Mexico and its young players return to one of the most important showcases in the world
Mexico returned to the tournament Maurice Revellopreviously called Hopes of Toulon. This contest brought together teams from all over the world in the category Sub-23 and now Sub-21 so that the players have international experience and can be seen by some of the scouts of the best clubs in the world.
This competition is one of the most important showcases in the world due to the projection it gives to the players who participate, since world soccer stars have paraded in that French province.
From Hugo Sanchez until Zinedine Zidaneas well as Dani Alves o Cristiano Ronaldoever played with their national teams on those courts in the province of Toulon in Francea situation that led them to take off in their careers.
Let’s remember some of the national and international figures who have paraded in the “Esperanzas de Toulon-Maurice Revello” tournament.
Nationals
Hugo Sanchez
The ‘Pentapichichi’ participated twice in this contest. First in 1975 when they were in fourth place and in 1976 they climbed a rung to finish in third place. At that time, Hugo was a member of the Pumas and spent six years with the university team with a brief stint with the San Diego Sockers. For 1981, he went to Atlético de Madrid and it was partly because of what he did with the Auriazules, but from before he raised international eyes.
Gerardo Arteaga
The left back also played twice in this competition, in 2018 and 2019. At that time, he was in Santos and his career was beginning to take off. As a result of his performances and following him in the Tricolor Sub-22 that was in the 2019 edition, as well as in his club, he left for Genk in Belgium for the 2020-21 campaign.
Hector Moreno
The defender who currently plays for Monterrey, played in the 2006 edition and dazzled the world just a year earlier by being the U-17 world champion, a situation that led AZ Alkmaar to follow him up and led to his signing in 2007.
Hector Herrera
The ‘Zorro’ played in the 2012 edition with the U-23 team that marked an era, because months later they would win the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. The midfielder then played with Pachuca and in 2013, as a result of good performances Since said contest, he signed a contract with Porto de Portugal.
Jesus Manuel Corona
The ‘Tecatito’ participated in the 2013 edition under the command of Sergio Almaguer. At that time he was playing with Monterrey and it was that same year when he left for Twente in the Netherlands, which opened the door to Europe for him.
Diego Lainez
The Mexican winger played in the 2018 edition and won the Best Player of the Tournament award, in addition to being in the ideal XI of the competition. At that time, Lainez was playing with América and just a few months later, in December, he signed for Real Betis in LaLiga.
international
Ronald Koeman
The Dutchman played in the 1982 edition when he played for Groningen in the Netherlands. His good level led him to Ajax only in 1983 and from there his career escalated until he was part of teams at that time such as Barcelona, which was under the command of Johan Cruyff.
Hristo Stoichkov The Bulgarian was in the 1987 competition when he was playing for CSKA Sofia. At that time his team was in second place. It was for the 1990 campaign when Barcelona signed him because of what he saw since then in France.
Zinedine Zidane
The Frenchman is considered one of the best midfielders in history. He played the 1991 edition when he was a member of Cannes in France and it was that year that Bordeaux signed him to later sell him to Juventus and thus go on to stardom.
Alan Shearer
He is the top scorer in the history of the Premier League with 260 goals and played in the 1991 edition. Although his time in England was not in one of the famous ‘Big 6’ teams, he did not need that to shine in the competition English.
David Beckham
The English attacker played two editions, in 1995 and 1996. A youth squad for Manchester United, the competition helped him gain experience and consolidate himself with the Red Devils to become one of the emblematic players in the English team.
Thierry Henry
The French international was in the 1997 edition and was named Player of the Tournament that year. He then played for Monaco and just a year later he moved to Juventus, where he exploded to later go to Arsenal and become the face of a team and an era.
Kaka
The Brazilian was part of the 1999 edition at just 17 years old, one of the youngest players in that squad, so he surprised with his age and his good game, which is why he was followed by several clubs and it was in 2003 when he Milan signed him, already with experience in the first division.
Dani Alves
The winger was part of the Brazilian team that won the 2002 edition. His good development took him to Sevilla that same year from Bahia in his native country. After six years, he moved to Barcelona where he made history.
It was in 2003 when the Portuguese made history by being the youngest finalist in the tournament at just 18 years old. At that time he played with Sporting and that same year he moved to Manchester United to be the first Portuguese player in the club. The rest is history.
Javier Mascherano
The ‘Jefecito’ was the best player in the 2003 edition when he played for River Plate. His level in midfield led him to be followed by various clubs in South America and Europe. In 2005 he moved to Corinthians and in 2006 he made the jump to Europe with West Ham.
James Rodriguez
The Colombian was champion and best player in the 2011 edition when he was 19 years old. By then he had already gone to Europe with Porto, but his level led him to be followed by clubs around the world, which allowed him, two seasons later, to reach Monaco and then Real Madrid.
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