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Jared Francisco Borgetti Echavarría (born 14 August 1973) is a retired Mexican

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

footballer. Borgetti is the all-time leading goal scorer for the Mexican national team

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...

, with 46 goals. A prolific goal scorer at both club and national level, Borgetti was renowned for his heading ability. He is popularly known by his nickname of El Zorro del Desierto meaning "The Desert Fox" due to his first professional team and his birthplace. He is currently an analyst for ESPN Deportes

ESPN Deportes

ESPN Deportes is a cable television and radio network dedicated to broadcasting sports-related programming 24 hours a day to the Spanish-speaking community in the United States...

for soccer matches and show Fútbol Picante.

Club career

Borgetti began his young career with Atlas

F.C. Atlas

Club Social y Deportivo Atlas de Guadalajara is a Mexican football club. Atlas is one of three teams that play in Guadalajara, Mexico, along with Club Deportivo Guadalajara and Estudiantes Tecos in the Primera División de México...

in the Primera División de México

Primera División de México

The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...

on 6 March 1994, debuting in a 3–1 loss over Club América

Club América

Club América is a Mexican Professional football club based in Mexico City. It competes in the Primera División, the top professional league in the country. The team's nickname is Las Águilas ....

. After two successful seasons, he signed with Santos Laguna, where he claimed three golden boot titles for most goals in the season in his seven year participation with club. With Santos, he won two league championships. Borgetti later signed a one-year contract with promoted team Dorados de Sinaloa

Dorados de Sinaloa

Club Social y Deportivo Sinaloa, or simply Dorados, is a Mexican professional football club. The club plays its home games in Culiacán, Sinaloa, in the northwest of Mexico. Dorados was the youngest franchise to play in the Primera División de México, having joined the division for the first time...

, where he stated he wanted to play in his home team, before joining Pachuca, where he had little activity due to the qualifying games for the World Cup.

In the summer of 2005, Borgetti signed with English club Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers F.C.

Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....

in the FA Premier League. He became the first Mexican player to play for an English club.

He made his official English debut in a 2–0 win over Newcastle United

Newcastle United F.C.

Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...

on 24 August 2005 and scored his first goal for the club during Bolton's first-ever UEFA Cup tie against Lokomotiv Plovdiv on 15 September 2005, and scored again in the competition against Besiktas on 20 October 2005. He went on to score in the FA Cup

FA Cup

The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...

against Watford and in the Carling Cup

Football League Cup

The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...

against West Ham and Leicester City. Having also scored two league goals against Manchester City and Charlton Athletic, Borgetti ended the season with seven goals in all competitions.

After the 2005-06 season, Borgetti was released by Bolton. He eventually signed with Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...

n club Al-Ittihad. He made his debut on 9 September 2006, scoring two goals in a 3–2 victory over Saudi team Al-Ta'ee

Al-Ta'ee

Al-Ta'ee is a Saudi Arabian professional sports club based in Ha'il city. The venue is Prince Abdul Aziz bin Musa'ed Stadium ....

. In December 2006, Borgetti left Al-Ittihad under a clause stating that he could leave at any time if his family was unable to adapt to Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

n culture. Teams from the leagues of France, England, and Spain showed interest in signing the player.

Return to Mexico

During a match in the 2002 World Cup

2002 FIFA World Cup

The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...

, Mexico

Mexico national football team

against Italy Borgetti scored one of his most successful goals in the Mexican national team. Shortly after the 2006 World Cup

2006 FIFA World Cup

The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...

, Borgetti expressed his desire to retire from the international stage. He stated that he wanted to make way for the new and younger players that would contribute to the Mexican national football team in the future. However, he has been contacted and reconsidered by the Mexican Federation due to his outstanding play in Monterrey.

C.D.S.C. Cruz Azul

In mid-December 2006, Santos Laguna showed interest in signing Borgetti and Francisco Fonseca

Francisco Fonseca

José Francisco "Kikin" Fonseca Guzmán is a Mexican football striker. He currently plays for Atlante F.C..-Career:...

