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Ricardo Peláez

Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Peláez Linares
Date of birth	March 14, 1963 (1963-03-14) (age 46)
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Retired
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1985–1987	América	17	(0)
1987–1997	Necaxa	352	(138)
1997–1998	América	33	(17)
1998–2000	Guadalajara	42	(15)
National team
1989–1999	Mexico	43	(16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Ricardo Peláez Linares (born March 14, 1963) is a former Mexican footballer. He represented Mexico at the FIFA World Cup in 1998. He scored two goals, in the group matches against South Korea - a 3-1 win for Mexico - and a 2-2 draw with Netherlands.

[edit] Club career

Ricardo started his career as an accountant. After finishing his studies in accounting, Ricardo started to work doing public accountancy which he believed was something extremely boring and tiresome. Soccer being his hobby and passion, he decided to go for trials at Club América. Even though he was 23 at that time, the headhunters at the club instantly recognized him as a "crack" and decided to place him in the first team right away.

Even though Ricardo started his career with America, he has claimed to be a boyhood fan of not only Club América, but of Necaxa as well. He is the leading scorer in Necaxa's history with 138 goals since his arrival in 1987 and his departure in 1997.

Pelaez moved back with America for one year to which after wards joined rival Guadalajara in the winter of 1998. In 2000 he was forced into retirement due to various knee injuries at the age of 35. Peláez scored 172 goals and registered 40 assists in his career.

He was commemorated in Necaxa's new facilities in Aguascalientes when a training field was named after him.

[edit] International career

Peláez was part of the Mexico's 1998 FIFA World Cup squad, scoring two goals in the tournament. Peláez scored the equalizer against South Korea in a 3–1 win. Peláez scored his second goal of the tournament in a 2–2 draw against the Netherlands. Overall Peláez capped 43 times for Mexico and scored 16 goals.

[edit] International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	August 10, 1989	Los Angeles, United States	Korea Republic	4–2	Win	1989 Los Angeles Cup
2.	August 10, 1989	Los Angeles, United States	Korea Republic	4–2	Win	1989 Los Angeles Cup
3.	August 10, 1989	Los Angeles, United States	Korea Republic	4–2	Win	1989 Los Angeles Cup
4.	August 10, 1989	Los Angeles, United States	Korea Republic	4–2	Win	1989 Los Angeles Cup
5.	March 20, 1990	Los Angeles, United States	Uruguay	2–1	Win	Friendly
6.	April 17, 1990	Los Angeles, United States	Colombia	2–0	Win	Friendly
7.	January 11, 1996	San Diego, United States	Saint Vincent	5–0	Win	1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
8.	January 11, 1996	San Diego, United States	Saint Vincent	5–0	Win	1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
9.	May 29, 1996	Mori, Japan	Japan	2–3	Loss	1996 Kirin Cup
10.	September 15, 1996	Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Saint Vincent	3–0	Win	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
11.	September 15, 1996	Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Saint Vincent	3–0	Win	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
12.	November 20, 1996	Los Angeles, United States	El Salvador	3–1	Win	Friendly
13.	May 20, 1998	Oslo, Norway	Norway	2–5	Loss	Friendly
14.	May 20, 1998	Oslo, Norway	Norway	2–5	Loss	Friendly
15.	June 13, 1998	Lyon, France	Korea Republic	3–1	Win	1998 FIFA World Cup
16.	June 25, 1998	Saint-Étienne, France	Netherlands	2–2	Draw	1998 FIFA World Cup

[edit] Post career

As of 2004, Peláez has been a commentator for football matches on Mexican television station Televisa. Pelaez has also lent his voice alongside Enrique Bermudez to be the Spanish language commentators for the three most recent FIFA videogames.

[edit] External links

• Ricardo Peláez stats at MedioTiempo.com (Spanish)

v • d • e Mexico squad – 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners (2nd title) 2 Suárez • 5 Davino • 6 Lara • 7 Ramírez • 8 García Aspe • 9 Peláez • 10 L. García • 11 Hernández • 14 del Olmo • 15 Blanco • 16 Astiva • 18 A. García • 19 Campos • 20 Rizo • 21 Gutiérrez • 46 Villa • Coach: Milutinović

v • d • e Mexico squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Campos • 2 Suárez • 3 J. Sánchez • 4 Villa • 5 Davino • 6 Bernal • 7 Ramírez • 8 García Aspe • 9 Peláez • 10 García • 11 Blanco • 12 O. Sánchez • 13 Pardo • 14 Lara • 15 Hernández • 16 Terrazas • 17 Palencia • 18 Carmona • 19 Luna • 20 Ordiales • 21 Arellano • 22 Pérez • Coach: Lapuente