Ricardo Peláez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ricardo Peláez

Mexican footballer

Date of Birth: 14-Mar-1963

Place of Birth: Mexico City, Mexico

Profession: association football player

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Ricardo Peláez Linares (born 14 March 1963) is a Mexican former footballer and executive who is most recently the Director of Football for Liga MX club Guadalajara. As a player, Peláez made his debut with Club América in 1985, before moving to Necaxa in 1987 and becoming a mainstay for the club, making over 300 appearances and scoring 138 goals, making him the club's all-time leading goalscorer.
He had a second stint with América in 1997, and transferred a year later to Guadalajara before retiring in 2000.
Peláez also represented the Mexico national team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. Following his retirement, Peláez became a commentator for Televisa Deportes.
In November 2011 he became Sporting President for Club América.
From October 2013 to July 2014 he was the Sporting Director of the Mexico national team, returning to América immediately following the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
He left his position as sporting president in April 2017.