, but unfortunately, days later, Club América signed Vicente Matias Vuoso

Vicente Matías Vuoso

Vicente José Matías Vuoso is a Mexican footballer who currently plays as a striker for América.-Early Career:Matías Vuoso began his career in Argentina with Independiente. Playing alongside Diego Forlán, Vicente scored seven goals in 29 games for Independiente in 2000-01 and another seven in 35...

on loan to Santos. Borgetti and Fonseca turned down the club's offer and later announced that he would return to Mexico as a member of Cruz Azul under a one-year contract. In 2007, Borgetti was called upon by Hugo Sánchez

Hugo Sánchez

Hugo Sánchez Márquez , popularly nicknamed Pentapichichi, or Hugol, is a Mexican football coach and former striker. He played for four European clubs, including Real Madrid. Sanchez is considered the first highly talented Mexican player. He was also a member of the Mexico national team, and...

to represent Mexico in a series of international friendly matches and tournaments. His jersey number was 58.

C.F. Monterrey

On 21 December 2007, it was officially announced that Borgetti would play for Monterrey for the next six months in the Mexican Clausura 2008 tournament. Borgetti scored his first goal with the Rayados in the Clásico Regiomontano
Clásico Regiomontano
Clásico Regiomontano is a football derby in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, between crosstown rival teams Monterrey and UANL.Since the first Clásico in 1974, the two teams have competed 91 times for bragging rights and city honour...

against UANL Tigres, where Tigres won 3–2.

Club Deportivo Guadalajara

Starting on 14 January 2009, Borgetti played for Guadalajara

C.D. Guadalajara

Club Deportivo Guadalajara , is a Mexican professional football club based in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Guadalajara plays in the Primera División de México and is the most successful club in Mexican football, having won 11 First Division titles, 7 Campeón de Campeones and 2 Copa México...

for six months. He was brought especially to play in the 2009 Copa Libertadores. He always stated that he had accomplished one of his dreams as a footballer, to be on a team where all of the players were Mexican-born and to be on a team with the most championships in the Primera División. Borgetti played seven games in the Torneo Clausura 2009 as a starter and six as a sub, barely recording 220 minutes for the club. In the Copa Libertadores, he played six out of the six games, three as a starter and three as a sub, playing a total of 366 minutes. Shortly after the season ended Borgetti was let go along with other newly recruited teammates due to the clubs disappointing season.

Puebla F.C.

Since his departure from Guadalajara, Borgetti has gone on to sign with Puebla as of 13 June 2009 in time for the Apertura 2009 Tournament. In a pre-season game, Borgetti suffered a broken ribcage and had to sit out for the first four weeks of the Apertura Tournament. He scored his first goal on 9 August 2009 against Querétaro

Querétaro FC

Querétaro Fútbol Club, is a Mexican professional football club based in the city of Querétaro, Mexico. Queretaro plays in the Primera División of Mexican football league system, after being promoted at the end of the 2008-2009 season from the Primera División A...

. He continued his good form by scoring a header on 22 August 2009, in a 2–1 win against Pachuca. At the end of the season Borgetti left the club to pursue another team. He decided to go back to Mexico with his family and friends.

Monarcas Morelia

On 27 December 2009 signed a one-year contract with Morelia Monarcas. On February 13, 2010 he scored his first goal with Morelia Monarcas and 249th in Mexican league soccer. That same goal tied him for 3rd top goal scorer in Mexican league history with José Saturnino Cardozo. On April 24, 2010, he scored his 250th goal, giving him the sole possession of the 3rd position in the top goal scorers of the Mexican League, passing Jose Cardozo who played for Toluca and scored 249 goals.

León F.C.

After his departure from Morelia, Borgetti was considering retirement, but after getting an agreement with Club León, he played for the team in Mexico's Liga de Ascenso

Liga de Ascenso

The Liga de Ascenso is the second professional level of the Mexican football league system. The champion of the competition is promoted to the Primera División de México ....

in the fall of 2010. After failing to make it to the play-offs he was released from his contract. On December 5, 2010, he announced his retirement from professional football.

International career

On the international stage, Borgetti first played with Mexico on 5 February 1997 against Ecuador

Ecuador national football team

The Ecuadorian national football team represents Ecuador in international football competitions and is controlled by the Ecuadorian Football Federation. They generally play official home matches at Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito, but often play friendlies in other stadiums around the country...

