Javier Lozano Chavira

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Javier Lozano Chavira (born February 9, 1971 in Monterrey) was a Mexican football player who played for UANL Tigres and CA Morelia as midfielder. He is nicknamed "El Pastor", which means "The Shepherd". He played in both teams with the number 22.

He debuted with Tigres in 1992. However his most notable season was 1995-96, when he scored 12 goals. That year, Tigres was fighting to avoid relegation to the Primera División A. However, Mexico uses a percentage system for relegation, in which the team with the worst percentage in three years (instead of the worst team of a season) is relegated. So, despite qualifying to playoffs, Tigres were relegated. The crisis led to the privatization of the team.

After the privatization, Tigres reinforced the team to fight the ascension, which was achieved within the year. "El Pastor" Lozano participated fully with the team. He played in First Division with Tigres the following season as well.

However, overweight issues led to his separation of the team. He trained with Necaxa for a short period, but was never able to regain his condition.

In 1999 he returned to play with Morelia for 6 seasons, in which he scored a total of 13 goals. He was champion with Morelia in 2000 and runner-up in 2002.