Raúl Rodrigo Lara Tovar (born 28 February 1973) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Full name | Raúl Rodrigo Lara Tovar | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1973-02-28) 28 February 1973 (age 49) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
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Current team | América (Assistant) | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
1990–2002 | América | 386 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2003 | San Luis | 18 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Puebla | 30 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2004–2005 | BUAP | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
1996–2000 | Mexico | 39 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||
2010–2013 | América Reserves and Academy | |||||||||||||||
2010–2013 | América (Assistant) | |||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | América Reserves and Academy | |||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | América Coapa (Assistant) | |||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | América Reserves and Academy | |||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | América Premier (Assistant) | |||||||||||||||
2018–2022 | América Reserves and Academy | |||||||||||||||
2022– | América (Assistant) | |||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 14, 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 22, 2007 |
Lara was a member of the Mexico national team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, playing three games at the tournament. He participated also at 1996 Summer Olympics. Famous for two mistakes that caused Mexico's elimination against Germany in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Mexico squad – 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners (2nd title) | ||
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Mexico men's football squad – 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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Mexico squad – 1997 Copa América third place | ||
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Mexico squad – 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup | ||
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Mexico squad – 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners (3rd title) | ||
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Mexico squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup | ||
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Mexico squad – 1999 Copa América third place | ||
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CONCACAF Gold Cup awards | |
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Golden Ball | |
Golden Boot |
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Best Young Player | |
Golden Glove |
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