Alberto Medina

Alberto Medina
Personal information
Full name	Alberto Medina Briseño
Date of birth	May 29, 1983 (age 28)
Place of birth	Culiacán, Mexico
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward; Right Wing Midfielder; Left Wing Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Chivas Guadalajara
Number	10
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 April 2010.; † Appearances (Goals).; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 June 2010

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This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Medina and the second or maternal family name is Briseño.

Alberto Medina Briseño (born May 29, 1983 in Culiacán, Sinaloa) is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for C.D. Guadalajara, alternating between Forward and Attacking Midfielder. Wearing number 10, he is nicknamed El Venado (The Deer) by fans.

[edit] Biography

Medina made his professional debut for Chivas on August 8, 2000 at only 17 years old, and won an award for most promising player. Alberto "El Venado" Medina (at time of reporting) had seven goals in the Apertura 2006, alongside his partners Adolfo Bautista and Omar Bravo, and he was a major factor in Chivas' Championship win for the Apertura 2006 Tournament.

Beto (Medina) had a tremendous start to the Clausura 2007 Tournament, he scored six goals in eighteen games in the league. One of his more amazing goals came in the Super Clasico game against rivals America. A lob pass came from Diego Martinez which Medina controlled in the box and with a perfect technique, cut and finished excellently with a powerful shot over America's goalie Guillermo Ochoa. Chivas went on to win 2-0 at home. Medina is part of attacking duo in the pitch alongside his teammate Omar Bravo, often switching sides on either wing to confuse the rival team. Alberto has shown that he is an important part of Chivas with his blistering speed, ball control and accurate crosses.

[edit] International career

Ricardo Lavolpe called Medina to Mexico's national team many times, be it for friendly matches in 2003, the Athens Olympic Games in 2004, or for the 2005 Confederations Cup in Germany as a substitute for senior players such as Jared Borgetti or fellow Chivas player Ramón Morales.

He was called upon once again to represent the Mexican national football team during Hugo Sánchez's tenure as coach. He represented his country in the 2007 Gold Cup tournament where they were finalist. He also played in Venezuela in the Copa América 2007 where his country won 3rd place and only losing to Argentina in the semi-finals.

Alberto was recalled to the national team under coach Javier Aguirre's second stint. Medina made Aguirre's squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup but did not appear in any matches.

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	November 10, 2004	Alamodome, San Antonio, United States	Guatemala	2–0	2–0	Friendly
2.	July 13, 2005	Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States	Jamaica	1–0	1–0	2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3.	May 10, 2010	Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	Senegal	1–0	1–0	Friendly
4.	May 16, 2010	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Chile	1–0	1–0	Friendly
5.	May 30, 2010	Hans-Walter Wild Stadion, Bayreuth, Germany	Gambia	5–1	5–1	Friendly
6.	June 3, 2010	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	Italy	2–0	2–1	Friendly