. He would not make his mark internationally, however, until the qualification campaign for the 2002 FIFA World Cup

2002 FIFA World Cup

began in late 2000. After the qualification campaign proved successful for Mexico, Borgetti became a regular starter within the squad and went on to score goals for his country at the 2001 Copa América, the 2002 World Cup

2002 FIFA World Cup

, and the 2004 Copa América.

Borgetti's most successful tournament was 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...

. He scored three goals against Brazil

Brazil national football team

The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

and Germany

Germany national football team

The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....

and helped Mexico to a fourth place finish, and his skill of scoring from headers drew the attention of football pundits worldwide. He also provided a memorable moment of the tournament when he had to retake a penalty twice against Brazil due to various infractions. It was blocked on the third attempt, but he later scored the winning goal that resulted in a 1–0 upset. After these performances, Borgetti attracted attention from many foreign clubs, and chose a deal with Bolton Wanderers.

Borgetti has enjoyed notable success on both the club and international level. After the qualification campaign for the 2006 World Cup ended, Borgetti became his country's top goal scorer, surpassing both Luis Hernández

Luis Hernández (footballer)

Luis Arturo "El Matador" Hernández Carreón is a Mexican football striker, the fourth highest goalscorer of all-time for the Mexican national football team, and their highest goalscorer in World Cups...

and Carlos Hermosillo

Carlos Hermosillo

Carlos Manuel Hermosillo Goytortúa is a Mexican former football player. He is one of the top all-time goalscorers for the Mexican national team. He is also known as "El Grandote de Cerro Azul"....

with a record 46 goals in the 89 international appearances.

On 25 March 2007, Borgetti came off the bench, replacing Omar Bravo

Omar Bravo

Omar Bravo Tordecillas is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.-Club Deportivo Guadalajara:...

in a match against Paraguay

Paraguay national football team

The Paraguay national football team is controlled by the Paraguayan Football Association and represents Paraguay in men's international football competitions. The team has reached the second round of the World Cup on four occasions . The 2010 trip also featured their first appearance in the...

. Borgetti scored two goals within 20 seconds. On 8 June 2007, Borgetti played in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean , and was won by the United States over Mexico. It was contested in the United States from June 6 to June 24, 2007.This competition was the third...

, scoring two goals. He also scored a goal in the quarter-finals against Costa Rica

Costa Rica national football team

The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...

. In the final against the United States, Borgetti injured himself, and could not participate in the 2007 Copa América, where the Mexican national team reached the third place in the Competition against Brazil and Argentina

Argentina national football team

The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...

, beating Uruguay

Uruguay national football team

The Uruguayan national football team represents Uruguay in international association football and is controlled by the Uruguayan Football Association, the governing body for football in Uruguay. The current head coach is Óscar Tabárez...

in the semi-finals of the Copa América

Copa América

The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...

Career statistics

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|1993–94

Primera División de México 1993–94

-Group 1:-Group 2:-Group 3:-Group 4:-Repechaje round:*Necaxa 0-2 ; 2-2 América*Morelia 2-2 ; 3-2 Guadalajara-Quarterfinal:*Morelia 0-3 ; 0-3 U.A.G.*América 1-1 ; 2-1 Cruz Azul*Atlante 1-1 ; 2-3 Toluca...

||rowspan="3"|Atlas

F.C. Atlas

||rowspan="13"|Primera División

Primera División de México

||2||0|| || || || ||2||0
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|1994–95

Primera División de México 1994–95

-Group 1:-Group 2:-Group 3:-Group 4:-Repechaje round:*Monterrey 2-0 ; 0-2 U.A.G.*Veracruz 1-1 ; 0-0 Puebla-Quarterfinal:*Santos 3-1 ; 0-2 Guadalajara*U.A.G. 0-2 ; 1-2 Necaxa*U.N.A.M...

||28||13|| || || || ||28||13
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|1995–96

Primera División de México 1995–96

-Group 1:-Group 2:-Group 3:-Group 4:-Repechaje round:*U.A.N.L. 4-1 ; 1-3 León*América 2-0 ; 0-0 U.N.A.M.-Quarterfinal:*Veracruz 1-1 ; 2-2 Atlas*Cruz Azul 0-3 ; 2-0 América*Monterrey 2-2 ; 0-0 Atlético Celaya*U.A.N.L...

