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Jared Borgetti Biography

The legacy of impressive Mexican strikers, born out of Hugo Sanchez' foot, had its torch picked up by another resonating name in Mexico's soccer history: Jared Borgetti. Borgetti is one of the most efficient strikers Mexico ever produced and despite the fact that he's still playing soccer at the highest level, he is already legendary in his country.

Not only did he manage to become Mexico's all time top scorer with 43 goals, he's also one of the most successful goal scorers in the history of the Mexican league, with approximately 240 goals in 420 matches. The Mexican's career was tainted with silverware and awards and I'm planning to cover it all in the following Jared Borgetti biography.

Full name Rafael Marquez Alvarez Date of birth August 14, 1973 Place of birth Culiacancito, Sinaloa, Mexico Height 6.0FT - 1.83M Playing position Striker

Jared Borgetti Biography – Early Career
Born in a small town near Culiacan, Borgetti started playing soccer at an early age and was spotted by one of the major clubs in Guadalajara, CF Atlas. Admittedly, Atlas isn't the best club in town, with only one league championship in its trophy room.

However, it's always been known as trampoline for great Mexican soccer players, being the launching pad of names such as Rafael Marquez, Daniel Osorno, Pavel Pardo or Dario Franco.

In 1994, finally being offered a contract as a professional soccer player, Jared Borgetti debuted without too much thunder, in a 1-3 loss against league contenders America. Despite winning a place in the first team at Atlas, this wasn't a club that could clench a talented and ambitious young player's thirst for trophies. So in 1996, after two seasons with Atlas, he moved to Santos Laguna.

Jared Borgetti Biography – Santos Laguna
His move to Santos Laguna proved to be one of the most important moments in the Mexican striker's career, as he was now playing for a team that could battle for the league trophy and at the same time offering him the chance to be taken on to the Mexican national side.

Season Club Games Goals 1994-1996 CF Atlas 63 21 1997-2004 Santos Laguna 295 189 2004 Dorados de Sinaloa 14 8 2005 Pachuca 15 8 2005-2006 Bolton Wanderers 19 2 2006 Al-Ittihad 15 10 2007 Cruz Azul 19 5 Last Update - Sep 21, 2007 Domestic League Only

His first international cap came in 1997 in a match against Ecuador, but despite the fact that he will soon become a prolific striker for Santos Laguna in the Mexican league, Jared Borgetti will find it difficult to gain a regular first team spot in the national side until 3 years later.

But getting back to Santos Laguna, Borgetti managed to adapt quickly and soon became firing up the fans with his performances. During the 7 seasons he spent at Santos Laguna, the striker scored no less than 189 goals in 295 matches, becoming top league goal scorer three times.

He managed to win the league title twice with Santos and had his best year in 2000, a year in which he was named Mexican Footballer of the Year. He would also consolidate a place in the first team of his national side around that time, as the Mexican team started the qualifying campaign for the 2002 World Cup.

Jared Borgetti Biography – Wandering the World
In 2004, aged 31, Jared Borgetti was a footballer that had most of his dreams fulfilled with Santos Laguna, so he decided to move to his hometown team, Dorados de Sinaloa. After one season, he moved to another Mexican team, Pachuca, before finally getting his big break: the move to Europe.

Playing in Europe is the dream of every South and Central American soccer player, Jared Borgetti being no different. Despite already being past his peak, the offer from Premiership side Bolton Wanderers seemed like a new start. He was the first Mexican footballer to play in the Premiership and despite the fact that his stay at Bolton was short, he made some impact.

Years National Team Games Goals 1997- Mexico 87 43 Last Update - Sep 21, 2007

His career with the English side was short lived though and in 2006, in a cup match, Borgetti was replaced by goalkeeper Sam Ashton, as part of a "late Christmas gift" for the young keeper from the team's coach. That was the final drop for Borgetti, who wandered half the globe for a new team, finding an open position with Al-Ittihad.

Fifteen matches later, the cultural change proved to be too difficult and Borgetti decided to move back to the Mexican league, to Cruz Azul, where he hopes to end his career. Although officially retiring from the Mexican national squad after the 2006 World Cup, Borgetti said that he would love to play in one more tournament with "El Tricolor", hopefully in the Confederations Cup.

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