Remembering Antonio de Nigris, Monterrey's Global Icon

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Nov 6, 2026
One of the players that really touched me
when he passed is Toño de Nigris.
Toño de Nigris, he was a legend of Club Monterrey in Mexico
and a Mexican player that scored one
of the most memorable goals against Brazil
on a single volley with a left leg, al ángulo, in an official game.
He was a player that traveled the world.
He went and represented Mexico
in over 10 different leagues around the world,
always as a striker, always scoring goals.
Unfortunately, he passed on his sleep before a game peacefully,
and we no longer saw the
magic of Antonio De Nigris.
Antonio De Nigris became a very iconic player because,
like you said, he traveled the world
representing Mexico in scoring goals
and every single team that he played for, Once Caldas
in Ecuador, I remember him playing La Liga,
El Torneo Intercontinental in a final with
Once Caldas taking a penalty kick
and scoring it for Villarreal in Spain.
For America as well, you know, but Toño de Nigris, it reminds us
that even if you're eating healthy, even if you are, you know,
as an athlete, impeccable, you know, when death comes, it's difficult
to talk about these players because many of these players
were those who we watched and we wanted to emulate in the field.
