José de Jesús Corona
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| Full name | José de Jesús Corona Rodríguez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | January 26, 1981 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Cruz Azul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Atlas | 47 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2009 | Tecos UAG | 168 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009– | Cruz Azul | 249 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1997 | Mexico U-17 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2012 | Mexico U23 | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005– | Mexico | 42 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2016 |
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José de Jesús Corona Rodríguez, (born January 26, 1981) is a Mexican footballer who plays for Cruz Azul as a goalkeeper. He is an olympic gold medalist. He is currently the team captain of Cruz Azul.
Corona started his career in Atlas in 2002, being an important and vital goalkeeper for Atlas. On 26 February 2003, in week 5, Corona made his official league debut playing against Pumas in a 2–1 win. Corona played 47 games from 2002 to 2004.
Corona was later transferred to Tecos UAG in the 2004 summer transfer window. He made his league debut playing against América and played the full 90 minutes. Corona was loaned to Guadalajara only for the 2005 edition of the Copa Libertadores reaching the semifinals. He is well remembered for his stunning performance against Boca Juniors. Corona had an impressive final season with Tecos before leaving.
On 16 June 2009, Corona was transferred to Cruz Azul for €2.8 million, with whom he signed a three-year contract with. Corona made his league debut with Cruz Azul on 2 August 2009 against Pumas in a 3–0 win, earning his first clean sheet with the club. That same year, he helped Cruz Azul reach the league final against Monterrey, finishing runners-up after losing both matches of the finals.
On 12 December 2010, Deportivo de La Coruña became interested in Corona, but offered the Cruz Azul player a wage of $15,000; he rejected the offer in favor of staying with Cruz Azul.
In the 2011 summer transfer window, Juventus sought to acquire Corona, but before it was all set the transfer failed due to passport issues. Corona later signed an undisclosed contract extension with Cruz Azul.
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