Manuel Rosas (footballer, born 1912)

Manuel Rosas Sánchez (17 April 1912 – 20 February 1989), nicknamed Chaquetas, was a Mexican footballer who participated in the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup.

Manuel Rosas
Personal information
Full name Manuel Rosas Sánchez
Date of birth (1912-04-17)17 April 1912
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Date of death 20 February 1989(1989-02-20) (aged 76)
Place of death Mexico City, Mexico
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1929-193? Atlante F.C. ? (?)
International career
1930 Mexico 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Scoring against Argentina from what was the first ever penalty in the competition, 18-year-old Rosas became the youngest goalscorer in the FIFA World Cup at the time, and today remains the second youngest, after Pelé. In the same match Rosas scored his only other goal for the national team, thereby becoming the first Mexican to score twice in the tournament. Three days earlier, Rosas had scored the first ever own goal in the competition, during a match against Chile.

His brother, Felipe Rosas, also played in the 1930 World Cup. Both were players of Atlante F.C. during the tournament.

International goals

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Mexico's goal tally first

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 19 July 1930 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay   Argentina 1–3 3–6 1930 FIFA World Cup
2. 2–5

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