Luis Ernesto Michel

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Luis Ernesto Michel
Personal information
Full name Luis Ernesto Michel Vergara
Date of birth June 8, 1979 (age 27)
Place of birth    Guadalajara , Jalisco, Mexico
Nickname El Gato (The Cat)
El Diablo (The Devil)
El Coloradito (The Red One)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Chivas de Guadalajara
Number 23
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2003
2004-2005
2006-
Chivas de Guadalajara
Santos Laguna (loan)
Chivas de Guadalajara
1(0)
2 (0)
16 (0)   
National team2
Flag of Mexico Mexico 0 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of March 29, 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of March 29, 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Luis Ernesto Michel Vergara (born June 8, 1979) in Guadalajara, Jalisco is a Mexican professional footballer, currently the first goalkeeper for Chivas de Guadalajara, wearing jersey 23.

[edit] Biography

Michel debuted against Irapuato, replacing the suspended starting keeper Oswaldo Sanchez on September 24, with Chivas winning 3–2. Three years later, Michel found himself playing in the Clausura 2006 playoffs, when the usual second-choice keeper, Alfredo Talavera was not playing well and coach José Manuel de la Torre gave the starting spot to Michel. Luis Ernesto played well, despite receiving 6 goals in 3 games, and being eliminated by Pachuca, but he proved that he could be an effective substitute for Oswaldo Sanchez. Months later, Michel played in the Copa Libertadores for 2006, playing in the first match against Veléz Sarsfield of Argentina in the quarterfinals.

Since his play in the Clausura 2006 playoffs, Luis Ernesto Michel traditionally wears a red goalie uniform, which has earned him the nicknames "El Diablo" and "El Coloradito". Michel is known to his teammates as "Michelito", but to many fans, he's known as "El Gato" for his cat-like aggresiveness.

He is currently the starting goalkeeper for Chivas, because of Sánchez's departure to Santos Laguna. Despite his predecessor's popularity, Michel has earned his starting spot both on the team and with the fans. Michel's goalkeeping style, similar to that of Sánchez, has earned him the nickname Fray Michel (Friar Michel) after San (saint) Oswaldo. Now Oswaldo has been forgotten, with Michel taking his place.

[edit] External Links

Medio Tiempo Profile and Statistics (In Spanish)


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