Luis Ernesto Michel
Michel playing with Guadalajara in 2011
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| Full name | Luis Ernesto Michel Vergara | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | July 21, 1979 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | El Grullo, Jalisco, Mexico | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||
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Current team
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Club Tijuana | |||||||||||
| Number | 29 | |||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
| 2003–2015 | Guadalajara | 252 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2004–2005 | → Santos Laguna (loan) | 2 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2014 | → Saprissa (loan) | 18 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Sinaloa | 33 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2016 | → Lobos BUAP (loan) | 2 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2017– | Tijuana | 0 | (0) | |||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Mexico | 7 | (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 7 May 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 July 2011 |
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Luis Ernesto Michel Vergara (born 21 July 1979) is a Mexican football goalkeeper who currently plays for Tijuana in the Liga MX. Michel has captained both Guadalajara and the Mexico national team in official matches, captaining the latter in the 2011 Copa América.
Michel debuted against Irapuato, replacing the suspended starting keeper Oswaldo Sánchez on September 24, with Chivas winning 3–2. Three years later, Michel found himself playing in the Clausura 2006 playoffs, when the usual second-choice keeper, Alfredo Talavera, was not playing well and head coach José Manuel de la Torre gave the starting spot to Michel, who wore the number 31. Luis Ernesto played well, despite receiving 6 goals in 3 games, and being eliminated by Pachuca on an injury-time goal, but he proved that he could be an effective substitute for Sánchez. Months later, Michel played in the Copa Libertadores in 2006, playing in the first match against Veléz Sarsfield of Argentina in the quarter-finals.
Throughout Michel's career, he has received some nicknames for the jerseys he wears as in the Clausura 2006 playoffs, Luis Ernesto Michel traditionally wore a red goalie uniform, earning him the nicknames "El Diablo" (The Devil) and "El Coloradito" (The Little Red One). After wearing a white goalie jersey on occasions during the 2007 season, he switched to an all-black uniform, leading some fans to call him "El Caballero Negro" (The Black Knight).
After Oswaldo Sánchez was dealt away to Santos Laguna for the Clausura 2007 tournament, Michel was promoted to starting goalkeeper, wearing jersey number 23. After months of playing, they switched his jersey number to number one. During a SuperLiga match against Atlante in 2008, he suffered a double fracture on the radius and ulna bones in his forearm after erroneously diving to save a loose ball. Michel was ruled out for the Apertura 2008 season by doctors, making him miss his chance to play with his national team. He was replaced by backup goalkeeper Sergio Rodriguez, until he was replaced by Victor Hernandez. However, Michel made a comeback and won the Interliga 2009 with Guadalajara.
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