Claudio Suárez

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Claudio Suárez
Personal information
Full name	Claudio Suárez Sánchez
Date of birth	December 17, 1968 (1968-12-17) (age 39)
Place of birth	Texcoco, Mexico
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Centre Back
Club information
Current club	Chivas USA
Number	2
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1988-1996 1996-1999 1999-2005 2006-	U.N.A.M. Guadalajara U.A.N.L. Chivas USA	191 (19) 144 (10) 143 (16) 49 (9)
National team2
1992-2006	Mexico	178 (6)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 July, 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Claudio Suárez Sánchez (born December 17, 1968 in Texcoco, México) is a Mexican international football player currently playing for Chivas USA as a defender, in the MLS since 2006. He is considered one of the best defenders of Mexico's history, and has the record for most caps with the Mexican national team.

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Nicknamed El Emperador ("The Emperor"), Suárez began his club career with U.N.A.M., where he played from 1988 to 1996 where he became champion in 1991. He moved to Guadalajara as an important piece for the 1996 Apertura, and remained there for 3 years, through the 1999 Clausura where he became champion in the Verano 1997 tournament, and was called to the 1998 FIFA World Cup. After being in the All Mexican Team, as an important and solid defender he was transferred to Tigres.

Suárez then moved on to U.A.N.L., where he played from 1999 to the end of 2005. He led the team's defense during that time, and was league runner-up twice, in 2001 and 2003. His last game with Tigres, and in the Mexican league, was a semi-final Clásico Regiomontano in which he was sent-off in a controversial referee decision. Previous to this incident, he already had disagreements with the team's management. Tigres directive organization had asked Suarez to retire for years and join the management, but Suarez had refused. Other differences in defensive style where also cause for conflict with the teams management. The semi-final was the last excuse for separation.

In 2006, he moved to Major League Soccer to play for Chivas USA. He was picked to go to Germany with the Mexican national team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. This FIFA World Cup meant his third cup in his career. Despite being picked for the squad he saw no action; but he did wear his legendary number 2 shirt.

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[edit] National Honours

[edit] See also

• List of current MLS players

[edit] External links

• Claudio Suárez Article (In Spanish)
• Claudio Suárez Interview (In Spanish)
• Football Database.com provides Claudio Suárez's profile and stats
• [http://mirror3.mediotiempo.com/jugador.php?id_jugador=198 Profile and Statistics (In Spanish)
• http://www.soccer.com/claudio] (Biografia)

[edit] See also

v • d • e Mexico squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup 1 Campos • 2 Suárez • 3 Ramírez Perales • 4 Ambríz • 5 Ramírez • 6 Bernal • 7 Hermosillo • 8 García Aspe • 9 Sánchez • 10 García • 11 Zague • 12 Fernández • 13 J. Chávez • 14 del Olmo • 15 Espinoza • 16 Valdéz • 17 Galindo • 18 Salgado • 19 Salvador • 20 Rodríguez • 21 Gutiérrez • 22 A. Chávez • Coach: Mejía Barón

v • d • e Mexico squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Campos • 2 Suárez • 3 J. Sánchez • 4 Villa • 5 Davino • 6 Bernal • 7 Ramírez • 8 García Aspe • 9 Peláez • 10 García • 11 Blanco • 12 O. Sánchez • 13 Pardo • 14 Lara • 15 Hernández • 16 Terrazas • 17 Palencia • 18 Carmona • 19 Luna • 20 Ordiales • 21 Arellano • 22 Pérez • Coach: Lapuente

v • d • e Mexico squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Sánchez • 2 Suárez • 3 Salcido • 4 Márquez • 5 Osorio • 6 Torrado • 7 Zinha • 8 Pardo • 9 Borgetti • 10 Franco • 11 Morales • 12 Corona • 13 Ochoa • 14 Pineda • 15 Castro • 16 Méndez • 17 Fonseca • 18 Guardado • 19 Bravo • 20 García • 21 Arellano • 22 Rodríguez • 23 Pérez • Coach: Lavolpe