Ignacio Trelles Campos (31 July 1916 – 24 March 2020) was a Mexican

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player and

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. As a player with

Club Necaxa Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Club Necaxa, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Aguascalientes (city), Aguascalientes. It competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican ...

, they won three Mexican championships. Later he coached amongst others the Mexico national team. A seasoned and decorated manager, Trelles managed 1083 club matches, with 463 wins, 319 draws and 301 losses. He took

Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V., commonly referred to as Cruz Azul, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football league system, Mexican footba ...

to consecutive México Primera División (Mexico First Division) championships,

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

and

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; a feat the team has yet to repeat.

Early life

Trelles was born in Guadalajara. As a child, he was very athletic, engaging in many different sports. In his teenage years, Trelles's family relocated to San Miguel Chapultepec where he regularly played football in the streets.

Club career

Trelles made his senior debut with

in 1934. The club won the

Mexican Primera División Liga MX, also known as Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Mexico and the highest level of the Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Liga Mayor (1943–1949) and also as Primera Divi ...

three times, in 1934–35, 1936–37 and 1937–38 and the

Copa MX Copa MX, also known as Copa Corona MX for sponsorship reasons, was an association football competition in Mexico and the domestic cup tournament for clubs at the highest and second levels of Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Copa ...

once, in 1934–35. In 1943, after nine years at Necaxa, Trelles joined the ranks of

Club América Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...

and played with the ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles) for three years before moving to

C.F. Monterrey Club de Fútbol Monterrey Rayados, A.C., simply known as Monterrey or by its nickname Rayados, is a Mexican professional association football, football club based in the Monterrey metropolitan area, Nuevo León, that plays in Liga MX, the top d ...

in 1946. In 1948 he played in the United States with the Chicago Vikings. He retired from playing in February 1948 with Atlante F.C., having suffered a fractured tibia and fibula in his right leg.

Coaching career

He had seven tenures as coach of the

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in 106 international matches and was in charge of the Mexico squads at two

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tournaments:

1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ...

and

1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...

. He guided Mexico to their first win in a FIFA World Cup when they defeated

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3–1 in the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile. At the 1962 FIFA World Cup, Mexico finished eleventh, which was their best ranking in a World Cup outside home soil until

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where they also ranked eleventh.

Later life

Trelles turned 100 in July 2016. He died of a heart attack on 24 March 2020 at the age of 103, in

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.Don Ignacio Trelles "murió en paz y en casa"

Honours

Player

Necaxa *

: 1934–35, 1936–37, 1937–38 *

Copa México Copa MX, also known as Copa Corona MX for sponsorship reasons, was an association football competition in Mexico and the domestic cup tournament for clubs at the highest and second levels of Mexican football league system. Formerly known as Copa ...

: 1934–35

Manager

Marte *

: 1953–54 Zacatepec *Mexican Primera División: 1954–55, 1957–58 Toluca *Mexican Primera División: 1966–67, 1967–68 *

CONCACAF Champions' Cup The CONCACAF Champions Cup, formerly known as CONCACAF Champions League (2008–2023), is an international association football competition organized by CONCACAF as its top continental tournament for clubs from North America, Central America, a ...

1968 Events January–February * January 1968, January – The I'm Backing Britain, I'm Backing Britain campaign starts spontaneously. * January 5 – Prague Spring: Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Cze ...

Cruz Azul *Mexican Primera División: 1978–79, 1979–80 Atlante *CONCACAF Champions' Cup:

1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...

Mexico * CONCACAF Championship:

1965 Events January–February * January 14 – The First Minister of Northern Ireland and the Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years. * January 20 ** Lyndon B. Johnson is Second inauguration of Lynd ...

Pan American Games The Pan American Games, known as the Pan Am Games, is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas. It features thousands of athletes participating in competitions to win different summer sports. It is held among athletes from nations of th ...

1967 Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of ...

References

External links

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Official Mexico national team coaching statistics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Trelles, Ignacio 1916 births 2020 deaths Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco 1962 FIFA World Cup managers 1966 FIFA World Cup managers Mexican men centenarians Men's association football midfielders Mexican men's footballers Mexican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Mexican expatriate sportspeople in the United States Club Necaxa footballers Club América footballers C.F. Monterrey players Chicago Vikings players North American Soccer Football League players Atlante F.C. footballers Mexican football managers Mexico national football team managers Cruz Azul managers Deportivo Toluca F.C. managers 20th-century Mexican sportsmen