Ignacio Flores Ocaranza (31 July 1953 – 11 August 2011) was a Mexican professional footballer who played as a right-back.
 Flores playing for Cruz Azul | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ignacio Flores Ocaranza | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Date of death | 11 August 2011 (aged 58) | ||
| Place of death | Cuernavaca, Mexico | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1990 | Cruz Azul | 522 | (13) |
| International career | |||
| 1975–1981 | Mexico | 14[1] | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editBorn in Mexico City, Flores spent his entire professional career with Cruz Azul.[2]
He also represented Mexico at international level, and participated at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[3]
Personal life
editFlores was killed when a truck carrying his family was attacked by gunmen in August 2011.[4]
His brother, Luis Flores, also was a Mexico international footballer.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Mexico's all-time World Cup XI: create your own". The Guardian. 29 May 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Ignacio Flores". National-Football-Teams.com.
- ^ Ignacio Flores – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ "World Cup Trivia - Fathers, Sons and Brothers, Uncles and Nephews". RSSSF. 2 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 February 2015.
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