Antonio de Nigris

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Antonio de Nigris
Personal information
Full name Antonio de Nigris Guajardo
Date of birth April 1, 1978
Place of birth    Monterrey, Mexico
Height 185cm
Playing position striker
Club information
Current club Gaziantepspor
Youth clubs
1999 Monterrey
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2000-2003
2003
2003-2004
2004
2004-2005
2005
2006
2006
2006-
Monterrey
América
Villarreal
Polideportivo
Once Caldas
Puebla
Pumas
Santos
Gaziantepspor
80 (46)
3 (0)
15 (2)
31 (2)
 ? (1)
13 (1)
15 (2)
2 (1)
 ? (?)   
National team
2001- Mexico 11 (3)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Antonio de Nigris Guajardo (born April 1, 1978 in Monterrey, Nuevo León) is a Mexican footballer along with his younger brother Aldo. His older brother Alfonso is a male model.

Interested in sports since he was a child, de Nigris began his football career with the Rayados de Monterrey football club.

He was signed by Santos of Brazil on March 20, 2006. And made his debut against Brasiliense in a Copa do Brasil match.

Antonio de Nigris has been a bit of a journeyman who's list of former teams include Polideportivo Ejido and Villareal of Spain; Club América, Pumas and Puebla of Mexico; and Once Caldas of Colombia. On 31st August 2006 he signed for the Turkish side Gaziantepspor.


Gaziantepspor - Current Squad

1 Hasagic | 3 Kirita | 4 Bekir | 5 Uğur | 6 Mehmet | 7 Önder | 9 Ali | 10 de Nigris | 15 Erdal G. | 17 Oğuz | 19 Diawara | 21 Erdal K. | 22 Zurita | 23 Ekrem | 26 Faruk | 27 Orhan | 33 Drincic | 34 Aytek | 36 Yildirim | 41 Engin | 50 Cihan | 54 Mahmut | 77 Göksel | Manager: Erdoğan