SOCCER 1957 Campeonato 1 Club Deportivo Guadalajara SA DE CV Medal

Description

Own a piece of Soccer History!  1956 - 1957 were their premier years.  Won tons of awards. Lots of famous players!!
Campeonato 1, 1956 - 1957, Club Deportivo Guadalajara SA DE CV
Reverse: 3/1/1957, "Chololo" Diaz, "Tubo" Gomez, "Ghato" Nuno, "Tigre" Sepalveas, "Jamaicon" Villegas, "Bigoron" Jasso, "Pancho" Flores, Sebas, Ponce, "Pina" Arellano, "Tecnico" Donaldo Ross, "Chava" Reyes, and "Mellona" Gutierrez.
PLEASE FORGIVE ANY MISSPELLING
This medal is appx 36mm in diameter.
Mixed metals.
Gorgeous, highly collectible piece.  Very rare!
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El Campeonísimo (1955–1970)
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During the 1956 season, players such as
Salvador "Chava" Reyes
,
Jaime "El Tubo" Gomez
, Isidoro Lopez, and
José Villegas
were part of what is considered one of the finest teams in Mexican football history, El Campeonísimo. Guadalajara won its first championship during this season due to a last minute goal scored by Salvador Reyes. Led by coaches such as Donald Russ and Javier de la Torre in subsequent years, the team won seven league championships, two cups, three CONCACAF titles and seven Champion of Champions titles. It was the only team in Mexico's football history to win four league championships in a row, during the 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, and 1961–62 seasons.
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El Campeonísimo became internationally recognized and, in 1964 played several matches in Europe against such teams as
FC Barcelona
,
Werder Bremen
, and
Lille Olympique
, resulting in two victories, four draws and four losses for the team.
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