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Full name: Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo
Date of birth: January 17, 1973
Birthplace: Ciudad de México, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Nationality: Mexican
EU passport: No
Height: 177 cms
Weight: 73 kgs
Club: Veracruz
Position: Forward [L, C]
Squad Number: 10
Contract expires:
Previous clubs: America > Necaxa (loan) > America > Valladolid (loan) > America > Veracruz (loan) > America > Chicago Fire > Santos Laguna (loan) > Veracruz
International debut: January 1995, v Uruguay
International Caps: 104
International Goals: 36
World Cups: France 1998, Korea/Japan 2002, South Africa 2010 |
Concacaf Gold Cup (1996, 1998)
FIFA Confederations Cup (1999)
Concacaf Champions' Cup (2006)
Mexican Primera División (Clausura 2005)
Mexican Primera División Top Scorer (Invierno 1998)
Mexican Primera División Footballer of the Year (Invierno 1998, 2005, Clausura 2007)
FIFA Confederations Cup Top Scorer (1999)
FIFA Confederations Cup MVP (1999) | |
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| Season | Club | Country | Level | GP | GS |
| 2008-09 |
Santos Laguna |
 MEX |
A |
4 |
1 |
| 2008-08 |
Chicago Fire |
 USA |
A |
30 |
7 |
| 2007-07 |
Chicago Fire |
USA |
A |
17 |
4 |
| 2006-07 |
América |
MEX |
A |
36 |
13 |
| 2005-06 |
América |
MEX |
A |
28 |
7 |
| 2004-05 |
América |
MEX |
A |
20 |
8 |
| 2004-05 |
Veracruz |
MEX |
A |
15 |
5 |
| 2003-04 |
América |
MEX |
A |
38 |
20 |
| 2002-03 |
América |
MEX |
A |
36 |
11 |
| 2001-02 |
Valladolid |
 ESP |
A |
20 |
3 |
| 2000-01 |
Valladolid |
ESP |
A |
3 |
0 |
| 1999-00 |
América |
MEX |
A |
36 |
20 |
| 1998-99 |
América |
MEX |
A |
31 |
31 |
| 1997-98 |
Necaxa |
MEX |
A |
28 |
13 |
| 1996-97 |
América |
MEX |
A |
27 |
9 |
| 1995-96 |
América |
MEX |
A |
29 |
5 |
| 1994-95 |
América |
MEX |
A |
28 |
6 |
| 1993-94 |
América |
MEX |
A |
4 |
0 |
| 1992-93 |
América |
MEX |
A |
12 |
0 |
| Career Totals: | 442 | 163 |
FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010
| Date | Venue | Match | MP | GF | AS | FC | FS | YC | RC |
| 22/06 |
Rustenburg / Royal Bafokeng Stadium |
MEX 0:1 URU  |
63 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 17/06 |
Polokwane / Peter Mokaba Stadium |
 FRA 0:2 MEX |
28 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 11/06 |
Johannesburg / Soccer City Stadium |
 RSA 1:1 MEX |
21 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Competition Totals: | 112 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Competition Average: | 37.33 | 0.33 | 0 | 0.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards
FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan 2002
| Date | Venue | Match | MP | GF | AS | FC | FS | YC | RC |
| 17/06 |
Jeonju Castle, Jeonju |
MEX 0:2 USA |
90 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
| 13/06 |
Stadium Big Eye, Oita |
MEX 1:1 ITA  |
90 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| 09/06 |
Miyagi Stadium, Miyagi |
MEX 2:1 ECU  |
89 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 03/06 |
Stadium Big Swan, Niigata |
 CRO 0:1 MEX |
78 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| Competition Totals: | 347 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| Competition Average: | 86.75 | 0.25 | 0 | 0.75 | 4.5 | 0.25 | 0 |
Glossary
MP: Minutes Played, GF: Goals in favor, AS: Assists, FC: Fouls Committed, FS: Fouls Suffered, YC: Yellow Cards, RC: Red Cards
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1973
Born January 17 in Tepito, Mexico City.
1992
December: Makes professional debut with Club America.
1997
July: Joins Mexican side Necaxa on loan from America.
1998
June: Plays in France 98 World Cup, where he made his name for himself with the "Cuauteminha" a trick where he jumps over tackles with the ball trapped between his own feet.
July: Returns to Club America.
1999
August: Part of Mexico squad for Confederations Cup. Turns in a virtuoso performance in Mexico's 4-3 win over Brazil in the final.
2000
September: Makes his Liga Primera debut in a match against Mallorca.
October: Receives a homicidal tackle from Trinitarian defender Ancil Elcock which kept him off field for 10 months.
2001
Septemer: On his comeback to football scores 2 goals against Jamaica in Kingston, he would score 3 more in 4 matches to ensure Mexico's qualification to World Cup.
2002
June: Part of the Mexican team that plays in World Cup finals.
July: Return to Club America for the second time.
2004
May: Starts a brutal fight against Sao Caetano players after the Copa Libertadores semifinal match.
June: Joins Veracruz, took team to first place of the League.
2005
January: Returns to Club America for the third time.
May: Captains America to win the Mexican Torneo de Clausura.
June: Pulls himself out of the National team roster for Concacaf Gold Cup arguing he needs time to rest.
2006
April: Omitted from coach Ricardo Lavolpe's provisional 26-man Mexican squad for World Cup finals... Captains America to its 5th Concacaf Champions Cup title.
2007
April 2: Joined the Chicago Fire to become the second player to sign with the MLS under the league's new salary cap exception policy. Terms were not disclosed and he is expected to join the team July 1, almost two months after the start of the season.
July 14: Scored a penalty kick goal and captained the National team to a 3-1 defeat of Uruguay in the Copa America Third place match.
July 22: Played his first game with Chicago Fire in a friendly against Celtic F.C., in which he scored his team's only goal in a 1-1 draw.
2008
June 4: Voted MLS Player of the Month for May after registering two goals and four assists in four matches. He led the Fire to a 3-1-0 record in May with all three wins coming on the road.
July 24: Chosen as the game's most valuable player, after scoring one goal and setting up another, in the MLS All-Stars 3-2 victory over English Premier League team West Ham United.
July 31: The U.S. Soccer Federation suspended Cuauhtemoc Blanco from U.S. Open Cup play for at least two years, after he punched DC United midfielder Clyde Simms in the stomach and poked him in the eye July 8 during an Open Cup quarterfinal game against them. After being ejected, he also head-butted a United employee trying to lead him away.
September 10: Aged 35, Blanco announded his retirement from the Mexican national team after the 2-1 defeat of Canada in Chiapas.
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Mexico squad for the FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010