Francisco Jara Garibay (3 February 1941 – 2 February 2024) was a Mexican

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

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for

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

at the

1966 FIFA World Cup The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial Association football, football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was played in England from 11 to 30 July 1966. England defeated West Germany 4–2 in the 1966 FI ...

. He also played for

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( ; ) is the capital and the most populous city in the western Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco, as well as the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population ...

. Jara died on 2 February 2024.

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1941 births 2024 deaths Mexican men's footballers Mexico men's international footballers Men's association football forwards 1966 FIFA World Cup players Liga MX players Tigres UANL footballers Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco CONCACAF Champions Cup–winning players 20th-century Mexican sportsmen {{Mexico-footy-forward-1940s-stub