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| Birth Name(s) : Jared Borgetti |
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Full Jared Borgetti Biography
1 Senior club appearances and goalscounted for the domestic league only andcorrect as of October 11, 2007.2 National team caps and goals correctas of October 11, 2007.* Appearances (Goals)
Jared Francisco Borgetti Echavarría (born August 14, 1973 in Culiacancito, Sinaloa) is a Mexican football striker, who currently plays for Club Deportivo Cruz Azul in the Primera División de México. Borgetti is the all-time leading goal scorer for the Mexican national football team with 43 goals. An incredibly prolific goalscorer at club level, Borgetti is known for his "golden head".
Borgetti began his career with CF Atlas in the Primera División de México on March 6, 1994 debuting in a 3-1 loss over Club Guadalajara. After two unsuccessful seasons, he signed with Santos Laguna, where he claimed three golden boot titles for most goals in the season in his seven year participation with club. Borgetti later signed a one year contract with Dorados de Sinaloa, before joining CF Pachuca.
In the summer of 2005, Borgetti signed with English club Bolton Wanderers F.C. in the FA Premier League for £900,000,000. He became the first Mexican player to play for an English club.
Borgetti has enjoyed notable success on both the club and international level. After the qualification campaign for Germany 2006 ended, Borgetti became his country's top goalscorer, surpassing both Luis Hernández and Carlos Hermosillo with a record 47 goals in the 87 international appearances.
On the international stage, Borgetti first played with Mexico on February 5, 1997 against Ecuador. He would not make his mark internationally, however, until the qualification campaign for the 2002 World Cup began in late 2000. After the qualification campaign proved successful for Mexico, Borgetti became a regular starter within the squad and went on to score goals for his country at the Copa América 2001, the 2002 FIFA World Cup, and the Copa América 2004.
Borgetti's most successful tournament was the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup. He scored three goals against Brazil and Germany and helped Mexico to a fourth place finish, and his skill of scoring from headers drew the attention of football pundits worldwide. He also provided a memorable moment of the tournament when he had to retake a penalty twice against Brazil due to various infractions. It was blocked on the third attempt, but he later scored the winning goal that resulted in a 1-0 upset. After these performances, Borgetti attracted attention from many foreign clubs, and chose a deal with Bolton Wanderers F.C.. He made his official English debut in a 2-0 win over Newcastle United on August 24, 2005, and scored his first goal for the club during Bolton Wanderers' first-ever UEFA Cup tie on September 15, 2005. He went on to score in the FA Cup, the Carling Cup, and the Premiership for Bolton.
After the 2005-06 season, Borgetti was released by Bolton. He eventually signed with Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad. On Saturday September 9, 2006 Borgetti made his debut, scoring two goals in a 3-2 victory over Saudi team Al-Ta'ee. In December 2006 Borgetti left Al-Ittihad under a clause stating that he could leave at any time if his family was unable to adapt to Saudi Arabian culture. Teams from the leagues of France, England and Spain showed interest in signing the player.
In March 25, 2007 Borgetti came off the bench replacing Omar Bravo in a match against Paraguay. Within 20 seconds, Borgetti scored a goal making the game 1-0. Two minutes he later scored his second goal making the game 2-0. In June 8, 2007 Borgetti played in the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup scoring two goals. He also scored a goal in the quarter-finals against Costa Rica.
Shortly after the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Borgetti expressed his desire to retire from the International stage. He stated that he wanted to make way for the new and younger players that would contribute to the Mexican national football team in the future. However, Borgetti change his mind and expressed his interest in returning to play for Mexico in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, saying he would try and be in the best shape he can possibly be in for that time.
In mid December 2006, Mexican club, Santos Laguna, showed interest in signing Borgetti and Francisco Fonseca but unfortunately days later, Club America signed Matias Vuoso on loan to Santos Laguna. Borgetti and Fonseca turned down the club's offer and later announced that he would return to Mexico as a member of Club Deportivo Cruz Azul under a one year contract. In 2007, Borgetti was called upon by Hugo Sánchez to represent Mexico in a series of International friendly matches and tournaments.
Santos Laguna
- Primera División de México - Championship Invierno (1996)
- Primera División de México - Championship Verano (2001)
Primera División de México
- Mexican Footballer of the Year (2000)
- Top-scorer Invierno (2000)
- Top-scorer Verano (2001) |
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