Jesús Arellano

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Jesús Arellano
Personal information
Full name	José de Jesús Arellano Alcocer
Date of birth	May 8, 1973 (1973-05-08) (age 35)
Place of birth	Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	CF Monterrey
Number	28
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992-1997 1997-1999 2000-	CF Monterrey Chivas de Guadalajara CF Monterrey	105 0 (10) 72 0 (13) 253 0 (32)
National team2
1995-2006	Mexico	70 0 (7)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 16, 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of May 16, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

José de Jesús Arellano Alcocer (born May 8, 1973 in Monterrey, Nuevo León), is a Mexican football player who currently plays for CF Monterrey in the Primera División de México, with whom he has played most of his career.

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Arellano is Known for his speed, dribbling,and passing abilities, Arellano has played an important role for the Mexican national football team for many years and has led his country to victories in several occasions. He was one of the players responsible for the erratic comebacks made by the Mexican team in the World Cup groups stage at France'98. Known as the "Super-Substitute", Arellano was brought in the field, in the late stages of the match, by Mexico's now retired national coach, Manuel Lapuente and help his country come back from seemingly impossible situations to either draw or win the games.

Before settling with CF Monterrey, he tried his luck with the "All Mexican Team", Chivas de Guadalajara during the 1998 Fall season. However, Arellano found his success with the "Rayados de Monterrey" club, helping them win the 2003 Clausura championship title in the Mexican League Division.

In the FIFA World Cup in Korea-Japan 2002, Arellano made a less of an impact as a substitute. He was among the starting eleven for three matches, where he helped his country reach the "Elimination Round of 16" of the tournament. In total, he has amassed 70 caps for Mexico, scoring seven times and was among 23 players selected by coach Ricardo Lavolpe, to play in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Arellano played one match throughout the tournament and only appeared in the 2nd half as a substitute player in a 0-0 draw, against Angola.

Jesus Arellano is the seventh mexican player to play three differents World Cups: France 98, Korea-Japan 2002 and Germany 2006.

[edit] Honors

[edit] Club

CF Monterrey

• Mexican Championship - Clausura 2003

[edit] International

Mexico

• Confederations Cup 1999
• CONCACAF Gold Cup 2003

[edit] Individual

• CONCACAF Gold Cup 2003 - Most Valuable Player

[edit] External links

• Jesús Arellano Article (In Spanish)
• Profile and Statistics (In Spanish)
• Football Database.com provides Jesús Arellano's profile and stats

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 - 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Pérez • 2 de Anda • 3 García • 4 Márquez • 5 Vidrio • 6 Torrado • 7 Morales • 8 García Aspe • 9 Borgetti • 10 Blanco • 11 Luna • 12 Sánchez • 13 Mercado • 14 Villa • 15 Hernández • 16 Carmona • 17 Palencia • 18 J. Rodríguez • 19 Caballero • 20 Brown • 21 Arellano • 22 A. Rodríguez • 23 Campos • Coach: Aguirre

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