||31||8|| || || || ||31||8
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|1996–97||rowspan="8"|Santos Laguna||41||21|| || || || ||41||21
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|1997–98||29||14|| || || || ||29||14
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|1998–99||38||19|| || || || ||38||19
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|1999–00||39||22|| || || || ||39||22
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|2000–01||43||41|| || || || ||43||41
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|2001–02||31||23|| || || || ||31||23
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|2002–03||39||27|| || || || ||39||27
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|2003–04||35||22|| || || || ||35||22
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|rowspan="2"|2004–05||Dorados

Dorados de Sinaloa

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|Pachuca||15||8|| || || || ||15||8

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|2005–06||Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers F.C.

||Premier League||19||2||4||1||7||2||30||5

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|2006–07

Saudi Premier League 2006-07

The Saudi Professional league is the highest form of football in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.Al-Hilal are the defending champions and also hold the most titles, with 10.-Qualification and Prize Money:...

||Al-Ittihad||Saudi League||15||10|| || || || ||15||10

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|2006–07||rowspan="2"|Cruz Azul||rowspan="7"|Primera División

Primera División de México

||17||5|| || || || ||17||5
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|rowspan="2"|2007

Primera División de México Apertura 2007

Primera División de México Apertura 2007 is a Mexican football tournament - one of two shorter tournaments that together make up the Mexican football season - to determine the champion of Mexican football. It began on Friday, August 3, 2007. On June 10, 2007, FMF General Secretary Decio de Maria...

–08

Primera División de México Clausura 2008

Primera División de México Clausura 2008 was a Mexican football tournament - the second of two tournaments held in the 2007/2008 season. It began January 18, 2008 and ran until June 1, 2008. Veracruz and Morelia inaugurated the season, with Morelia winning 1-0...

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|rowspan="2"|Monterrey||16||8|| || || || ||16||8
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|rowspan="2"|2008–09

Primera División de México Clausura 2009

The 2009 Primera División Clausura was the second football tournament of the Mexican Primera División 2008−2009 season. The tournament began on January 16th, 2009 and ended on May 31st, 2009. Necaxa was relegated to the Primera División A after being in last place of the relegation table. On May...

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|Guadalajara

C.D. Guadalajara

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|rowspan="2"|2009–10

2009–10 Primera División de México season

The 2009–10 Primera División de México season is the 63rd professional season of Mexico's top-flight football league, and 13th season in which the Apertura and Clausura system is used...

||Puebla||15||5|| || || || ||15||5
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|Morelia||15||4|| || || || ||15||4
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|2010

2010 Liga de Ascenso Apertura

The 2010–11 Liga de Ascenso season is the second season of the Liga de Ascenso, the second-level football league of Mexico. It consists of two separate tournaments, the Apertura and the Clausura. The winners of both tournaments will meet in a playoff to determine the team being promoted to the...

–11||León

Club León

Club León, is a Mexican professional football club based in the city of León, in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico. They currently play in the Liga De Ascenso formerly known as "Primera A", the second tier of football in Mexico since their relegation from the Primera Division in 2002.León has won...

||Liga de Ascenso

Liga de Ascenso

The Liga de Ascenso is the second professional level of the Mexican football league system. The champion of the competition is promoted to the Primera División de México ....

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International

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
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...	1997	1	1
	1998	0	0
	1999	0	0
	2000	6	4
	2001	21	6
	2002	9	4
	2003	11	3
	2004	12	10
	2005	17	9
	2006	5	1
	2007	9	5
	2008	3	3
Total		89	46

International goals

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| 1. || February 5, 1997 || Estadio Azteca

Estadio Azteca

Estadio Azteca is a stadium in Santa Ursula, Mexico City, Mexico. It is the official home stadium of the Mexico national football team and the Mexican team Club América.The stadium was the venue for football soccer in the 1968 Summer Olympics....

, Mexico City

Mexico City

Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...

, Mexico

Mexico

|| || align=center|2–0 || align=center|3–1 || Friendly

Exhibition game

An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...

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| 2. || September 20, 2000 || Qualcomm Stadium

Qualcomm Stadium

Qualcomm Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in San Diego, California, in the Mission Valley area....

