Mexican football is in mourning following the announcement of the tragic passing of Alejandro Burillo Azcárraga—a renowned businessman and former executive within the national sport—as reported by Mextenis in a statement.
“Mextenis announces with deep sorrow the passing of Alejandro Burillo,” stated the organization, which the Mexican businessman founded in 1992.
“El Güero” Burillo, as he was best known, played a fundamental role in the landscape of Mexican football; not only was he a member of the prominent Azcárraga family, but for many years he also served as the owner of the Atlante club. Furthermore, he was a driving force behind the sport of tennis through the Mexican Open—a tournament he brought to Acapulco, where he successfully established its prominence by attracting numerous top-10 players from the ATP circuit.
It was during the 1990s that he was most active in the football world, even serving as a member of the National Teams Commission. Additionally, he played a key role in the creation of the *Centro Pegaso*—known today as the *Centro de Alto Rendimiento* (CAR), or High-Performance Center—where the Mexican national team (*El Tricolor*) currently trains.
