Raúl Lara

Raúl Lara

Personal information
Full name	Raúl Rodrigo Lara Tovar
Date of birth	(1973-02-28) 28 February 1973 (age 48)
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	América U-20 (Assistant)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–2002	América	386	(3)
2003	San Luis	18	(0)
2003–2004	Puebla	30	(0)
2004–2005	Lobos 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–	América Reserves and Academy
Honours Representing  Mexico Winner CONCACAF Gold Cup 1998 Copa America 1997 Copa America 1999
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 14, 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 22, 2007

Raúl Rodrigo Lara Tovar (born 28 February 1973) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career[]

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.

He is now a member of the coaching staff at Zacatepec.

External links[]

• Raúl Lara at National-Football-Teams.com
• Raúl Lara – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (in Spanish)

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