Jaime Belmonte

Jaime Belmonte

Personal information
Full name	Jaime Belmonte Magdaleno
Date of birth	8 October 1934
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Date of death	21 January 2009 (aged 74)
Place of death	Irapuato, Mexico
Playing position	Midfielder, Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1955–1959	Cuautla	89
1959–1970	Irapuato	349	(125)
National team^‡
1957–1966	Mexico	7	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 2012. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 2012

Jaime Belmonte Magdaleno (8 October 1934 – 21 January 2009), was a Mexican footballer, known as El Flaco (The Slim Man), He was also called El héroe de Solna (The hero of Solna), in reference to his goal scored vs Wales in the city of Solna during the 1958 World Cup earning Mexico's first point in a world cup.^[1]

Career

Born in Mexico City, Belmonte began playing professional football with Deportivo Cuautla. He made 89 appearances for the club from 1955 to 1959.^[2] In 1959, he joined Deportivo Irapuato. In 13 seasons with Irapuato, Belmonte scored 125 goals.^[3]

International

Belmonte played for the Mexico national football team at the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden. He scored the goal in a 1–1 draw with Wales in Solna, earning Mexico its first point at the World Cup hence earning the nickname the hero of Solna.^[3]

Personal

Belmonte died from cancer at age 74.^[4]

In 2012 Belmonte received a statue in his honor outside Irapuato's stadium Estadio Sergio León Chávez .

References

1. Correo de Guanajuato
2. "La historia del ex Arrocero Jaime Belmonte" (in Spanish). El Sol de Cuautla. 3 February 2009.
3. "Murió Jaime Belmonte" [Jaime Belmonte died] (in Spanish). Esto. 22 January 2009.
4. "¿Quién fue Jaime Belmonte?" [Who was Jaime Belmonte] (in Spanish). Televisa Deportes. 21 January 2009.

External links

• Jaime Belmonte – FIFA competition record
• Jaime Belmonte at National-Football-Teams.com