What is Javier Cárdenas (footballer)?
'''Javier Cárdenas Martínez''' (8 December 1952 – 25 June 2022) was a Mexican [[association football|football]] [[midfielder]]. He played for [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] in the [[1978 FIFA World Cup]] and from 1975 until 1979.<ref>[https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=50/teams/team=43911.html 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020143010/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D50/teams/team%3D43911.html |date=20 October 2011 }}</ref> He also played for [[Deportivo Toluca F.C.|Deportivo Toluca]]. Cárdenas was born in [[Mexico City]]. Cárdenas died on 25 June 2022 at the age of 69.<ref>[https://www.marca.com/claro-mx/futbol/liga-mx/2022/06/26/62b7cd75268e3e04188b45e9.html Muere el exjugador de las Chivas, Javier 'Hijín' Cárdenas a los 69 años] {{in lang|es}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cardenas, Javier}} [[Category:1952 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Mexican footballers]] {{sports-bio-stub}}