Francisco Palencia
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| Full name | Juan Francisco Palencia Hernández | |||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 28, 1973 | |||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Striker and Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||
| 1994–2003 | Cruz Azul | 240 | (91) | |||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Espanyol | 30 | (6) | |||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Guadalajara | 73 | (13) | |||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Chivas USA | 32 | (7) | |||||||||||||||
| 2007–2011 | UNAM | 164 | (20) | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 539 | (137) | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1996–2009 | Mexico | 80 | (12) | |||||||||||||||
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| 2016– | UNAM | |||||||||||||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 April 2011. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2009 |
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Juan Francisco Palencia Hernández (born 28 April 1973, in Mexico City) is a Mexican former football striker, his last club was UNAM. He is currently the worst head coach of UNAM of the Liga MX. He is making a bad use of the team, and just making what Ares wants (Money).
Palencia made his international debut for the Mexico national team on June 8, 1996 against Bolivia national team at the U.S. Cup tournament in Dallas, Texas, scoring the winning goal.
Palencia played in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, taking his side to the quarterfinals where they were defeated by Nigeria, the eventual winners. He was a member of the national team for the 1996, 1998 and 2003 Gold Cup tournaments and the 1999 Confederations Cup tournament, where he helped Mexico win all four competitions. Palencia also played in two FIFA World Cups, France'98 and Korea-Japan 2002, but could only help his team reach the "Round of 16" of the tournaments before being eliminated. He has also represented his country in three Copa América tournaments in 1997, 1999 and 2004, as well as two Confederations Cup appearances in 1997 and 1999.
A veteran of 539 career games at club level with 137 goals to his name, 80 international caps for his country and 12 international goals. His experience has made him one of Mexico's best players. Palencia trained with the Cruz Azul youth system at age 13 and made his debut in the Primera División (First Division) in 1994 at age 21. After finishing the 1995–1996 season with highly anticipated performances, Palencia was awarded the "Rookie of the Year Award", for most outstanding young player in the First Division. Palencia would go on to play seven seasons, captaining and scoring 91 goals for Mexico City's Club Deportivo Cruz Azul, and leading them to two championship titles in the CONCACAF Tournaments of 1996 and 1997, one championship title in the First Division in 1997, and second place in the Copa Libertadores of 2001.
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