Andrés Guardado

Andrés Guardado
Personal information
Full name	José Andrés Guardado Hernández
Date of birth	September 28, 1986 (age 23)
Place of birth	Guadalajara, Mexico
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 61⁄2 in)
Playing position	Left Winger
Club information
Current club	Deportivo La Coruña
Number	18
Youth career
1993–2005	Atlas
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2009

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José Andrés Guardado Hernández (born September 28, 1986 in Guadalajara) is a Mexican international footballer who plays as a left winger for Deportivo de La Coruña in La Liga. He is known for his long-distance left-footed strikes, dribbling, agility, and pace.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Club career

[edit] F.C. Atlas

Guardado started playing professionally in F.C. Atlas, and made his league debut in August 2005 at 18 years old, in a 3–2 victory over Pachuca C.F in Guadalajara, Jalisco. He eventually became a very important player for Atlas, and would go on to play 64 games with the side, scoring 7 goals. In the summer of 2006, press speculations linked Guardado to several Italian Serie A teams, the Spanish club Real Madrid, and Portuguese club SL Benfica. However, Deportivo de La Coruña moved quickly and made an offer of €5.25m, for 75% of his rights which in turn will be worth a total of €7m. The Mexican side accepted the offer and the transfer was finalized on July 7, 2007. Atlas remained entitled a 25% sell-on-fee as long as they held the remaining 25% of his rights. He stated his happiness with the agreement, with a preference to move to Spain, as he would not have to learn any additional languages or cope with a non-Hispanic culture.^[1]

[edit] Deportivo La Coruña

He was officially presented on July 24, 2007, with the team giving him the number 18 which he also used in the Mexico national football team. Miguel Ángel Lotina, coach of Deportivo, stated that Guardado was a key player, and admired his talent and character.^[2]

[edit] International career

Guardado made his first international appearance for Mexico in a friendly match against Hungary on December 14, 2005, just four months after his first team debut for Atlas. Guardado was called up to represent his country in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. He played his first World Cup match against Argentina in the round-of-16 2–1 in extra time. Mexico coach Ricardo Lavolpe's contract expired and was not renewed, but his replacement, Hugo Sánchez, kept Guardado in the setup.

Guardado played in Mexico's first friendly under Sánchez against his country's CONCACAF rival USA. His introduction from the bench saw the game turn in Mexico's favor however the match resulted in a 2–0 loss for Mexico. Guardado still cemented his place in the nation's subsequent starting 11.

On February 28, 2007, in a friendly match against Venezuela, Guardado scored his first goal for Mexico. In the final of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, Guardado scored the opening goal against the United States. During the second half, he collided head-on with United States right back Jonathan Spector while both attempted to head the ball but managed to recover to play the rest the of the match. His goal was for naught as for the first time ever, the US came from behind to beat Mexico, 2–1 to retain the Gold Cup for the second consecutive time.

Guardado scored his third goal against Uruguay during the 2007 Copa América third place match on July 15.

[edit] Club career statistics

(correct as of 30 August 2009)

Club	Season	Domestic League			Domestic Cup			Continental			Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Deportivo La Coruña	2009–10	15	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	16	2	2
	2008–09	29	2	8	1	0	0	6	1	2	36	3	10
	2007–08	26	5	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	5	5
	Total	70	8	15	3	1	0	6	1	2	91	10	17
F.C. Atlas	2006–07	38	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	5	5
F.C. Atlas	2005–06	26	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	1	2
	Total	64	6	7							64	6	7
Career Total		134	14	22	2	0	0	6	1	2	155	16	24

[edit] International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	February 28, 2007	Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States	Venezuela	1–0	3–1	Friendly
2.	June 24, 2007	Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	United States	1–0	1–2	2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3.	July 14, 2007	Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela	Uruguay	3–1	3–1	2007 Copa América
4.	June 8, 2008	Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	Peru	2–0	4–0	Friendly
5.	June 21, 2008	Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás, Mexico	Belize	2–0	7–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	September 6, 2008	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Jamaica	1–0	3–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.	September 5, 2009	Estadio Ricardo Saprissa, San José, Costa Rica	Costa Rica	3–0	3–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification