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{{short description|Mexican footballer (born 1964)}}
{{for|the Mexican politician (1977–2017)|Carlos Hermosillo Arteaga}}
{{family name hatnote|Hermosillo|Goytortúa|lang=Spanish}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Carlos Hermosillo
| image = Carlos Hermosillo.png
| caption = Hermosillo in 2017
| fullname = Carlos Manuel Hermosillo Goytortúa
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1964|8|24}}
| birth_place = [[Cerro Azul, Veracruz]], Mexico
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=2}}
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| years1 = 1983–1989
| clubs1 = [[Club América|América]]
| caps1 = 162
| goals1 = 73
| years2 = 1990
| clubs2 = [[Standard Liège]]
| caps2 = 5
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 1990–1991
| clubs3 = [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]]
| caps3 = 35
| goals3 = 20
| years4 = 1991–1998
| clubs4 = [[Cruz Azul]]
| caps4 = 215
| goals4 = 169
| years5 = 1998–1999
| clubs5 = [[Necaxa]]
| caps5 = 20
| goals5 = 13
| years6 = 1999
| clubs6 = [[LA Galaxy]]
| caps6 = 34
| goals6 = 14
| years7 = 2000
| clubs7 = [[Club América|América]]
| caps7 = 16
| goals7 = 5
| years8 = 2000
| clubs8 = [[Atlante F.C.|Atlante]]
| caps8 = 16
| goals8 = 7
| years9 = 2001
| clubs9 = [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]]
| caps9 = 34
| goals9 = 7
| totalcaps = 537
| totalgoals = 309
| nationalyears1 = 1984–1997
| nationalteam1 = [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]
| nationalcaps1 = 90
| nationalgoals1 = 34
}}

'''Carlos Manuel Hermosillo Goytortúa''' (born 24 August 1964) is a Mexican former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]]. He is also known as ''El Grandote de Cerro Azul'' ("The big tall one from Cerro Azul").

A prolific striker, Hermosillo stands as the all-time leading scorer for [[Cruz Azul]] and the second-highest goal scorer in the history of the Mexican football league, surpassed only by [[Cabinho (footballer)|Cabinho]]. Over an illustrious 18-year career, he secured seven [[Liga MX|Primera División]] titles and claimed the league’s top scorer honor in three consecutive seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/es/noticias/liga-mx-jugadores-tecnicos-mas-titulos|title=Liga MX: ¿Quiénes son los jugadores y técnicos con más títulos en la historia del futbol mexicano?|publisher=International Olympic Committee|language=es|date=25 May 2025}}</ref>

On the international stage, Hermosillo made 90 appearances and scored 34 goals. He represented Mexico at the [[FIFA World Cup]] in 1986 and 1994.

==Career==
Hermosillo started his club career with [[Club América|América]] during the 1983–84 season. He spent most of his club career in his native Mexico, also playing for [[C.F. Monterrey|Monterrey]], [[Cruz Azul]], [[Necaxa]], [[Atlante F.C.|Atlante]], and [[C.D. Guadalajara|Chivas]]. Carlos' best two seasons as a player were in 1994–95 and 1995–96, when he scored 35 and 36 goals respectively for Cruz Azul.

Hermosillo made two stints of career football outside Mexico: Belgium's [[Standard Liège]] in 1989–90 and [[Major League Soccer]]'s [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] in 1998–99. For Galaxy, he scored 14 goals and 15 assists in two regular seasons, adding five goals and an assist in the playoffs.

On 17 August 1986, he sparked an all-out war with Guadalajara's [[Fernando Quirarte]] that included others from either side; he was suspended for 12 games.

Hermosillo was once the all-time goalscoring leader for the national team with 34 goals in official matches and 35 goals in all matches (90 caps between 1984 and 1997). He played in the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]], in which he could not use his favoured no. 27 jersey due to FIFA's numbering rules for official competitions.

Since 1 December 2006, Carlos Hermosillo was named the minister of Mexico national sporting policy, ''Comisión Nacional del Deporte'' (National Commission for Sports). President [[Felipe Calderón]] included him in cabinet-level matters.

