Ricardo Jerez, Jr.

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Ricardo Jerez
Personal information
Full nameRicardo Antonio Jerez Figueroa
Date of birth (1986-02-04) February 4, 1986
Place of birthGuatemala, Guatemala
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing positiongoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubAlianza Petrolera
Number1
Youth career
CSD Comunicaciones
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2005–2006Cobán Imperial13(0)
2006CSD Municipal
2007CSD Comunicaciones3(0)
2008–2009Rentistas6(0)
2009–2010Deportivo Jalapa18(0)
2010–2011Club Comunicaciones
2011USAC
2011–2012Deportivo Marquense64(0)
2013–Alianza Petrolera38(0)
National team‡
2006–Guatemala33(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 February 2013
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Jerez and the second or maternal family name is Figueroa.

Ricardo Antonio Jerez Figueroa (born 4 February 1986) is a Guatemalan football goalkeeper who plays for Alianza Petrolera of the Colombian top division, and is also a member of the Guatemalan national team.

Club career

Jerez is the son of the also former national team goalkeeper Ricardo Jerez who played in the 1988 Olympics.[1] Jerez, Jr. came through the youth ranks of local giants CSD Comunicaciones before joining Cobán Imperial and CSD Municipal. After his return at Comunicaciones he moved abroad to play in Uruguay, first trialling with Peñarol[2] and eventually signing up at Rentistas.[3] He then returned to Guatemala in September 2009 to play for Deportivo Jalapa[4]

In summer 2010 he joined Argentinian third division side Club Comunicaciones,[5] before returning to Guatemala where he played for USAC in a campaign that saw them suffer relegation. He then was signed by Deportivo Marquense in mid-2011, where between the playoffs of the 2011 Apertura and the 2012 Clausura tournament has set a new CONCACAF club record with 941 consecutive minutes without allowing a goal, a streak put to an end by Eliseo Quintanilla of Municipal.[6]

Jerez joined Alianza Petrolera in January 2013, at the time being the only non-domestic player in the squad. He recorded a clean sheet in his first league match in Colombia, in a 1-0 win against La Equidad on 8 January 2013.[7]

International career

Jerez made his debut for Guatemala in a January 2006 friendly match against the United States. He has represented his country in 2 FIFA World Cup qualification processes and at the UNCAF Nations Cup 2009.[8] He played in all of his team's matches at the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and was the starting goalkeeper for Guatemala in 11 of Guatemala's 12 matches during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.

References

  1. ↑ Ricardo Edgar Jerez – FIFA competition record
  2. ↑ Ricardo Jerez, a prueba a Uruguay - Seleccion de Guatemala (Spanish)
  3. ↑ Conoce a los 6 legionarios chapines - LaRed (Spanish)
  4. ↑ Jerez llega a Jalapa; Edín López y Paulo Motta dicen adiós - Prensa Libre (Spanish)
  5. ↑ Ricardo Jerez, nuevo refuerzo de Comunicaciones - LaRed (Spanish)
  6. ↑ "Ricardo Jerez llega a 941 minutos sin recibir anotación, nuevo record nacional y centroamericano | Radio Emisoras Unidas - en línea desde Guatemala". Noticias.emisorasunidas.com. 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2013-04-28. 
  7. ↑ "Alianza Petrolera". Ligapostobon.com.co. Retrieved 2013-04-28. 
  8. ↑ UNCAF (Qualifying Tournament for Gold Cup) 2009 - Details - RSSSF

External links

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