Carlos Lara


Carlos Armando Lara Torres , also known as El Charro was an Argentine-born naturalized-Mexican citizen footballer and coach. Born in 1934 in Argentina, Lara died in Mexico City in 2001.

Club career

Born in Argentina, Lara began his football career with Ferro Carril Oeste|Ferro] and River Plate. In 1956, he moved to Mexico where he played for Zacatepec, scoring 112 goals and being the top List of [Mexican league top scorers#Profesional Era|league scorer] three times, two of which were consecutive. Lara began to decline in his later years, only achieving eight goals in the 1964–65 season.
He was then sold to Toluca, where he only scored six goals the entire season, then to Necaxa where he scored five in two seasons.

International career

As a naturalized Mexican, he was eligible to play on the Selección de fútbol de México. Lara debuted on 19 October 1961 in the 1962 [FIFA World Cup qualification|1962 World Cup qualifying round], participating in two games against Paraguay national team. He would play two more friendlies in 1962 against Argentina and Colombia, but was unable to travel to the World Cup because of an injury.

International appearances