José de Jesús Corona

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Jose de Jesús Corona
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Full name	Jose de Jesús Corona Rodríguez
Date of birth	January 26, 1981 (1981-01-26) (age 27)
Place of birth	Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height	5 ft 11.4 in (1.81 m)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	UAG Tecos
Number	1
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002-2004 2004-	Atlas UAG Tecos	47 (0) 135 (0)
National team²
2005-	Mexico	7 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 10, 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

José de Jesús Corona Rodriguez (born on January 26, 1981, in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican international football goalkeeper who currently plays for UAG Tecos in the Primera División de México.

Corona started his career in CF Atlas in 2002, being an important and vital goalkeeper for Atlas. Playing 47 games from 2002 to 2004, he was transferred to UAG Tecos in 2004. Corona has been capped by the Mexico national football team, and was recently called up to represent his country in the 2006 World Cup as the 2nd goalkeeper for Mexican national team. He is also well remembered for his stunning performance against Boca Juniors when he played for Chivas de Guadalajara as a loan in the 2005 edition of Copa Libertadores. Corona currently plays for UAG Tecos. In 2007 Hugo Sanchez, the new coach of the Mexican national football team, included Corona in the Mexican list for the 2007 Copa América and Gold Cup respectively as the 3rd Goalkeeper.

He recently said that the Apertura 2008 will be his last tournament with Tecos, looking for another club.^{[citation needed]}

v • d • e Mexico squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup

1 Sánchez • 2 Suárez • 3 Salcido • 4 Márquez • 5 Osorio • 6 Torrado • 7 Zinha • 8 Pardo • 9 Borgetti • 10 Franco • 11 Morales • 12 Corona • 13 Ochoa • 14 Pineda • 15 Castro • 16 Méndez • 17 Fonseca • 18 Guardado • 19 Bravo • 20 García • 21 Arellano • 22 Rodríguez • 23 Pérez • Coach: Lavolpe

v • d • e

UAG Tecos – current squad

1 Corona • 2 Huerta • 3 Alatorre • 4 Jiménez • 6 Pinto • 8 Sánchez • 9 Lillingston • 10 Cejas • 11 S. González • 12 Garay • 13 Metlich • 15 Medina • 16 Droguett • 17 Urieta • 18 M. González • 19 Sainz • 20 Sosa • 21 Altamirano • 22 Márquez • 23 Vega • 24 López • 25 García • 26 Hernández • 27 Leaño • 33 Valenzuela • 34 Torres • 35 J. González • 47 Lomelí • 54 Rivas • 69 Partida • 83 Rangel • 84 Sandoval • Gutiérrez • Manager: Trejo