With an 18-year career with eight different clubs, Hermosillo retired. He last played with [[C.D. Guadalajara|Guadalajara]] in 2001. He had a retirement game playing with Cruz Azul, his favorite team before professional play was Cruz Azul, also he won a championship with Cruz Azul in 1997.

==Career statistics==
:''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hermosillo goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Carlos Hermosillo<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/hermosillo-intlg.html Carlos Hermosillo - Goals in International Matches]</ref>
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| style="text-align:center"|1 || 26 February 1985 || [[Unidad Deportiva Acapulco]], [[Acapulco]], Mexico || {{fb|FIN}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|2 || 22 September 1985|| [[CEFCU Stadium|Spartan Stadium]], [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], United States || {{fb|PER}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1– 0 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|3 || 10 December 1985 || [[Estadio Jalisco]], [[Guadalajara, Jalisco|Guadalajara]], Mexico || {{fb|KOR}} || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || 1985 Mexico Cup
|-
| style="text-align:center"|4 || 14 December 1985 || [[Estadio Nemesio Díez]], [[Toluca]], Mexico || {{fb|HUN}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || 1985 Mexico Cup
|-
| style="text-align:center"|5 || 6 October 1987 || Estadio Nemesio Díez, Toluca, Mexico || {{fb|CAN}} || style="text-align:center"|4–0 || style="text-align:center"|4–0 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|6 || 2 December 1987 || [[Santa Ana Stadium]], [[Santa Ana, California|Santa Ana]], United States || {{fb|GUY}} || style="text-align:center"|9–0 || style="text-align:center"|9–0 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|7 || 21 February 1989 || [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], Los Angeles, United States || {{fb|GUA}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || Friendship Cup
|-
| style="text-align:center"|8 || 28 June 1991 || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States || {{fb|JAM}} || style="text-align:center"|4–1 || style="text-align:center"|4–1 || [[1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|9 || 30 June 1991  || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States || {{fb|CAN}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–1 || 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|-
| style="text-align:center"|10 || 3 July 1991 || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States || {{fb|HON|1949}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
|-
| style="text-align:center"|11 || 7 October 1992 || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States || {{fb|SLV}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|12 || 14 October 1992 || [[Stadion Dresden|Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion]], [[Dresden]], Germany || {{fb|GER}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|13 || rowspan="4"|6 December 1992 || rowspan="4"|[[Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes|Estadio Azulgrana]], Mexico City, Mexico || rowspan="4"|{{fb|VIN}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || align=center rowspan="4"|11–0|| rowspan="4"|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|14 || style="text-align:center"|5–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|15 || style="text-align:center"|8–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|16 || style="text-align:center"|9–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|17 || 3 November 1993 || [[San Diego Stadium|Jack Murphy Stadium]], [[San Diego]], United States || {{fb|CHN}} || style="text-align:center"|3–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–0 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|18 || 19 January 1994 || Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, United States || {{fb|BUL}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|19 || 11 June 1994 || [[Miami Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]], [[Miami]], United States || {{fb|NIR}} || style="text-align:center"|3–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–0 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|20 || rowspan="2"|14 December 1994 || rowspan="2"|[[Estadio Azteca]], Mexico City, Mexico || rowspan="2"|{{fb|HUN}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || align=center rowspan="2"| 5–1 ||rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|21 || style="text-align:center"|2–1
|-
| style="text-align:center"|22 || 16 October 1996 || Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico || {{fb|JAM}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|23 || 30 October 1996 || Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico || {{fb|VIN}} || style="text-align:center"|4–0 || style="text-align:center"|5–1|| 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|24 || 6 November 1996 || Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico || {{fb|HON|1949}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–1|| 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|25 || 20 November 1996 || Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States || {{fb|SLV}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|3–1 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|26 || 17 January 1997 || Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, United States || {{fb|DEN}} || style="text-align:center"|3–1 || style="text-align:center"|3–1|| [[1997 U.S. Cup]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|27 || 19 February 1997 || [[Valley Children's Stadium|Bulldog Stadium]], [[Fresno, California|Fresno]], United States|| {{fb|GUA}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || Friendly
|-
| style="text-align:center"|28 || rowspan="2"|2 March 1997 || rowspan="2"|Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico || rowspan="2"|{{fb|CAN}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || align=center rowspan="2"|4–0|| rowspan="2"|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|29 || style="text-align:center"|3–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|30 || rowspan="3"|13 April 1997 || rowspan="3"|Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico || rowspan="3"|{{fb|JAM}} || style="text-align:center"|2–0 || align=center rowspan="3"|6–0|| rowspan="3"|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|31 || style="text-align:center"|3–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|32 || style="text-align:center"|4–0
|-
| style="text-align:center"|33 || 20 April 1997 || [[Foxboro Stadium]], [[Foxborough, Massachusetts|Foxborough]], United States  || {{fb|USA}} || style="text-align:center"|1–0 || style="text-align:center"|2–2|| 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|34 || 12 October 1997 || [[Commonwealth Stadium]], [[Edmonton]], Canada || {{fb|CAN}} || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| style="text-align:center"|35 || 9 November 1997 || Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico || {{fb|CRC}} || style="text-align:center"|3–1 || style="text-align:center"|3–3 || 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|}

