Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alfonso Loera Pico | ||
Date of birth | December 4, 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Ensenada, Mexico | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rochester Rhinos | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2003 | Chivas de Guadalajara | 41 | (0) |
2004 | La Piedad | ||
2005 | Chivas USA | 12 | (0) |
2005 | CD Tapatio | ||
2006 | Guerreros de Tabasco | ||
2007– | Rochester Rhinos | 19 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2009 |
Alfonso Loera Pico (born December 4, 1978) is a Mexican former professional footballer.
Loera began his career with Chivas de Guadalajara in 2000 after impressing the team's coaching staff at an open tryout. He played for one of Chivas's farm teams, La Piedad, and then spent part of the 2005 Major League Soccer season with C.D. Chivas USA before being released by the end of the 2005 season.
After a couple of years playing in the Mexican lower leagues with CD Tapatio and Guerreros de Tabasco, Loera signed with the Rochester Rhinos in the USL First Division on July 30, 2007. He played only two games in his debut season but was a regular starter during the 2008 season.
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