Alberto Medina, unforgettable for the Chivas de Guadalajara, had been in the fold since his arrival Basic powers and made his debut very young until he became champion there unforgettable Opening Tournament 2006 from Liga MX, in what They grabbed the title from Toluca, but after he left Holy flock After 12 years, his career took off until he retired from Mexican football. That’s why in Passion Flock this Monday we remember his career in our special: “What happened to“, the remembered”Venado
The capable attacker with a long history in the Guadalajara Sports Club, was born in the city of Culiacán (Sinaloa), developed in the basic powers of Verde Valle Y debuted on August 20, 2000, at just 17 years old, in the 3-1 defeat to León at the Jalisco Stadium, where he would from then on begin to develop a career as an attacking benchmark with the rojiblanca shirt.
Undoubtedly one of the most prominent Chivas players during the first decade of the 21st century was: “The deerMedina, as the skilled forward was known in the Mexican football environment. From his first matches with the red and white shirt, he showed that he was an imbalance player thanks to his speed on the field, so it didn’t take long. to let in. the Mexican selection parent after starring in the U-20 category in the remembered tournament Hope of Toulon (France) in 2003, as well as offers from Europe.
Medina formed a great bond with Omar Bravo in the Chivas attack, which catapulted his career to become a fixture in El Tri Ricardo La Volpe, who, after his first call in 2003 for a friendly game in which they played a 0-0 draw with Brazil, included him in his call for the German Confederations Cup 2005In this competition, “Venado” served as a good driver for the national team, playing four games to accumulate 172 minutes with the Mexican shirt.
The capable Guadalajara forward won the Mexican football championship a year later with the Chivas, finishing with the nine-year drought of the Sacred Flock without lifting the title of the currently known Liga MX and that meant the first title in the age of Jorge Vergara as the owner of the institution and a remembered trophy for bringing it in a competition they reached through reclassification or reclassificationHowever, the “Deer” was not called up for the Germany 2006 World CupHowever, it was a recurring piece in the following lists, to contest the Gold Cup in its editions: 2005, 2007 and 2009. He also played the America’s Cup of Venezuela 2007 and finally it was included in the final list for the World Cup South Africa 2010However, he did not play for a minute.
Alberto MedinaAfter 12 years in the sheepfold, he left the Flock to go Pachuca in 2012 -via design- with a five-year contract. However, it did not perform as expected and was loaned Puebla a year later. From there his football life continued with a dive and it was a constant pilgrimage as it passed Chiapas Jaguars between 2014 and 2015, then died out Ascent MX, first with Alebrijes from Oaxaca (2015-2016) and later to Coras Tepic (2016-2017). Recently the “Venado” was part of the famous athletic “reality show” in the United States: Exalton, whose 2020 edition he convincingly conquered and stays away from football, but in very good physical shape in his almost 40 years.
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