Vicente Pereda
Mexican footballer (born 1941)
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Vicente Pereda Mier (born 18 July 1941) is a Mexican former professional footballer.
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Pereda in 1970 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Vicente Pereda Mier | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1941 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1960–1976 | Toluca | 322 | (119) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1963–1970 | Mexico | 21 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Vicente spent his entire career at Deportivo Toluca F.C., winning three Liga MX titles and one Concacaf Champions League title in 1968. He also won two consecutive championships in 1966-67 and 1967-68 under coach Ignacio Trelles and the championship of 1974-75 before his retirement. He was the top scorer of Liga MX in 1969-70. He also is the top ninth score of the history in the club with 119 goals.
Career
Born in Toluca, State of Mexico, Pereda began playing youth football for local side River Plate Coyoacán, before joining Deportivo Toluca F.C.'s reserves.[2] He debuted in the Mexican Primera Division with Toluca in 1960, and would score 119 league goals during a 17-year career with the club.[3]
Pereda competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where the Mexican team placed fourth.[4]
With the Mexico national football team he played 21 matches scoring 6 goals, but he never managed to attend a World Cup.
Honours
Player
Toluca
- Mexican Primera División: 1966-67, 1967–68, 1974–75
- Campeón de Campeones: 1966-67, 1967–68
- CONCACAF Champions League: 1968
Individual
- Copa MX Top Scorer: 1966–67
- Pan American Games Top Scorer: 1967
- Mexican Primera División Top Scorer: 1969–70
Mexico