, San Diego, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

|| || align=center|1–0 || align=center|2–0 || Friendly
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|| 3. || October 8, 2000 || Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico || || align=center|2–0 || align=center|7–0 || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier

2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

The 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification, CONCACAF Zone ran from March 2000 to November 2001 in order to determine the three CONCACAF representatives at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. For an overview of the qualification rounds, see 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification....

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|| 4. || October 8, 2000 || Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico || || align=center|4–0 || align=center|7–0 || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
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|| 5. || October 8, 2000 || Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico || || align=center|6–0 || align=center|7–0 || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
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|| 6. || March 25, 2001 || Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico || || align=center|3–0 || align=center|4–0 || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
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|| 7. || March 25, 2001 || Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico || || align=center|4–0 || align=center|4–0 || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
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|| 8. || July 1, 2001 || Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico || || align=center|1–0 || align=center|1–0 || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
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|| 9. || July 12, 2001 || Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali

Santiago de Cali

Santiago de Cali , simply referred to as Cali, is a city in western Colombia and the capital of the Valle del Cauca Department. With a population of 2.5 million, Cali is the third largest city in the country. It has one of the fastest growing economies and infrastructure in the country because...

, Colombia

Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...

|| || align=center|1–0 || align=center|1–0 || 2001 Copa América
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|| 10. || July 25, 2001 || Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas

Estadio Hernan Ramirez Villegas

Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas is a multi-purpose stadium in Pereira, Colombia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It is also the home of Deportivo Pereira. The stadium holds 30,313 people. The stadium was built in 1971. The stadium is now under reconstruction for the FIFA U-20...

, Pereira

Pereira, Colombia

Pereira is the capital city of the Colombian department of Risaralda. It stands in the center of the western region of the country, located in a small valley that descends from a part of the western Andes mountain chain. Its strategic location in the coffee producing area makes the city an urban...

, Colombia || || align=center|1–0 || align=center|2–1 || 2001 Copa América
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|| 11. || August 23, 2001 || Estadio Luis de la Fuente, Veracruz

Veracruz, Veracruz

Veracruz, officially known as Heroica Veracruz, is a major port city and municipality on the Gulf of Mexico in the Mexican state of Veracruz. The city is located in the central part of the state. It is located along Federal Highway 140 from the state capital Xalapa, and is the state's most...

, Mexico || || align=center|3–3 || align=center|5–4 || Friendly
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|| 12. || March 13, 2002 || Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States || || align=center|2–0 || align=center|4–0 || Friendly
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|| 13. || May 12, 2002 || Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico || || align=center|1–0 || align=center|2–1 || Friendly
|-
|| 14. || June 9, 2002 || Miyagi Stadium

Miyagi Stadium

is an athletic stadium in the town of Rifu in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. The stadium's capacity is 49,133. The crescent-shaped roof extending past the edge of the stadium is meant to evoke images of Date Masamune, a Daimyo of Mutsu Province, which included the present-day Miyagi Prefecture.Miyagi...

, Rifu

Rifu, Miyagi

is a town located in Miyagi District, Miyagi, Japan.As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 31,832 and a population density of 711.33 persons per km². The total area is 44.75 km²....

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

|| || align=center|1–1 || align=center|2–1 || 2002 FIFA World Cup

2002 FIFA World Cup

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|| 15. || June 13, 2002 || Ōita Stadium

Oita Stadium

Ōita Bank Dome is a multi-purpose stadium in the city of Ōita in Ōita Prefecture on Kyushu Island in Japan.The stadium is currently called , or as an abbreviated form, by naming rights. It was formerly called as sponsored by the Kyushu Oil until early 2010. It is primarily used for soccer, and is...

, Ōita

Oita, Oita

is the capital city of Ōita Prefecture located on the island of Kyushu, Japan.- Demographics and geography :Ōita is the most populous city in Ōita Prefecture...

, Japan || || align=center|1–0 || align=center|1–1 || 2002 FIFA World Cup
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|| 16. || July 13, 2003 || Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico || || align=center|1–0 || align=center|1–0 || 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup

2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean ....

