Nicolás Navarro (Mexican footballer) explained

Nicolás Navarro
Birth Date:17 September 1963
Birth Place:Mexico
Height:1.84 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:1983–1997
Clubs1:Necaxa
Caps1:480
Goals1:0
Years2:1997–1998
Clubs2:Cruz Azul
Caps2:10
Goals2:0
Years3:1998–1999
Clubs3:Pachuca
Caps3:23
Goals3:0
Years4:2001–2003
Clubs4:Necaxa
Caps4:53
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:566
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:1993–1995
Nationalteam1:Mexico
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:2004
Managerclubs1:Necaxa (Assistant)
Manageryears2:2006
Managerclubs2:Cruz Azul (Assistant)
Manageryears3:2009–2010
Managerclubs3:Monterrey (Goalkeeping coach)
Manageryears4:2010–2013
Managerclubs4:Mexico (Goalkeeping coach)
Manageryears5:2014–2015
Managerclubs5:Monterrey (Goalkeeping coach)
Manageryears6:2015–2021
Managerclubs6:Santos Laguna (Goalkeeping coach)

Nicolás Navarro (born 17 September 1963) is a Mexican former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Navarro made over 400 appearances as goalkeeper for Necaxa, remaining with the club during its rise to the top of the Mexico league in the mid-1990s. He made his debut during the 1983–84 season, emerging as starting goalkeeper after the departure of Adrián Chávez in 1985.[1] During the next decade, he served as Necaxa's number-one keeper, including the championship seasons of 1994–95 and 1995–96. Navarro departed for Cruz Azul for the Invierno 1997 campaign and won a third championship, but played sparingly and did not appear in the final as the young Óscar Pérez became the preferred starter.[2] He left for promoted Pachuca in 1998, again spending much of his time on the bench, before returning to Necaxa for the concluding years of his career. He completed his last top-flight season in 2003 with Necaxa at the age of 39.[3]

International career

Navarro also earned three caps with the Mexico national team. He was an unused substitute at the 1993 Copa America, in which Mexico finished second, but did not make his international debut until a 5–1 victory over Hungary on 14 December 1994.[4] He was also a member of the first international squads called up by Bora Milutinovic during his second stint in charge of Mexico, and was a member of the Mexican sides that took part at the 1995 King Fahd Cup and the 1995 Copa América. Navarro's final international appearance came in a 4–1 home loss to Yugoslavia in Monterrey on 15 November 1995.[5]

He played in the 1983 FIFA U-20 World Cup, in which Mexico national team was eliminated in Round One, having drawn with Australia but lost to Scotland and South Korea.[6] Navarro, as goalkeeper, conceded four goals in the competition.[7] [8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Necaxa - Equipos - mediotiempo.com . January 10, 2013.
  2. Web site: León 1 - 1 Cruz Azul - mediotiempo.com . January 10, 2013.
  3. Web site: Nicolás Navarro - Necaxa - mediotiempo.com . January 10, 2013.
  4. Web site: Morrison . Neil . International Matches 1994 - Intercontinental, September-December . February 2, 2005 . January 10, 2013.
  5. Web site: Courtney . Barrie . International Matches 1995 - Intercontinental, October-December . February 2, 2005 . January 10, 2013.
  6. Web site: FIFA Player Statistics: Nicolas NAVARRO . https://web.archive.org/web/20121111025425/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=180915/index.html . dead . November 11, 2012 . 14 January 2011 .
  7. Web site: FIFA World Youth Championship Mexico 1983 Match Report: Mexico - Australia . https://web.archive.org/web/20071123031846/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=191120/matches/match=30715/report.html . dead . November 23, 2007 . 14 January 2011 .
  8. Web site: FIFA World Youth Championship Mexico 1983 Match Report: Korea Republic - Mexico . https://web.archive.org/web/20071123031926/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=191120/matches/match=30723/report.html . dead . November 23, 2007 . 14 January 2011 .
  9. Web site: FIFA World Youth Championship Mexico 1983 Match Report: Mexico - Scotland . https://web.archive.org/web/20071123032007/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=191120/matches/match=30731/report.html . dead . November 23, 2007 . 14 January 2011 .