Javier Cortés
Javier Cortés Granados (born 20 July 1989) is a former Mexican professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is an Olympic gold medalist.[1]
![]() Cortés with Mexico in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Javier Cortés Granados | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 20 July 1989 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2008–2017 | UNAM | 244 | (28) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Santos Laguna | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | → Atlético San Luis (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2009 | Mexico U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Mexico U23 | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Mexico | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Club career
International career
He was in the Mexico national football team in the gold medal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics when Mexico defeated Brazil, 2–1.[2]
Career statistics
Honours
UNAM
Santos Laguna
Mexico U23
References
- "Olympics football: Mexico shock Brazil to win gold". bbc.com. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- "Olympics football: Mexico shock Brazil to win gold". bbc.com. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
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- Javier Cortés at the International Olympic Committee; Javier Cortés at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Javier Cortés at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Mexico wins olympic qualifying tournament; Mexico U-23 2, Honduras U-23 1". 3 April 2012.
External links
- Javier Cortés at Liga MX (in Spanish)
- Javier Cortés – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archive) (in Spanish)
- Javier Cortés on Twitter
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