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2019–20 Club Tijuana Season
The 2019–20 Club Tijuana season is the 13th season in the football club's history and the 8th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football Mexico's most popular sport is football (called fútbol in Mexico). , the top tier leagues in Mexico are Liga MX for the men and the Liga MX Femenil for women. In Mexico, football became a professional men's sport in 1943. Since then, Mexico .... The club this season will compete in the Apertura and Clausura tournaments as well as in the Copa MX and Leagues Cup. Coaching staff Players Squad information Players and squad numbers last updated on 23 July 2019.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Transfers In Out Competitions Overview Torneo Apertura League table Results summary Result round by round Matches Leagues Cup Copa MX Group stage Statistics Squad statistics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Tijuana
Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente, commonly known as Tijuana, or simply as '' Xolos'', is a Mexican professional football club based in Tijuana. The club's badge is the founder's (Jorge Hank) hairless xoloitzcuintle, Hermoso. Founded on 14 January 2007 as ''Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente'', the club plays their home games at the Estadio Caliente. Tijuana has won 1 Liga MX and 1 Ascenso MX championship, as well as 1 Promotional Final. History The club is the 2nd latest in a long line of league teams in the city of Tijuana. Gallos Caliente was instituted in the summer of 2006 but it disappeared that same year. Then some businessmen from Tijuana buy the Guerreros de Tabasco and move it to Tijuana, being born like this ''Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente''. The team and owner announced the construction of the Estadio Caliente, a new stadium with a capacity for 33,333 people near Grupo Caliente's Agua Caliente Racetrack. Jorge Alberto Hank, the son of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Higuera .
Carlos Alberto Higuera de los Ríos (born 18 November 2000) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Juárez, on loan from Tijuana Tijuana ( ,"Tijuana" (US) and < ... International career In April 2019, Higuera was included in the 21-player squad to represent Mexico at the U-20 World Cup in Poland.Career statistics Club References External links *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omar Israel Mendoza
Omar Israel Mendoza Martín (born 28 October 1988) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga MX club Querétaro Querétaro (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro, links=no; Otomi: ''Hyodi Ndämxei''), is one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities. Its capi .... External links * Living people 1988 births Mexican men's footballers Men's association football defenders Cruz Azul footballers Cruz Azul Hidalgo footballers Club Tijuana footballers Liga MX players Ascenso MX players Liga Premier de México players Footballers from Mexico City {{Mexico-footy-defender-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlético Nacional
Atlético Nacional S. A., best known as Atlético Nacional, is a Colombian professional association football, football club based in Medellín. The club is one of only three clubs to have played in every first division tournament in the country's history, the other two teams being Millonarios F.C., Millonarios and Independiente Santa Fe, Santa Fe. Atlético Nacional was founded on 7 March 1947 as ''Club Atlético Municipal de Medellín'' by Luis Alberto Villegas López, a former president of the football league of Antioquia department, Antioquia. The current owner, Organización Ardila Lülle, officially acquired the team in 1996. According to CONMEBOL, Atlético Nacional is the club with the largest number of fans in Colombia. Atlético Nacional plays its home games at the Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex, Atanasio Girardot stadium, which has a capacity of 40,043. They share the stadium with their local rivals, Independiente Medellín. The teams face each other in a local der ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The team captain of an association football team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game is to participate in the coin toss prior to kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shootout. Contrary to what is sometimes said, captains have no special authority under the Laws to challenge a decision by the referee. However, referees may talk to the captain of a side about the side's general behaviour when necessary. At an award-giving ceremony after a fixture like a cup competition final, the captain usually leads the team up to collect their medals. Any trophy won by a team wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Braghieri
Diego Luis Braghieri (born 23 February 1987) is an Argentine football defender who plays for Argentinian club Lanús. Career Braghieri began playing in the Rosario Central youth development system. He made his debut for the first team in a Primera División match against Estudiantes de La Plata on 24 March 2007. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home win against Arsenal de Sarandí on 17 September 2008. In July 2011, Braghieri joined Lanús on loan for one year. He then joined Arsenal de Sarandí An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly ... where he played for two years. In June 2014, he signed for Lanús on a permanent basis. References External links * * Daniel Argentine Primera statistics at Futbol XXI 1987 births Living people Argentine men's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Universidad Nacional
