Enrique Borja

Not to be confused with Enrique Javier Borja.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Borja and the second or maternal family name is García.

Enrique David Borja García (born 30 December 1945) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward.^[1]

Enrique Borja

Borja in 1970
Personal information
Full name	Enrique David Borja García
Date of birth	(1945-12-30) 30 December 1945 (age 79)
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1969	UNAM	112	(69)
1969–1977	América	191	(99)
Total		303	(168)
International career
1966–1975	Mexico	65	(31)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Borja was recruited by Universidad Nacional at the age of 17. He made his professional debut for the club on March 1, 1964 in a Copa Mexico match against Zacatepec, and made his league debut a year later. Borja quickly established himself as a key player, becoming the league's second-leading scorer during the 1968-69 season.

On March 27, 1969, Borja was transferred to Club América for a fee of 400,000 pesos. According to statements made by the club's president, the player's transfer was due to his desire for a salary increase, which the institution was unable to provide at that time. Borja, who was not in agreement with the transfer, sought to halt the move. On July 4, Borja and Club América reached an agreement.

Borja achieved notable success at Club América, leading the league in scoring for three consecutive seasons and winning two league titles. He scored over 100 goals in all competitions for the club. Borja retired from professional football on September 1977.

On the international stage, Borja made 65 appearances for Mexico over a nine-year period, scoring 31 goals. He represented Mexico at the FIFA World Cup in 1966 and 1970.

After retirement

Borja has been the club president of Club Necaxa and of the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación.

He was co-commentator for the American television network, Univision, for the FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 tournament (June – July 2006), with Fernando Fiore, a veteran Univision sports commentator.

On 31 October 2007, he signed as club president for Tigres UANL of Mexico after the destitution of Fernando Urdiales from the team. He was destituted of the Presidency of Tigres UANL 25 May 2009.

Honours

América

• Mexican Primera División: 1970–71, 1975–76
• Copa México: 1973–74
• Campeón de Campeones: 1976
• CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1977

Individual

• Mexican Primera División Top Scorer: 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.^[2]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 May 1966	Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City, Mexico	Chile	1–0	1–0	Friendly
2.	13 July 1966	Wembley Stadium, London, England	France	1–0	1–1	1966 FIFA World Cup
3.	5 January 1967	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Switzerland	2–0	3–0	Friendly
4.				3–0
5.	6 December 1967	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Hungary	1–1	2–1	Friendly
6.	21 May 1968	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Uruguay	2–2	3–3	Friendly
7.	10 July 1968	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Brazil	1–0	2–1	Friendly
8.				2–0
9.	16 October 1968	Estadio El Campín, Bogotá, Colombia	Colombia	1–0	1–0	Friendly
10.	20 October 1968	Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru	Peru	1–3	3–3	Friendly
11.	23 October 1968	Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile	Chile	1–3	1–3	Friendly
12.	26 October 1968	Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay	Uruguay	1–0	2–0	Friendly
13.	3 November 1968	Mineirão, Belo Horizonte, Brazil	Brazil	1–2	1–2	Friendly
14.	1 January 1969	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Italy	1–0	2–3	Friendly
15.	22 January 1969	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Denmark	3–0	3–0	Friendly
16.	22 May 1969	Estadio León, León, Mexico	Peru	1–0	3–0	Friendly
17.				2–0
18.	18 September 1971	Zentralstadion, Leipzig, East Germany	East Germany	1–1	1–1	Friendly
19.	30 September 1971	Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece	Greece	1–0	1–0	Friendly
20.	6 October 1971	Bermuda National Stadium, Hamilton, Bermuda	Bermuda	1–0	2–0	1971 CONCACAF Championship qualification
21.	13 October 1971	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Bermuda	1–0	4–0	1971 CONCACAF Championship qualification
22.	5 April 1972	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Peru	2–1	2–1	Friendly
23.	9 August 1972	Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru	Peru	1–0	2–3	Friendly
24.	16 August 1972	Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile	Chile	2–0	2–0	Friendly
25.	3 September 1972	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	United States	3–0	3–1	1973 CONCACAF Championship qualification
26.	12 October 1972	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Costa Rica	1–0	3–1	Friendly
27.				2–0
28.				3–0
29.	6 February 1973	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Argentina	1–0	2–0	Friendly
30.	8 December 1973	Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti	Haiti	1–0	1–0	1973 CONCACAF Championship
31.	24 August 1975	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	United States	1–0	2–0	Friendly

External links

• International statistics at rsssf
• Enrique Borja at National-Football-Teams.com
• Futbol Factory profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-04-30) (in Spanish)