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This is a Spanish name; the first family name is Hermosillo and the second is Goytortúa.
Carlos Hermosillo
Personal information
Full name Carlos Manuel Hermosillo Goytortúa
Date of birth August 14, 1964 (1964-08-14) (age 45)
Place of birth    Cerro Azul, Veracruz, Mexico
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Striker
Senior career1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1983–1989
1990
1990–1991
1991–1998
1998
1998–1999
1999–2000
2000
2001		 America
Standard Liege
CF Monterrey
Cruz Azul
Necaxa
Los Angeles Galaxy
America
Atlante F.C.
Chivas Guadalajara		 187 0(78)
005 00(1)
036 0(20)
239 (168)
028 0(13)
043 0(19)
018 00(8)
016 00(7)
036 00(7)   
National team
1984–1997  Mexico 090 0(35)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Carlos Manuel Hermosillo Goytortúa (born August 24, 1964 in linares del rio, Veracruz, Mexico) is a Mexican football player, one of the top all-time goalscorers for the Mexican national team. He's also known as "El Grandote de Cerro Azul".

Hermosillo started his club career with America during the 1983-84 season. He spent most of his club career in his native Mexico, also playing for Monterrey, Cruz Azul, Necaxa, Atlante, and Chivas. Carlos' best two seasons were in 1994-95 and 1995-96, when he scored 35 and 36 goals respectively for Cruz Azul, where he had his best years as a player.

Hermosillo made two ventures outside the country: to Belgium's Standard Liège in 1989-90 and to Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy for two seasons starting in 1998. For the Galaxy, he scored 14 goals and 15 assists in two regular seasons, adding five goals and an assist in the playoffs.

On August 17, 1986 he sparked an all-out war with Guadalajara's Fernando Quirarte later on involving others from either side. Which bought himself a 12 game suspension.

Hermosillo was once the all-time goalscoring lead for the Mexican national team with 35 goals (in 90 caps between 1984 and 1997). He played in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Since December 1st, 2006, Carlos Hermosillo was named the head of the Comision Nacional del Deporte, the Mexican government's office in charge of all sporting activities policy in the country. President Felipe Calderon designated him as part of his extended cabinet. After various scandals during Carlos' Hermosillo administration, finally President Felipe Calderon requested him to resign at his post after only 2 years in office. He became the first National Sports Minister to be fired by the President in Mexico.

After a 18 year career with eight different clubs, Hermosillo retired. He last played with Guadalajara in 2001.

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