José Antonio Patlán

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José Antonio Patlán
Personal information
Full name José Antonio Patlán Valtierra
Date of birth January 12, 1983 (1983-01-12) (age 25)
Place of birth    Irapuato, Guanajuato, Mexico
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Centre Back
Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club Chivas de Guadalajara
Number 14
Youth clubs
2004-2005
2005-2006
2006-
Chivas La Piedad (Filial to Chivas)
Chivas Coras (Filial to Chivas)
Tapatío (Filial to Chivas)
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2006- Chivas de Guadalajara 20 (1)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of May 9, 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

José Antonio Patlán Valtierra (born January 12, 1983) is a Mexican Football player who is currently playing for Chivas de Guadalajara, and he plays as a Centre Back and as a Defensive Midfielder.

He debuted in a match against Club Toluca in April 29, 2006, Toluca won the match 2-0 [1]. He got the chance to play in the Clausura 2006, when Chivas lost 6 of their starting players to the Mexican National Team (Oswaldo Sanchez, Gonzalo Pineda, Ramon Morales, Omar Bravo, Francisco Javier Rodriguez and Carlos Salcido) already in training for the FIFA World Cup 2006. Chivas was already qualified for the playoffs of the tournament and was also playing in Copa Libertadores, so the team started to play with young players for the Clausura 2006 playoffs and the more experimented for the Libertadores. Patlan was one of the most praised players by the media.

In Apertura 2006, he became champion with Chivas, and he started to be a more consistent back-up Defender for the Rojiblancos.

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