==Honours==
'''América'''
*[[Liga MX|Mexican Primera División]]: [[1983–84 Mexican Primera División season|1983–84]], [[1984–85 Mexican Primera División season|1984–85]], [[1985–86 Mexican Primera División season#Prode-85|Prode-85]], [[1987–88 Mexican Primera División season|1987–88]], [[1988–89 Mexican Primera División season|1988–89]]
*[[Campeón de Campeones]]: [[1988 Campeón de Campeones|1988]], [[1989 Campeón de Campeones|1989]]
*[[CONCACAF Champions League|CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]: [[1987 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1987]]

'''Cruz Azul'''
*[[Liga MX|Mexican Primera División]]: [[1997–98 Mexican Primera División season#Torneo Invierno|Invierno 1997]]
*[[Copa MX|Copa México]]: [[1996–97 Copa México|1996–97]]
*[[CONCACAF Champions League|CONCACAF Champions' Cup]]: [[1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1996]], [[1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1997]]

'''Los Angeles Galaxy'''
*[[Supporters' Shield]]: [[1998 Major League Soccer season|1998]]
*[[Western Conference (MLS)|Western Conference Regular Season]]: [[1998 Major League Soccer season|1998]]

'''Necaxa'''
*[[Liga MX|Mexican Primera División]]: [[Primera División de México Invierno 1998|Invierno 1998]]

'''Individual'''
*[[Balón de Oro (Mexico)|Mexican Primera División]] Golden Ball: [[1994–95 Mexican Primera División season|1994–95]]
*[[List of Mexican league top scorers|Mexican Primera División]] Golden Boot: [[1993–94 Mexican Primera División season|1993–94]], [[1994–95 Mexican Primera División season|1994–95]], [[1995–96 Mexican Primera División season|1995–96]]
*[[Liga MX|Mexican Primera División]] Best Forward: [[1994–95 Mexican Primera División season|1994–95]], [[1995–96 Mexican Primera División season|1995–96]]
*[[CONCACAF Champions League|CONCACAF Champions' Cup]] Golden Boot: [[1996 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1996]], [[1997 CONCACAF Champions' Cup|1997]]
*[[Copa MX|Copa México]] Golden Boot: [[1995–96 Copa México|1995–96]], [[1996–97 Copa México|1996–97]]
*[[Major League Soccer All-Star Game|MLS All-Star]]: [[1999 Major League Soccer All-Star Game|1999]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 17, 1999 |title=1999 MLS All-Star Game |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/1999-mls-all-star-game-373142 |work=MLSsoccer.com |access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref>

'''Records'''
*[[Cruz Azul]] All Time Top Scorer: 198 goals

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{NFT player|13938}}
*[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/hermosillo-intlg.html International statistics] at [[rsssf]]

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