Javier Cárdenas (footballer)

Mexican footballer (1952–2022)

Javier Cárdenas
Personal information

Full name	Javier Cárdenas Martínez
Date of birth	(1952-12-08)8 December 1952
Place of birth	San Rafael, Mexico City, Mexico
Date of death	25 June 2022(2022-06-25) (aged 69)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1978	Deportivo Toluca
1978–1985	Guadalajara	215	(15)
1985–1986	Irapuato
International career
1975–1979	Mexico	12	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Javier Cárdenas Martínez (8 December 1952 – 25 June 2022)^[1] was a Mexican football midfielder who played for Mexico in the 1978 FIFA World Cup.^[2] He also played for Deportivo Toluca.

References

^ Muere el exjugador de las Chivas, Javier 'Hijín' Cárdenas a los 69 años (in Spanish)
^ 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina Archived 20 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine