Cirilo Saucedo

Cirilo Saucedo Nájera (born 5 January 1982 in Acámbaro, Guanajuato[1]), known as Cirilo Saucedo, is a Mexican former professional goalkeeper who last played for Juárez.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Saucedo and the second or maternal family name is Nájera.
Cirilo Saucedo
Saucedo playing for Tijuana
Personal information
Full name Cirilo Saucedo Nájera
Date of birth (1982-01-05) 5 January 1982
Place of birth Acámbaro, Guanajuato, Mexico[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Tijuana U-23 (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 León 26 (0)
2004–2006 Sinaloa 67 (0)
2006 Veracruz 3 (0)
2006–2011 Tigres UANL 101 (0)
2008–2009 → Indios (loan) 33 (0)
2011–2015 Tijuana 141 (0)
2015–2016 Morelia 14 (0)
2016–2017 → Juárez (loan) 27 (0)
Total 412 (0)
International career
2013–2015 Mexico 2 (0)
Managerial career
2021– Tijuana Reserves and Academy
2023 Tijuana (Interim)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Saucedo came to prominence playing for Club León of the Primera A in Mexico. After leading the team to a championship in the 2003 Clausura, Saucedo's team lost to Dorados de Sinaloa in the playoff to determine which team was promoted to the Primera División. Nevertheless, Saucedo moved up, being contracted by the Dorados to reinforce their team.

In his first season in the first division, Saucedo started all 17 games for Sinaloa, allowing 32 goals. Following the 2006 Clausura season, Saucedo's team Dorados was relegated to the Mexican First Division "A". Rather than playing in the lower divisions of the lower leagues, Saucedo was snatched up by CD Veracruz prior to the Apertura 2006 season. A shoulder injury limited him to play in only 2 games for the Red Sharks.

In 2007, he was traded to UANL Tigres for Sebastián González. He spent 3 "short" tournaments there before the 2008 Apertura when the arrival of Oscar Pérez prompted Saucedo's exit from the club.

Tigres loaned the goalkeeper to newly promoted Indios de Ciudad Juárez where he consolidated himself as a starter; he contributed to Indios' semi-final run of the Mexican championship, and more importantly staying at top flight of Mexican football.

With the conclusion of his loan, Saucedo returned to Tigres for the 2009 Apertura. Later he went to win the Superliga with UANL Tigres. After a tied game with Chicago Fire (1–1) and penalty kicks (4–3).

Personal life

His mother is a United States citizen and therefore, he had the option of playing for the United States.[2]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 16 April 2016[3]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico 201310
201510
Total20

Honours

Tijuana

Mexico U23

References
  1. "Cirilo Saucedo". Archived from the original on 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
  2. Gomez, Eric. "Tijuana goalkeeper Cirilo Saucedo: U.S. Soccer has been in touch with my agent – Yahoo! Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
  3. Cirilo Saucedo at National-Football-Teams.com
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