Jesús Arellano

José de Jesús Arellano Alcocer (born May 8, 1973 in Monterrey, Nuevo León), is a retired Mexican football player. He last played for CF Monterrey in the Primera División de México, with whom he has played most of his career.

Jesús Arellano
Arellano with Monterrey in 2008
Personal information
Full name José de Jesús Arellano Alcocer
Date of birth (1973-05-08) May 8, 1973
Place of birth Monterrey, Mexico
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1997 Monterrey 111 (9)
1997–2000 Guadalajara 72 (14)
2000–2011 Monterrey 299 (39)
Total 482 (62)
National team‡
1995–2006 Mexico 69 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 May 2011
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 December 2009

Biography

Arellano is known for his speed, dribbling and passing abilities, Arellano has played an important role for the Mexico national team for many years and has led his country to victories in several occasions. He was one of the players responsible for the erratic comebacks made by the Mexican team in the World Cup groups stage at France'98. Known as the "Super-Substitute", Arellano was brought in the field, in the late stages of the match, by Mexico's now retired national coach, Manuel Lapuente and help his country come back from seemingly impossible situations to either draw or win the games.

After his debut with CF Monterrey, he tried his luck with the "All Mexican Team", Club Deportivo Guadalajara during the 1998 Fall season. However, Arellano found his success with the "Rayados de Monterrey" club, helping them win the 2003 Clausura championship title in the La Primera División.

In the FIFA World Cup in Korea-Japan 2002, Arellano made a less of an impact as a substitute. He was among the starting eleven for three matches, where he helped his country reach the "Elimination Round of 16" of the tournament. In total, he has amassed 70 caps for Mexico, scoring seven times and was among 23 players selected by coach Ricardo La Volpe, to play in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Arellano played one match throughout the tournament and only appeared in the 2nd half as a substitute player in a 0-0 draw, against Angola.

Jesus Arellano is the seventh Mexican player and the first one to be born in Monterrey to play three World Cups: France 98, Korea-Japan 2002 and Germany 2006.

Honours

Club
Monterrey

International
Mexico

Individual

International goals
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.April 28, 1999Estadio Antonio Oddone Sarubbi, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay Paraguay1–21–2Friendly
2.July 1, 20003Com Park at Candlestick Point, San Francisco, United States El Salvador2–03–0Friendly
3.March 7, 2001Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico Brazil3–23–3Friendly
4.July 22, 2001Estadio Hernán Ramírez Villegas, Pereira, Colombia Chile1–02–02001 Copa América
5.September 5, 2001Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico Trinidad and Tobago2–03–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.September 8, 2004Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago1–03–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.September 8, 2004Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago2–03–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
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