Alejandro Corona

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Corona and the second or maternal family name is Cervantes.
Alejandro Corona
Personal information
Full nameAlejandro Corona Cervantes
Date of birth26 June 1976
Place of birthPachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Youth career
Pachuca
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
–Pachuca 'B'
–Gallos de Aguascalientes
–Cruz Azul Hidalgo
2000–2006Cruz Azul110(15)
2006–2007Chiapas49(2)
2008–2009Veracruz9(0)
2009Correcaminos23(1)
2010–2011León
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Alejandro Corona Cervantes (born 26 June 1976) is a Mexican professional footballer. He last played for Club León in the Liga de Ascenso.[1]

Career

Born in Pachuca, Corona began playing football with Pachuca's reserve team in the Segunda División de México. The club disbanded and he joined Gallos de Aguascalientes which he helped gain promotion to the Primera A. Then, Cruz Azul Hidalgo signed him.[2]

Corona made his Mexican Primera División debut at age 25 with Cruz Azul in 2000. He would also play for Chiapas, Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz and Correcaminos UAT before signing with Club León at age 33.[3] He retired from playing at age 35, and became the youth coach of Esmeraldas de León.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Alejandro Corona". ESPNsoccernet. ESPN. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
  2. ↑ Oseguera, Omar (30 April 2011). "Muestra Corona su motor de vida" [Corona shares the engine of his life] (in Spanish). El Sol de León.
  3. ↑ Oseguera Acevedo, Omar (30 December 2009). "Alejandro Corona último refuerzo de La 'Fiera'" [Alejandro Corona is the last reinforcement for the 'Beast'] (in Spanish). El Sol de León.
  4. ↑ Villalpando, Jesse (13 June 2012). "Corona dice adiós a las canchas" [Corona says goodbye to the fields] (in Spanish). El Sol de León.

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