Rafael Garza Gutiérrez (13 December 1896 – 3 July 1974), nicknamed "Récord", was a Mexican football player and coach.
Upon retiring, he took the reins of his beloved club as an executive and later served as the national team manager on four separate occasions.
[citation needed] Garza continued in 1917 to be a force when América was "promoted" to compete in Liga Mayor de la Ciudad (Major League of Mexico City).
[2] Garza's early success brought him to the attention of those that championed the idea of a national team to represent Mexico in international competition.
This team would be governed by Mexican Football Federation (Spanish: Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación; FEMEXFUT), when it was created in 1927.