Claudio Suárez
Suárez presenting an award at Club Tijuana in 2012
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| Full name | Claudio Suárez Sánchez | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Texcoco, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1996 | UNAM | 204 | (19) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1996–2000 | Guadalajara | 144 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2005 | UANL | 143 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Chivas USA | 64 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 555 | (53) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1992–2006 | Mexico | 177 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Claudio "El Emperador" Suárez Sánchez (locally: [ˈklawðjo ˈswaɾes ˈsantʃes]; born 17 December 1968 in Texcoco, State of Mexico) is a retired Mexican footballer who played as a defender. He last played for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer and an exhibition game on 5 September 2010 with the Carolina Railhawks versus the Pumas Morelos.
He has the record for most caps with the Mexico national team, as well as third place all-time, after Egyptian midfielder Ahmed Hassan and Saudi Arabia goalkeeper Mohamed Al-Deayea .
Nicknamed El Emperador ("The Emperor"), Suárez began his club career with UNAM Pumas, where he played from 1988 to 1996 where he became champion in 1991. He moved to Guadalajara as an important piece for the 1996 Apertura, and remained there for 3 years, through the 1999 Clausura where he became champion in the Verano 1997 tournament, and was called to the 1998 FIFA World Cup. After being in the All Mexican Team, as an important and solid defender he was transferred to Tigres.
Suárez then moved on to UANL Tigres, where he played from 1999 to the end of 2005. He led the team's defense during that time, and was league runner-up twice, in 2001 and 2003. His last game with Tigres, and in the Mexico league, was a semi-final Clásico Regiomontano in which he was sent off in a controversial referee decision. Previous to this incident, he already had disagreements with the team's management. Tigre's directive organization had asked Suarez to retire for years and join the management, but Suarez had refused. Other differences in defensive style where also cause for conflict with the teams management. The semi-final was the last excuse for separation.
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