The Chivas de Guadalajara have a very marked tradition in their history that is not to play with foreign footballers, So there have been many comments for and against, especially for the new generations who support the Sacred Ramat, but it is an issue that for the sake of statutes inside the Club Guadalajara it cannot be modified.
Although the Sacred Flock was founded as the Union Club in 1908 by French, Belgians, Swiss and Mexicans that were in the Tapatía Pearl, little by little the Kids of Guadalajara were losing foreign elements until the campaign 1926-1927, when the Mexican football he was not yet considered a professional.
Great myths in the history of Guadalajara
Who was the last foreigner to play on the team?
To answer this question, the first thing we need to do is contextualize what the beginnings of football were like in Mexico.
– Dades Chivas = Joel González = (@DATOS_CHIVAS)
April 21, 2020
In that season the last foreigner played at Chivas de Guadalajara and it was the French Enrique Pellat, according to Joel González, statistician and author of the books “Legends of Guadalajara”.
Over the years, the presence of more Mexican players and fewer foreigners became more noticeable.
The last foreign player to play in the Ramat was not the Spanish Angel Bolumar.
This is the Frenchman Enrique Pellat, who did it in the 1926-1927 campaign. pic.twitter.com/ymQedzTbNq
– Dades Chivas = Joel González = (@DATOS_CHIVAS)
April 21, 2020
From that moment on ramat Sagrat decided not to have in their ranks items that were not born in Mexico or that they are not children of Mexican parents. And while there are some cases of players who were not born in the country, they have the national passport that allows them to dress in the white and red jersey.
Jorge Vergara strengthened the tradition of “Mexican suns”
When Jorge Vergara acquired Club Guadalajara in 2002, he said that his only intention was to prove the quality of Mexican players, so there is no reason to think that in the recent future there is the slightest possibility that there will be foreigners. a Chivas.
In this sense, the institutional statutes have become more and more entrenched, although there are criticisms in some sectors of the mexican football, arguing that at Chivas de Guadalajara they are given more consideration than other clubs because they do not have the ease of hiring the talent of foreigners, but it is a reality that their tradition and history, converge to make their fans feel more identified.
No, a change of DT is required