Salvador José Carmona Álvarez (born 22 August 1975 in Mexico City

Mexico City

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) is a former Mexican

Mexico

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 football defender who is currently banned for life from playing professional soccer affiliated to FIFA

FIFA

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 for failing two separate anti-doping tests.

During his career, he obtained 85 caps for the Mexican national team

Mexico national football team

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 since his debut in 1996, and participated in the World Cup's of 1998

1998 FIFA World Cup

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 and 2002

2002 FIFA World Cup

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, in which he played an important role in the team.

He was involved in a doping controversy and suspended one year along with fellow teammate Aaron Galindo

Aarón Galindo

Aarón Galindo Rubio is a Mexican football center back. He is currently playing for Santos Laguna.-Biography:...

 in the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup

2005 FIFA Confederations Cup

-Group B:---------------------Knockout stage:-Semi-finals:-----Third place playoff:-Final:-Awards:-Goal scorers:5 goals Adriano4 goals Luciano Figueroa John Aloisi Michael Ballack...

, therefore prohibiting both players from representing Mexico

Mexico national football team

The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...

 in the 2006 World Cup. Finally, on 16 May 2007, Carmona received a lifetime ban by the Court of Arbitration for Sport

Court of Arbitration for Sport

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 for testing positive once again in an antidoping control test taken on 31 January 2006.

Mexico National Team

• • FIFA Confederations Cup
    FIFA Confederations Cup
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     (1): 1999
    1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
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External links

• Carmona's case Decision rendered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport
  Court of Arbitration for Sport
  The Court of Arbitration for Sport is an international arbitration body set up to settle disputes related to sport. Its headquarters are in Lausanne and its courts are located in New York, Sydney and Lausanne, Switzerland...