Edgar Everaert

Edgar Everaert (born in Bruges, Belgium) was the founder of Club Deportivo Guadalajara.

Everaert arrived in Mexico in 1904 and obtained a job at the store Casa Comercial L. Gas y Cía. where he met Calixto Gas, a Mexican of French origin and with the help of Rafael, who worked at the Fábricas de Francia store, and others founded the football (soccer) team Club Unión. The team's uniform had the colors of the Flag of France: red, white and blue. It was later renamed Guadalajara [ [http://www.webfrancia.com/es/rubricas/huellas-francia/2001/200107/16.htm WebFrancia] ] .

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