- Carlos Hermosillo
Football player infobox| playername= Carlos Hermosillo
fullname = Carlos Manuel Hermosillo Goytortúa
nickname = "El Grandote del Cerro Azul"
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1964|8|24
cityofbirth =Cerro Azul ,Veracruz
countryofbirth =Mexico
height = height|ft=6|in=2
currentclub =
position = Striker
clubnumber =
years = 1983–1989 1990 1990–1991 1992–1998 1998 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000 2001
clubs = AmericaStandard Liege CF Monterrey Cruz Azul Necaxa Los Angeles Galaxy AmericaCF Atlante Chivas de Guadalajara
caps(goals) = 187 (78) 005 0(1) 036 (20) 239 (168) 028 (13) 043 (19) 018 0(8) 016 0(7) 036 0(7)
nationalyears = 1984–1997
nationalteam = fb|MEX
nationalcaps(goals) = 090 (35)
pcupdate =
ntupdate =Carlos Manuel Hermosillo Goytortúa (born
August 24 ,1964 inlinares del rio ,Veracruz ,Mexico ) is a Mexicansoccer player, one of the top all-time goalscorers for the Mexican national team. He's also known as "El Grandote de Cerro Azul".Hermosillo started his club career with America 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 were in 1994-95 and 1995-96, when he scored 35 and 36 goals respectively for Cruz Azul, where he had his best years as a player. Hermosillo made two ventures outside the country: to Belgium'sStandard Liège in 1989-90 and toMajor League Soccer 'sLos Angeles Galaxy for two seasons starting in 1998. For the Galaxy, he scored 14 goals and 15 assists in two regular seasons, adding five goals and an assist in the playoffs. Hermosillo retired in 2001.On August 17, 1986 he sparked an all-out war with Guadalajara's
Fernando Quirarte later on involving others from either side. Which bought himself a 12 game suspension.Hermosillo was once the all-time goalscoring lead for the Mexican national team with 35 goals (in 90 caps between 1984 and 1997). He played in the
1994 FIFA World Cup .Since December 1st, 2006, Carlos Hermosillo was named the head of the Comision Nacional del Deporte, the Mexican government's office in charge of all sporting activities policy in the country. President
Felipe Calderon designated him as part of his extended cabinet.External links
* [http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=14540 Profile] at National Football Teams
* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/hermosillo-intlg.html International statistics] atrsssf Persondata
NAME=Hermosillo, Carlos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Hermosillo Goytortua, Carlos Manuel (full name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Professional football player
DATE OF BIRTH=August 24 ,1964
PLACE OF BIRTH=Cerro Azul ,Veracruz ,Mexico
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=
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