Ignacio Flores (Mexican footballer)

Ignacio Flores
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)
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1990 Cruz Azul
National team
1975–1981 Mexico

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

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

Career

Born in Mexico City, Flores spent his entire professional career with Cruz Azul.[1]

He also represented Mexico at international level, and participated at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[2]

Personal

Flores was killed when a truck carrying his family was attacked by gunmen in August 2011.[3]

His brother, Luis Flores, is a Mexico international footballer.

References

  1. Ignacio Flores at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Ignacio FloresFIFA competition record
  3. "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.
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