Alejandro Corona Cervantes (born 26 June 1976) is a former Mexican professional footballer. He last played for Club León in the Liga de Ascenso.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alejandro Corona Cervantes | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | León (women) (Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pachuca | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Pachuca 'B' | 33 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | Gallos de Aguascalientes | 27 | (4) |
| 1999–2000 | Cruz Azul Hidalgo | 23 | (2) |
| 2000–2006 | Cruz Azul | 110 | (15) |
| 2006–2007 | Chiapas | 49 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Veracruz | 9 | (0) |
| 2009 | Correcaminos | 23 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | León | 57 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2016 | León Reserves and Academy | ||
| 2016–2018 | León (Assistant) | ||
| 2018–2022 | León Reserves and Academy | ||
| 2023– | León (women) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn 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
edit- ^ "Alejandro Corona". ESPNsoccernet. ESPN. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2009.
- ^ Oseguera, Omar (30 April 2011). "Muestra Corona su motor de vida" [Corona shares the engine of his life] (in Spanish). El Sol de León.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Villalpando, Jesse (13 June 2012). "Corona dice adiós a las canchas" [Corona says goodbye to the fields] (in Spanish). El Sol de León.
External links
edit- Alejandro Corona – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Alejandro Corona at BDFA (in Spanish)