Javier Valdivia

Javier Valdivia
Personal information
Full name	Javier Valdivia Huerta
Date of birth	4 December 1941 (age 83)
Place of birth	Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1960–1971	Guadalajara
1971–1972	Club Jalisco
International career
1965–1971	Mexico
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Javier Valdivia Huerta (born 4 December 1941) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward for C.D. Guadalajara, Club Jalisco on a club level and Mexico internationally.

Career

Valdivia began playing football with local side Guadalajara in 1960. He made his debut with the Mexico national team in 1965.^[1]

He scored 2 goals in the 1970 FIFA World Cup, making him one of six Chivas players to score two goals at a World Cup final.^[2]

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.^[3]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 March 1965	Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala	El Salvador	2–0	2–0	1965 CONCACAF Championship
2.	18 March 1970	Estadio León, León, Mexico	Peru	1–1	3–3	Friendly
3.	7 June 1970	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	El Salvador	1–0	4–0	1970 FIFA World Cup
4.	7 June 1970	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	El Salvador	2–0	4–0	1970 FIFA World Cup
5.	1 December 1970	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Australia	1–0	3–0	Friendly

^ "Volante Ferreo... Javier Valdivia Huerta" [Iron Midfielder ... Javier Valdivia Huerta] (in Spanish). LasChivasRayadas.com.mx. 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
^ Dávalos, Juan Antonio (11 June 2006). "Consigue el Tri tercer triunfo consecutivo en debut del Mundial" [The Tricolores get third consecutive victory in opening World Cup match]. El Universal (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 June 2006. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
^ "Valdivia, Javier". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

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