Joaquín Velázquez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oscar Joaquín Velázquez Elvira | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Veracruz, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cruz Azul (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Puebla | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–2010 | Puebla | 230 | (5) |
| 1997 | → Santos Laguna (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → BUAP (loan) | 65 | (3) |
| 2007–2010 | → Veracruz (loan) | 20 | (1) |
| 2013 | Chivas USA | 12 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | Correcaminos UAT (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Coras (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2019 | Toluca (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Puebla (assistant) | ||
| 2021– | Cruz Azul (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2013 | |||
Oscar Joaquín Velazquez Elvira (born 11 September 1975) is a former Mexican professional footballer.
Early life
He was born in Veracruz, Mexico on 8 November 1975, his father Joaquín Velázquez senior was a massage therapist, for Veracruz. He would join Veracruz youth system as a child and would later go on to join the Puebla FC youth system in 1992 where he finished his development.
Career
He made his professional debut with Puebla on 27 August 1995 in a 2-1 loss against Toros Neza. He spent two years with the club before being sent out on loan to Santos Laguna where he played 14 games before returning to Puebla where he played from 1998-2004. In 1999 with Puebla he experienced relegation for the first time and is still remembered by the clubs' fans for an emotional moment right after the referee ended the match that sealed the clubs' first relegation in more than 60 years. In 2004, he was sent on loan to the club's second division side BUAP where he played 65 games and scored three goals. In 2006 after Puebla's second relegation he rejoined the club and was key in helping the club return to the first division. In 2008 in a match against Pachuca he suffered a nose injury after smashing his face into an opponents' head right after scoring a goal. In 2010 after internal problems with the new owners he was sent on paid leave and wouldn't return to the club.
On 26 February 2013, Major League Soccer club Chivas USA announced they had signed Velázquez along with Peruvian defender Walter Vílchez, reuniting with their former coach at Puebla FC José Luis Sánchez Solá.[1]
Honors
References
- ^ s-walter-vilchez-and-joaquin-velasquez "Chivas USA Add Veteran Defenders Walter Vilchez and Joaquin Velasquez". mlssoccer.com. 27 February 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help)
External links
- Joaquín Velázquez – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Use dmy dates from February 2013
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Mexican expatriate footballers
- Mexican footballers
- Club Puebla players
- Santos Laguna footballers
- Lobos BUAP footballers
- C.D. Veracruz footballers
- Chivas USA players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Liga MX players
- Major League Soccer players
- Association football defenders
- Club Puebla non-playing staff
- Deportivo Toluca F.C. non-playing staff