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Edgar Iván Pacheco Rodríguez (born 22 January 1990) is a Mexican professional footballer who last played for club Antigua GFC, as a midfielder.


Club career


Atlas

Pacheco made his club debut on 20 January 2008 in a game against Club Toluca. After his debut, he was used sparingly until the return of coach Ricardo La Volpe to Atlas. Thereafter, he got more playing time and became a favorite of La Volpe's. He is known for his speed, reflexes, shooting ability, and sacrifice on both the offensive and defensive sides. He is also known for his ability to play through the left, middle, and right sides of the field ranging from defensive, recovery, creative and offensive positions. On 31 January 2010 he played as a goalkeeper against Santos Laguna after Atlas goalkeeper
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was sent off for a foul. He allowed one goal, but made a crucial save in the game. The final score was a 2–1 victory for Atlas. Pacheco would go on to play with the "Rojinegros" for another 3 years, making 94 appearances and scoring 11 goals. His last season with the club would be the 2011 Clausura.


Tigres UANL

In June 2011 Pacheco was being linked to various clubs in Europe, most notably with Portuguese club Benfica. It was reported that MLS club
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wanted to sign Pacheco, but the deal fell through at the last minute, with the player stating that he did not want to play in the MLS. Mexican giants
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and Chivas Guadalajara were also rumored as possible destinations. On 2 June 2011 he signed a $4 million contract with Tigres UANL. Pacheco played his first match with UANL on 30 July, in a 0–0 draw against
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, coming in a substitute in the 76th minute.


FC Juárez

Pacheco made his official debut with FC Juárez on 25 July 2015. At the 57' minute Pacheco score via penalty the first-ever goal of the franchise against Lobos BUAP. Being the Captain of the border set arriving until the end and raising the title of champion that same season 2015.


Abroad

Pacheco joined
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side Gangwon FC on 28 January 2016. On 25 May, he made his first team debut in a 1–0 victory against Goyang Zaicro. On 8 January 2017, he switched to Bahraini club Al-Najma. On 8 July 2017, Pacheco moved to Cypriot First Division side Ermis Aradippou on a free transfer. On 8 August 2018, Pacheco signed contract with
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side Sabail FK. On 7 December 2018, after 8 appearances for Sabail, Pacheco left the club by mutual consent.


International career

Pacheco was called up by then- national team coach Javier Aguirre for a friendly match against
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. He made his debut on 30 September 2009. He would be called up again by new coach
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for a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina on 9 February 2011, where he scored his first international goal in the 2–0 victory.


2011 Copa América

He would be left out of both the
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squad and the
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squad. He was later re-called to the team to fill the space left by eight players who were suspended from the squad due to a prostitution scandal in Quito, Ecuador."8 players suspended from Mexico team"
USA Today. Retrieved 28 June 2011. He would appear in all three group matches, where Mexico would finish fourth in their group, losing all three matches. It would be the team's worst finish in a Copa América tournament.


International goals

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Honours

Tigres UANL *
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: Apertura 2011 * Copa MX: Clausura 2014


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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pacheco, Edgar Ivan 1990 births Living people Footballers from Jalisco Mexican expatriate men's footballers Mexico men's international footballers Atlas F.C. footballers Tigres UANL footballers Club León footballers Gangwon FC players Al-Najma SC (Bahrain) players Sabail FK players Ermis Aradippou FC players Doxa Katokopias FC players Antigua GFC players Liga MX players K League 2 players Bahraini Premier League players Cypriot First Division players Azerbaijan Premier League players 2011 Copa América players Mexico men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Mexican expatriate sportspeople in South Korea Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Guatemala Expatriate men's footballers in South Korea Expatriate men's footballers in Bahrain Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Guatemala Mexican men's footballers