Ricardo Peláez
Ricardo Peláez Linares (born 14 March 1963) is a former Mexican footballer and current President of Club América. He made his debut with América in 1985 before moving to Necaxa in 1987 and becoming a mainstay for the club, making over 300 appearances and scoring over 100 goals. He had a second stint with América in 1997, though transferring a year later to arch-rival Guadalajara and making 42 appearances before retiring in 2000. Peláez represented Mexico at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring two goals.
Following his retirement, Peláez became a commentator for Televisa Deportes. In November 2011 he became Sporting President for Club América. From October 2013 to July 2014 he was the Sporting Director of the Mexico national team, returning to América immediately following the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Club career
Ricardo Peláez Linares started his career as an accountant. After finishing his studies in accounting, Ricardo started to work doing public accountancy which he believed was something extremely boring and tiresome. Football being his hobby and passion, he decided to go for trials at Club América. He was 23 when the club headhunters recognized his talents and decided to place him in the first team. He scored his first goal for America in the 1985 Prode Final, in which America won.