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 (1986-04-03) (age 22)
Place of birth	Francisco I. Madero , Coahuila, Mexico
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
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) 03 (1)
National team2
2005-	Mexico	03 (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 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. On July 24, 2007, he made his first appearance with chivas in the superliga where they faced FC Dallas and he scored a goal.

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