Carlos Lara

Argentine-born Mexican footballer and coach (1934–2001)

Carlos Lara
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Armando Lara Torres
Date of birth	(1934-07-27)July 27, 1934
Place of birth	Bahía Blanca, Argentina
Date of death	May 20, 2001(2001-05-20) (aged 66)
Place of death	Mexico City
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1953–1955	Ferro	40	(18)
1956	River Plate	4	(3)
1956–1966	Zacatepec		(120)
1966–1967	Toluca		(6)
1967–1969	Necaxa		(5)
International career
1961–1962	Mexico	4	(0)
Managerial career
1972–1975	Zacatepec
1975	Laguna
1978–1979	Veracruz
1983–1984	Oaxtepec
1984–1985	Santos Laguna
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Armando Lara Torres , also known as El Charro was an Argentine-born naturalized-Mexican citizen footballer and coach. Born in 1934 in Argentina, Lara died in Mexico City in 2001.^[1]

Club career

Born in Argentina, Lara began his football career with Ferro and River Plate.^[2] In 1956, he moved to Mexico where he played for Zacatepec, scoring 112 goals and being the top league scorer three times, two of which were consecutive.^[3] Lara began to decline in his later years, only achieving eight goals in the 1964-65 season.

He was then sold to Toluca, where he only scored six goals the entire season, then to Necaxa where he scored five in two seasons.^[1]

International career

As a naturalized Mexican, he was eligible to play on the Selección de fútbol de México (Mexico national team). Lara debuted on 19 October 1961 in the 1962 World Cup qualifying round, participating in two games against Paraguay national team.^[4] He would play two more friendlies in 1962 against Argentina and Colombia, but was unable to travel to the World Cup because of an injury.^[5]

International appearances

International Caps
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1.	29 October 1961	Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City, Mexico	Paraguay	1–0	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	5 November 1961	Estadio Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay	Paraguay	0–0	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.	28 March 1962	Estadio Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Argentina	0–1	Friendly
4.	1 April 1962	El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia	Colombia	1–0	Friendly

References

^ ^a ^b Rosas, Sergio Luis (3 December 2008). "Recuerdos del Ayer: Carlos "Charro" Lara" (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón.
^ "Carlos el Charro Lara" (in Spanish). Torito Casale, Balompié. 28 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07.
^ "Ya no hay jugadores para el Zacatepec" (in Spanish). El Sol de Cuernavaca. 6 April 2013.
^ "Top 7 mejores jugadores naturalizados del Tri:carlos-lara-argentina". FTBpro. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2013-10-08.
^ "Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A. C". Femexfut.org.mx. Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2013-10-08.