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|| 17. || July 20, 2003 || Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico || || align=center|4–0 || align=center|5–0 || 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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|| 18. || July 24, 2003 || Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico || || align=center|2–0 || align=center|2–0 || 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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|| 19. || June 19, 2004 || Alamodome

Alamodome

The Alamodome is a domed 65,000 seat, multi-purpose facility that is primarily used as a football/basketball stadium and convention center in San Antonio, Texas, U.S...

, San Antonio, United States || || align=center|2–0 || align=center|10–0 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier

2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

Listed below are the dates and results for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for North, Central America and the Caribbean. A total of 34 teams took part , competing for 3.5 places in the World Cup.The qualification process was divided in three stages...

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|| 20. || June 19, 2004 || Alamodome, San Antonio, United States || || align=center|4–0 || align=center|10–0 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
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|| 21. || June 27, 2004 || Estadio Victoria

Estadio Victoria

Estadio Victoria is sports stadium located in the Mexican city of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes. The stadium opened in the year 2003 and has a capacity of 25,000 seats...

, Aguascalientes

Aguascalientes

Aguascalientes is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 11 municipalities and its capital city is Aguascalientes....

, Mexico || || align=center|3–0 || align=center|8–0 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
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|| 22. || June 27, 2004 || Estadio Victoria, Aguascalientes, Mexico || || align=center|5–0 || align=center|8–0 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
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|| 23. || September 8, 2004 || H. Crawford Stadium

Hasely Crawford Stadium

The Hasely Crawford Stadium, located in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, is named after Hasely Crawford, the first person from Trinidad and Tobago to win an Olympic gold medal. Originally built as the National Stadium in 1980, the stadium was re-named to honour Crawford in 2001. The stadium...

, Port of Spain

Port of Spain

Port of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 , a metropolitan population of 128,026 and a transient daily population...

, Trinidad & Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...

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|| 24. || October 6, 2004 || Estadio Hidalgo

Estadio Hidalgo

The Estadio Hidalgo is a football stadium named after Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. It is located in Pachuca in the Mexican state of Hidalgo, also named in honor of Miguel Hidalgo....

, Pachuca, Mexico || || align=center|1–0 || align=center|7–0 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
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|| 25. || October 6, 2004 || Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico || || align=center|2–0 || align=center|7–0 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
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|| 26. || October 6, 2004 || Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico || || align=center|5–0 || align=center|7–0 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
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|| 27. || October 6, 2004 || Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico || || align=center|6–0 || align=center|7–0 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
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|| 28. || October 10, 2004 || Arnos Vale Stadium, Kingstown

Kingstown

Kingstown is the chief port of Saint Vincent, and the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. With a population of 25,418 Kingstown is a centre for the island's agricultural industry and a port of entry for tourists...

, St. Vincent

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country in the Lesser Antilles chain, namely in the southern portion of the Windward Islands, which lie at the southern end of the eastern border of the Caribbean Sea where the latter meets the Atlantic Ocean....

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|| 29. || March 27, 2005 || Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico || || align=center|1–0 || align=center|2–1 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
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|| 30. || June 8, 2005 || Estadio Universitario

Estadio Universitario

The Estadio Universitario – nicknamed El Volcán is a stadium property of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, located in its premises in San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León in Mexico.-Sports:...

, San Nicolás

San Nicolás de los Garza

San Nicolás de los Garza, sometimes known only as San Nicolás, is a city and coextensive municipality in the Mexican state of Nuevo León that is part of the Monterrey Metropolitan area. It has become primarily a city for residencies and family houses, although it still has several factories that...

, Mexico || || align=center|1–0 || align=center|2–0 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
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|| 31. || June 19, 2005 || AWD-Arena

AWD-Arena

The AWD-Arena is a football stadium in the district Calenberger Neustadt in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, and competition venue of the German Bundesliga football club Hannover 96....

, Hanover

Hanover

Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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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...

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|| 32. || June 29, 2005 || Zentralstadion, Leipzig

Leipzig

Leipzig Leipzig has always been a trade city, situated during the time of the Holy Roman Empire at the intersection of the Via Regia and Via Imperii, two important trade routes. At one time, Leipzig was one of the major European centres of learning and culture in fields such as music and publishing...