Club Universidad Nacional, A.C., commonly referred to as UNAM, is a professional football club based in Ciudad Universitaria of Mexico City, Mexico. The club competes in the Liga MX, the top division in the Mexican football league system. Founded in 1954, they play their home games at Estadio Olímpico Universitario. Domestically, Universidad Nacional has won 11 trophies: 7 Liga MX, 1 Copa MX, the Campeón de Campeones twice, as well as 1 Segunda División de México. In international club football, the club has won 3 CONCACAF Champions Cups and 1 Copa Interamericana. The club has a long-standing rivalry with América in the '' derbi capitalino''. The club is one of the most popular clubs in Mexico. Alongside in-city rivals, América, Cruz Azul and Guadalajara are considered to be the '' Cuatro Grandes'' in Liga MX. The team is also known for its youth development system, which has produced international players such as Hugo Sánchez, Manuel Negrete, Luis Flores, Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Fernando Fuentes
Luis Fernando Fuentes Vargas (born 14 September 1986) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Liga MX club América. Club career Pumas Fuentes played for Pumas Morelos and was called up by Pumas de la UNAM to be a substitute or to play in the CONCACAF Champions League and Interliga. Fuentes debut was on 7 March 2009 in a match against San Luis in which he came on as a substitute replacing Fernando Morales on the 82nd minute. Fuentes was part of the Pumas UNAM squads that won two championships, the Clausura 2009 and the Clausura 2011. For the Apertura 2016, Fuentes was selected team captain, at the suggestion of the team's prior captain, Darío Verón. Loan to Monterrey On 2 December 2016, Fuentes joined Monterrey on a one-year loan agreement beginning with the Clausura 2017 tournament. Xolos Fuentes joined Xolos from Pumas for the Apertura 2018 season. Loan to América On 29 December 2019, Club América announced that Fuentes would be joini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julián Velázquez
Julián Alberto Velázquez (born 23 October 1990) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Wilstermann. Career Velázquez debuted with Independiente aged 19 in a 1–0 home win over Gimnasia y Esgrima La Plata, for the 13th fixture of the 2009 Apertura. Under Américo Gallego's coaching, he started the game as a left back replacing Lucas Mareque (who was suspended). In 2010, he was a regular for Independiente in their Copa Sudamericana winning campaign, scoring two goals in the competition (one in the final against Goiás). In July 2012 he was about to join Italian club Genoa. However, as the club had spent a non-EU signing quota from abroad on Anselmo de Moraes, the deal collapsed. In January 2015, Velázquez signed with Italian Serie A club Palermo. He immediately went out on loan to Romanian club Gaz Metan Mediaș. On the 12th of August 2015, Julian Velazquez was confirmed to be the newest signing of 1. HNL giants HNK Hajduk Split, signing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defender (association Football)
In the sport of association football, a defender is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either side to their left and right, but can be played in threes with or without full-backs. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-back, sweeper, full-back, and wing-back. The centre-back and full-back positions are essential in most modern formations. The sweeper and wing-back roles are more specialised for certain formations dependent on the manager's style of play and tactics. Centre-backs are usually tall and positioned for their ability to win duels in the air. Centre-back The centre-back (also known as a central defender or centre-half, as the modern role of the centre-back arose from the Midfielder#Centre-half, centre-half position) defends in the area directly in front of the goal and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruz Azul
Club de Futbol Cruz Azul or simply Cruz Azul () is a professional football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in the Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Because "azul" means "blue" in Spanish, the club has traditionally worn a blue home kit. Founded in Jasso, Hidalgo, the club moved officially to Mexico City in 1971, where it had already registered a great presence and activity since its beginnings. Estadio Azteca, the nation's largest sports venue, served as their home venue until 1996, when they moved to the Estadio Azul. After 22 years the team returned to the ''Azteca'' at the conclusion of the 2017-18 Liga MX season. Its headquarters are in La Noria, a suburb within Xochimilco in the southern part of Mexico City. Cruz Azul has been in the Primera División champion nine times, trailing Toluca's 10, C.D. Guadalajara's 12, and Club América's 13. Cruz Azul's six titles makes it the second-most successful club in the history of the CONCACAF Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gibrán Lajud
Manuel Gibrán Lajud Bojalil (born 25 December 1993) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Santos Laguna. Club career Early career Lajud joined the youth academy of Cruz Azul in 2009, and made his way up the ranks through the academy, playing for the under-17 and under-20 squads. He was called up to the first team. Tijuana Lajud joined Tijuana on loan for the 2014–15 season. On 26 July 2014, he made his professional debut against Club América. He came on as a substitute for the injured Cirilo Saucedo in the 73rd minute. After the retirement of Federico Vilar, Lajud was named the starting goalkeeper for Tijuana. International career Mexico Lajud was called up to the senior Mexico squad for a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina in January 2018. He did not appear in the match. He made his debut for Mexico in a 3–2 friendly win over Costa Rica on 10 December the same year. Lebanon During the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
