José Antonio Olvera

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José Antonio Olvera
Personal information
Full name	José Antonio Olvera de los Santos
Date of birth	April 3, 1986 (age 21)
Place of birth	Francisco I. Madero , Coahuila, Mexico
Height	175 cm (5'8")
Nickname	La Mona
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Chivas de Guadalajara
Number	8
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004-2006 2007-	Santos Laguna Chivas de Guadalajara	69 (3) 0 (0)
National team2
2005-	Mexico	3 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 January 2006. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 21 January 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Jose Antonio Olvera (born on March 4, 1986) in Francisco I. Madero, Coahuila is a mexican football player currently playing for Chivas de Guadalajara as a defender or midfielder. Olvera is known for his left foot and also because he played for Santos Laguna from 2004-2006. He was traded to Chivas starting the 2007 season. Olvera had already played as a loan from Santos to Chivas de Guadalajara in the Copa Libertadores in 2006 where Chivas reached semi-finals losing against São Paulo FC. He has also been capped in the cycle of Ricardo LaVolpe with Mexico three times debuting against Hungary.

Chivas de Guadalajara - Current Squad
1 Arias | 2 Martínez | 3 Rodríguez | 4 Reynoso | 5 Araujo | 6 Esparza | 7 Pineda | 8 Olvera | 9 Bravo | 10 Medina | 11 Morales | 13 Ávila | 14 Patlán | 15 Sol | 17 Talavera | 18 Rivera | 19 Magallón | 20 Mejia | 21 Santana | 23 Michel | 34 Baez | 43 López | 45 Hernández | 48 Ledesma | 49 Rivera | 100 Bautista | Manager: de la Torre