Juan Carlos Medina

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Juan Carlos Medina
Personal information
Full name Juan Carlos Medina Alonso
Date of birth (1983-08-22) 22 August 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth San Pedro, Coahuila, Mexico
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2008 Atlas 160 (10)
2008–2014 América 110 (4)
2009–2010Monterrey (loan) 24 (1)
2010–2011San Luis (loan) 33 (2)
2014–2016 Atlas 58 (8)
2016–2018 Tijuana 12 (0)
2017–2018Lobos BUAP (loan) 22 (2)
Total419(27)
International career
2003 Mexico U20 3 (0)
2004–2015 Mexico 13 (0)
Managerial career
2019–2022 Atlas Reserves and Academy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Juan Carlos Medina Alonso [lower-alpha 1] (born 22 August 1983) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Club career

Juan Carlos Medina debuted with Atlas on 31 August 2003 in a league match against Tecos UAG. [1] With Atlas, he made 160 league appearances, scoring eleven goals. In 2008, Medina was transferred to league giants Club América. He had an unsuccessful first stint with América, being loaned out to clubs Monterrey and San Luis. In 2011 Medina returned to América, only to make three appearances in the Apertura tournament, in which the club finished in an abysmal 17th place. After the arrival of coach Miguel Herrera, his former coach whilst at Monterrey, Medina began to see more playing time, and eventually cemented his place in América's starting-eleven. On 26 May 2013 he played in his first league final against Cruz Azul, playing the whole match. América won the final on penalties, and were crowned champions. This would be Medina's first league championship as a player. Medina announced his retirement on June 11, 2018.

International career

Youth

Medina was a squad member at the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in the United Arab Emirates. in which he played 3 matches.

Senior

Medina played three games in 2003 with the Mexican U-20 team, and he played his first game with the senior team in 2004. His good form brought him a first summons to the national team under new coach Hugo Sánchez. His first game was in a 3–1 win against Venezuela on 28 February 2007. During the match, Medina was able to earn a crucial penalty for the Mexican side, as he was knocked down in the box. In 2013, he returned to the national team against Finland. Then Miguel Herrera called Medina for the qualifying games against New Zealand. [2]

Medina made the final roster selection for the 2014 FIFA World Cup however during the national team training camp he suffered an injury and was replaced by Miguel Angel Ponce. [3]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 19 June 2015 [4]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 200410
200710
201320
201420
201570
Total130

Honours

América

Notes

  1. In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Medinaand the second or maternal family name is Alonso.

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References

  1. Juan Carlos Medina Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
  2. Juan Carlos Medina at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. "Por lesión, Juan Carlos Medina se pierde el Mundial | Goal.com".
  4. Juan Carlos Medina at National-Football-Teams.com