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Carlos Hermosillo

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hermosillo and the second or maternal family name is Goytortúa.

Carlos Hermosillo
Hermosillo in 2017
Personal information
Full name Carlos Manuel Hermosillo Goytortúa
Date of birth (1964-08-24) 24 August 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Cerro Azul, Veracruz, Mexico
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1989 América 162 (73)
1990 Standard Liège 5 (1)
1990–1991 Monterrey 35 (20)
1991–1998 Cruz Azul 215 (169)
1998 Necaxa 20 (13)
1998–1999 LA Galaxy 34 (14)
1999–2000 América 16 (5)
2000 Atlante 16 (7)
2001 Guadalajara 34 (7)
Total 537 (309)
International career
1984–1997 Mexico 90 (34)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Manuel Hermosillo Goytortúa (born 24 August 1964) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is also known as El Grandote de Cerro Azul ("The big tall one from Cerro Azul"). He is the fifth all-time leading scorer of the Mexico national team with 34 goals.

Career

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Hermosillo started his club career with América during the 1983–84 season. He spent most of his club career in his native Mexico, also playing for Monterrey, Cruz Azul, Necaxa, Atlante, and Chivas. Carlos' best two seasons as a player were in 1994–95 and 1995–96, when he scored 35 and 36 goals respectively for Cruz Azul.

Hermosillo made two stints of career football outside Mexico: Belgium's Standard Liège in 1989–90 and Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy in 1998–99. For Galaxy, he scored 14 goals and 15 assists in two regular seasons, adding five goals and an assist in the playoffs.

On 17 August 1986, he sparked an all-out war with Guadalajara's Fernando Quirarte that included others from either side; he was suspended for 12 games.

Hermosillo was once the all-time goalscoring leader for the national team with 34 goals in official matches and 35 goals in all matches (90 caps between 1984 and 1997). He played in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, in which he could not use his favoured no. 27 jersey due to FIFA's numbering rules for official competitions.

Since 1 December 2006, Carlos Hermosillo was named the minister of Mexico national sporting policy, Comisión Nacional del Deporte (National Commission for Sports). President Felipe Calderón included him in cabinet-level matters.

With an 18-year career with eight different clubs, Hermosillo retired. He last played with Guadalajara in 2001. He had a retirement game playing with Cruz Azul, his favorite team before professional play was Cruz Azul, also he won a championship with Cruz Azul in 1997.

Career statistics

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Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hermosillo goal.
List of international goals scored by Carlos Hermosillo[1]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 February 1985 Unidad Deportiva Acapulco, Acapulco, Mexico  Finland 1–0 2–1 Friendly
2 22 September 1985 Spartan Stadium, San Jose, United States  Peru 1–0 1– 0 Friendly
3 10 December 1985 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico  South Korea 2–1 2–1 1985 Mexico Cup
4 14 December 1985 Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico  Hungary 1–0 2–0 1985 Mexico Cup
5 6 October 1987 Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico  Canada 4–0 4–0 Friendly
6 2 December 1987 Santa Ana Stadium, Santa Ana, United States  Guyana 9–0 9–0 Friendly
7 21 February 1989 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Guatemala 2–0 2–1 Friendship Cup
8 28 June 1991 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Jamaica 4–1 4–1 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
9 30 June 1991 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Canada 1–0 3–1 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
10 3 July 1991 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  Honduras 1–1 1–1 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
11 7 October 1992 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  El Salvador 2–0 2–0 Friendly
12 14 October 1992 Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden, Germany  Germany 1–1 1–1 Friendly
13 6 December 1992 Estadio Azulgrana, Mexico City, Mexico  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2–0 11–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
14 5–0
15 8–0
16 9–0
17 3 November 1993 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, United States  China 3–0 3–0 Friendly
18 19 January 1994 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, United States  Bulgaria 1–0 1–1 Friendly
19 11 June 1994 Orange Bowl, Miami, United States  Northern Ireland 3–0 3–0 Friendly
20 14 December 1994 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Hungary 1–1 5–1 Friendly
21 2–1
22 16 October 1996 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Jamaica 2–0 2–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
23 30 October 1996 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4–0 5–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
24 6 November 1996 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Honduras 2–0 3–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
25 20 November 1996 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States  El Salvador 1–0 3–1 Friendly
26 17 January 1997 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, United States  Denmark 3–1 3–1 1997 U.S. Cup
27 19 February 1997 Bulldog Stadium, Fresno, United States  Guatemala 1–0 1–1 Friendly
28 2 March 1997 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Canada 1–0 4–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
29 3–0
30 13 April 1997 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Jamaica 2–0 6–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
31 3–0
32 4–0
33 20 April 1997 Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, United States  United States 1–0 2–2 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
34 12 October 1997 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada  Canada 2–2 2–2 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
35 9 November 1997 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Costa Rica 3–1 3–3 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

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América

Cruz Azul

Los Angeles Galaxy

Necaxa

Individual

References

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  1. ^ Carlos Hermosillo - Goals in International Matches
  2. ^ "1999 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. 17 July 1999. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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