The world of football is in mourning, because during the afternoon of this May 9 the unfortunate death of the well-known Five Cups, Antony the total carbajal at the age of 93 in the city of León, Guanajuato. In his last days, the historic Real España and León goalkeeper was in a hospital due to a high blood pressure problem.
The historic goalkeeper Tri has the honor of being recognized as the first footballer to attend five different editions of the most important national team championship in sport. Even the total was also known as the Five Cupsa nickname totally in keeping with his condition and which was only matched more than 30 years later.
Carbajal’s career, like many who turn professional, started in the streets of their homes. As he has told in various interventions, as well as for the official site of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).
The man born on June 7, 1929 narrated that his passion for football began in his childhood while he was playing with other children in the neighborhood where he lived in the San Rafael area in the Cuauhtémoc mayor’s office. in 1950 joined Club León where he remained until his retirement in 1966. With this team he won two league championships.
“My story began on the pavement. When you are a child, you love to play with anything. We would go to the Chapultepec golf course, we would steal one of the little balls they play with, and a friend would roll it up with newspaper and very carefully so that it could roll. This is how my love for soccer began, ”he remarked.
Within the national representative, the total made its professional debut with Real España (1948) before turning 20 and after two years of becoming a starter he had his first call with the senior team of the Mexican National Team. He played his first World Cup duel in Brazil 1950but not only that, but he did it in the mythical Maracana Stadium.
“I liked that about traveling. I had never played in front of so many people, it was impressive. I just heard the shouts of ‘Brazil, Brazil!’ and at the same time it gave me courage and motivated me. So we had to endure. Although, of course, they were much better than us and we finished 4-0″, related Tota. In that cup, El Tri finished at the bottom of group A with 10 goals against, for only two in favor.
After the edition in South America, the goalkeeper did not let go of the Tri goal in the following four editions: Switzerland 1958, Sweden 1958, Chile 1962 and England 1966. As a referent of the three suits, the total He played 11 World Cup matches in which he conceded 25 goals.
With the national team he was also at the London Olympics in 1948, although he did not play any games.
Global football personalities would be added to his historic feat: Lothar Matthaus (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994 and 1998 with Germany) Lionel Messi (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 with Argentina), Cristiano Ronaldo (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022 with Portugal) and Gianluigi Buffon (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014 with Italy).
with Mexico, Rafael Marquez (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014), Guillermo Ochoa and Andres Guardado (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018 and 2022) would follow in his footsteps decades later.
His success on the field was not only limited in that sense, as his experience transferred to the benches of the Moreliawhere he broke a record by staying there for more or less 10 years; Peasant Athleteswith which he was promoted to First Division, Leon and also with Tanners Union.
