) Right-back[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1990 Cruz Azul 522 (13)
International career
1975–1981 Mexico 14[1] (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Born in Mexico City, Flores spent his entire professional career with Cruz Azul.[2]

He also represented Mexico at international level, and participated at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[3]

Personal life

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Flores was killed when a truck carrying his family was attacked by gunmen in August 2011.[4]

His brother, Luis Flores, also was a Mexico international footballer.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mexico's all-time World Cup XI: create your own". The Guardian. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Ignacio Flores". National-Football-Teams.com.
  3. ^ Ignacio FloresFIFA competition record (archived)
  4. ^ "Muere en atentado ex campeón del futbol mexicano" [Former Mexican football league champion dies in attack] (in Spanish). El Sol de Cuernavaca. 11 August 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  5. ^ "World Cup Trivia - Fathers, Sons and Brothers, Uncles and Nephews". RSSSF. 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015.