, Germany || || align=center|2–2 || align=center|3–4 || 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
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|| 33. || June 29, 2005 || Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany || || align=center|3–3 || align=center|3–4 || 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
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|| 34. || July 10, 2005 || L.A. Memorial Coliseum

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum is a large outdoor sports stadium in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, at Exposition Park, that is home to the Pacific-12 Conference's University of Southern California Trojans football team...

, Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

, United States || || align=center|1–0 || align=center|4–0 || 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup

2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup

The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the eighth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean . It was contested in the United States in July 2005. The United States emerged victorious in the final against an upstart Panama team led by tournament...

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|| 35. || July 10, 2005 || L.A. Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States || || align=center|2–0 || align=center|4–0 || 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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|| 36. || August 17, 2005 || Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico || || align=center|1–0 || align=center|2–0 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
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|| 37. || September 7, 2005 || Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico || || align=center|3–0 || align=center|5–0 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier
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|| 38. || June 1, 2006 || Philips Stadion

Philips Stadion

Philips Stadion is the 35,000 seater stadium of football club, PSV Eindhoven. It was first inaugurated on 31 August 1913. The stadium is located in the Philipsdorp part of the Eindhoven borough of Strijp, close to Eindhoven's city centre....

, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

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|| 39. || March 25, 2007 || Estadio Universitario

Estadio Universitario

, San Nicolás

San Nicolás de los Garza

, Mexico || || align=center|1–0 || align=center|2–1 || Friendly
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|| 40. || March 25, 2007 || Estadio Universitario

Estadio Universitario

, San Nicolás

San Nicolás de los Garza

, Mexico || || align=center|2–0 || align=center|2–1 || Friendly
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|| 41. || June 2, 2007 || Estadio Alfonso Lastras

Estadio Alfonso Lastras

Estadio Alfonso Lastras is a multi-use unfinished stadium in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. It is currently used mostly for football matches, and also music concerts, it is the home stadium of San Luis F.C. The stadium holds 35,000 people and was built in 2002. It is named after the late Alfonso...

, San Luis Potosí

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí

San Luis Potosí, commonly called SLP or simply San Luis, is the capital of, and most populous city in the Mexican state of the same name. The city lies at an elevation of 1,850 meters...

, Mexico || || align=center|1–0 || align=center|4–0 || Friendly
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|| 42. || June 8, 2007 || Giants Stadium

Giants Stadium

Giants Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, in the Meadowlands Sports Complex. Maximum seating capacity was 80,242. The building itself was 230.5 m long, 180.5 m wide and 44 m high from service level to the top of the seating bowl and 54 m high to...

, East Rutherford

East Rutherford, New Jersey

East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,913. It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City, located west of Midtown Manhattan....

, United States || || align=center|1–1 || align=center|2–1 || 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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|| 43. || June 17, 2007 || Reliant Stadium

Reliant Stadium

Reliant Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Houston, Texas, USA. Reliant Stadium has a seating capacity of 71,500, a total square footage of with of natural grass playing surface....

, Houston, United States || || align=center|1–0 || align=center|1–0 || 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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|| 44. || June 15, 2008 || Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States || || align=center|2–0 || align=center|2–0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier

2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)

The CONCACAF qualification stage for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa consisted of 35 national teams competing for the three berths given automatically to CONCACAF by FIFA. The United States, Mexico and Honduras qualified...

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|| 45. || June 22, 2008 || Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás, Mexico || || align=center|5–0 || align=center|7–0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
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|| 46. || June 22, 2008 || Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás, Mexico || || align=center|7–0 || align=center|7–0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
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Honours

Santos Laguna

Primera División de México
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...

: 1996
Primera División de México
Primera División de México
The Primera División Profesional , known simply as the Primera División, is the top level of the Mexican football league system and is administered by the Mexican Football Federation. It was established in 1943 and as of 2011 has 18 clubs. Up to June 2011, it was divided into three groups competing...

: 2001

International

CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the regional champion of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.The Gold Cup is held every two years and when it does not fall the same year as an...

: 2003
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean ....

Individual

Mexican Footballer of the Year: 2000
Invierno Top Scorer: 2000
Verano Top Scorer: 2001

External links

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