Juan Carreño

Juan Carreño
Personal information
Full name Juan Carreño Lara
Date of birth (1907-08-14)14 August 1907
Place of birth Mexico
Date of death 16 December 1940(1940-12-16) (aged 33)
Position(s) Forward
International career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1928–1930 Mexico 5 (2)

Juan Carreño Lara (14 August 1907 – 16 December 1940) was a Mexican footballer, and a participant of the 1930 FIFA World Cup. His nickname was 'Trompo' or 'Trompito' ('spinning top' in English). He was the first Mexican to score in the FIFA World Cup. During this tournament he was connected with Atlante F.C. He also scored Mexico's first goal in Olympic Games in Amsterdam 1928. He died of appendicitis aged 31.