Sergio Alejandro Santana Piedra (born 10 August 1979) is a Mexican former professional

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and

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club

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. He formerly played as a

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Club career

Santana first match in the

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was with

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on 7 May 2000, against

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. He played with

for almost five years, from 2000 to 2005. He was transferred to

Chivas de Guadalajara Club Deportivo Guadalajara (); often simply known as Guadalajara () and their nickname ''Chivas'' (), is a Mexican professional football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco. Guadalajara is one of the ten founding members of the Mexican First Divisi ...

for the Clausura 2006 Tournament at the end of 2005. Sergio was a versatile player for Chivas, playing as a

, striker, center attacking

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, and even as a defensive midfielder on occasions. Santana stated his desire to leave Chivas following the arrival of

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, and several months later, it was announced that he would go to

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In Santana's first match for

, he scored a goal against Monarcas Morelia. The match ended in a draw at a goal each. On June 17, 2009, during the Mexican Football draft in Cancun, the Monterrey announced that Santana was to join their squad. With Monterrey, he won a couple of championships and a Concacaf Champions League in 2010. Santana's last Mexican club was

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. He had a poor performance, as did the entire squad, in the Clausura 2012. On 24 August 2016, Santana played his last game against

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in a group stage match of the 2016 Copa MX Apertura. He was the captain and was replaced at the 44th minute. He finished up his career with a total of 451 matches and having played with nine clubs.

International career

Santana represented the

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in a game against China on 16 April 2008, making his seventh appearance since

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called him for El Tri.

Career statistics

International goals

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International appearances

''As of 11 March 2009''

Honours

Pachuca * Mexican Primera División: Apertura 2003 *

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Guadalajara * Mexican Primera División: Apertura 2006 Toluca * Mexican Primera División:

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Monterrey * Mexican Primera División: Apertura 2009, Apertura 2010 *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Santana, Sergio Footballers from Zacatecas Liga MX players C.F. Pachuca players C.D. Guadalajara footballers Deportivo Toluca F.C. players C.F. Monterrey players 1979 births Living people Atlas F.C. footballers Atlético Morelia players Mexico men's international footballers Men's association football forwards Mexican men's footballers