Jared Borgetti
Jared Francisco Borgetti Echavarría (Spanish: [xaˈɾeð βoɾˈxeti] ; born 14 August 1973) is a Mexican former professional ⓘfootballer who currently works as a commentator for ESPN Deportes and ESPN Mexico.
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Full name | Jared Francisco Borgetti Echavarría | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 14 August 1973 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Águilas UAS | |||||||||||||||||
Atlas | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1994–1996 | Atlas | 61 | (21) | ||||||||||||||
1996–2004 | Santos Laguna | 295 | (205) | ||||||||||||||
2004 | Sinaloa | 14 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
2005 | Pachuca | 15 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Bolton Wanderers | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2006 | Al-Ittihad | 15 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
2007 | Cruz Azul | 26 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2008 | Monterrey | 27 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
2009 | Guadalajara | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2009 | Puebla | 15 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2010 | Morelia | 15 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2010 | León | 16 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 525 | (271) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1997–2008 | Mexico | 89 | (46) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
As a player, Borgetti was known as a prolific goal scorer at both club and national level, and was renowned for his heading ability. With 46 goals, Borgetti is the second all-time leading goal scorer (behind Javier Hernández) of the Selección de fútbol de México. He is the Santos Laguna top goal scorer with 205 goals. He was popularly known by the nickname of El Zorro del Desierto ("The Desert Fox") in reference to his debut team, Atlas, and his birthplace.
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