Javier Valdivia

{{short description|Mexican footballer (born 1941)}}

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{{family name hatnote|Valdivia|Huerta|lang=Spanish}}

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|birth_place=Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

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|position= Forward

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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.{{cite web|publisher=LasChivasRayadas.com.mx|title=Volante Ferreo... Javier Valdivia Huerta|trans-title=Iron Midfielder ... Javier Valdivia Huerta|url=http://www.laschivasrayadas.com.mx/wiki/Volante_Ferreo..._Javier_Valdivia_Huerta|language=Spanish|date=4 July 2011|access-date=25 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613000311/https://www.laschivasrayadas.com.mx/wiki/volante_ferreo..._javier_valdivia_huerta|archive-date=13 June 2018|url-status=dead}}

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.{{cite web|work=El Universal|title=Consigue el Tri tercer triunfo consecutivo en debut del Mundial|trans-title=The Tricolores get third consecutive victory in opening World Cup match|author=Dávalos, Juan Antonio|url=http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/354879.html|language=Spanish|date=11 June 2006|access-date=25 January 2012|archive-date=17 June 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060617020439/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/354879.html|url-status=dead}}

Career statistics

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/18712/Javier_Valdivia.html|title=Valdivia, Javier|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=11 April 2017}}

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! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

1.28 March 1965Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala{{fb|SLV}}align=center | 2–0align=center | 2–01965 CONCACAF Championship
2.18 March 1970Estadio León, León, Mexico{{fb|PER}}align=center | 1–1align=center | 3–3Friendly
3.rowspan="2" | 7 June 1970rowspan="2" | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexicorowspan="2" | {{fb|SLV}}align=center | 1–0rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 4–0rowspan="2" | 1970 FIFA World Cup
4.align=center | 2–0
5.1 December 1970Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico{{fb|AUS}}align=center | 1–0align=center | 3–0Friendly

References

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