Edoardo Isella D'Gómez Ventoza (born 9 October 1980), known as Edoardo Isella, is a Mexican former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defender. He is known as one of the first
Afro-Mexicans to debut for
CD Guadalajara.
Early life
Isella was born in
Tuxtla Gutiérrez,
Chiapas
Chiapas (; Tzotzil and Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises 124 municipalities ...
to a
Afro-Honduran father and a
Mexican mother.
International career
Isella was
eligible to play for
Mexico
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or
Honduras at international level. He opted to represent the former after joining the youth academy of Mexican nationalist club
Guadalajara.
/ref> He managed to get an early call-up to the Mexico national football team
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Mexico has qualified to seventeen World Cups and has qualified con ...
by coach Enrique Meza after having a standout 2000–01 season with the Guadalajara first team.
See also
* Afro-Mexicans
References
External links
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1980 births
Living people
People from Tuxtla Gutiérrez
Footballers from Chiapas
Mexican footballers
Association football central defenders
Association football fullbacks
C.D. Guadalajara footballers
Tigres UANL footballers
Cruz Azul footballers
Chiapas F.C. footballers
Club América footballers
Premier League of Belize players
Ascenso MX players
Liga MX players
Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala players
Mexico international footballers
Mexican expatriate footballers
Mexican expatriates in Belize
Expatriate footballers in Belize
Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala
Expatriate footballers in Guatemala
Mexican people of Honduran descent
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