Vicente Pereda Mier (born 18 July 1941) is a Mexican former professional footballer.

Vicente Pereda
Pereda in 1970
Personal information
Full name Vicente Pereda Mier
Date of birth (1941-07-18) 18 July 1941 (age 83)
Place of birth Toluca, México
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1976 Toluca 322 (119)
International career
1963–1970 Mexico 26 (1)
Medal record
Football
Pan American Games
Representing  Mexico
Gold medal – first place 1967 Winnipeg Football
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vicente spent his entire career at Deportivo Toluca F.C., winning three Liga MX titles and one Concacaf Champions League title in 1968. He also won two consecutive championships in 1966-67 and 1967-68 under coach Ignacio Trelles and the championship of 1974-75 before his retirement. He was the top scorer of Liga MX in 1967-68. He also is the top ninth score of the history in the club with 119 goals.

Career

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Born in Toluca, Pereda began playing youth football for local side River Plate Coyoacán, before joining Deportivo Toluca F.C.'s reserves.[2] He debuted in the Mexican Primera Division with Toluca in 1960, and would score 119 league goals during a 17-year career with the club.[3]

Pereda competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where the Mexican team placed fourth.[4]

Honours

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Player

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Deportivo Toluca F.C.

References

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  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Villareal, Dante (6 January 2003). "Vicente Pereda, el Diablo Mayor" [Vicente Pereda, the Devil Mayor] (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo.
  3. ^ "Entregan reconocimiento a Vicente Pereda" [Recognition given to Vicente Pereda] (in Spanish). Record.com.mx. 14 April 2011.
  4. ^ "Profile: Vicente Pereda". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
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Association 1
INTERN 1
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