José Antonio Patlán
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José Antonio Patlán Valtierra (born January 12, 1983) is a Mexican
Mexican people
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 Football player who is currently playing for Club Universidad de Guadalajara
Club Universidad de Guadalajara
Club Deportivo Universidad de Guadalajara is a football club that currently plays in the Liga de Ascenso.- History :The Universidad de Guadalajara football club, nicknamed "Leones" was founded the 19th of August, 1970 and started in the tercera división in the Mexican professional league, where...

. He plays as a Centre Back
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

 and as a Defensive Midfielder
Midfielder
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.

He debuted in a match against Club Toluca
Club Toluca
Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club is a Mexican professional football club. Toluca's stadium Nemesio Diez Riega is located in Toluca, State of Mexico in Mexico. Toluca plays in the Primera División de México and has been champion ten times...

 on April 29, 2006, Toluca
Club Toluca
Deportivo Toluca Fútbol Club is a Mexican professional football club. Toluca's stadium Nemesio Diez Riega is located in Toluca, State of Mexico in Mexico. Toluca plays in the Primera División de México and has been champion ten times...

 won the match 2-0 http://www.mediotiempo.com/jugador_torneo.php?id_torneo=26&id_jugador=1984. He got the chance to play in the Clausura 2006, when Chivas lost 6 of their starting players to the Mexican National Team
Mexico national football team
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 (Oswaldo Sanchez
Oswaldo Sánchez
Oswaldo Javier Sánchez Ibarra is a Mexican footballer. He plays as a goalkeeper for Santos Laguna in the Mexican Primera Division, where he is also the team captain. He has 99 caps for Mexico.-Early career:...

, Gonzalo Pineda
Gonzalo Pineda
Gonzalo Pineda Reyes is a Mexican international footballer. He currently plays as a Defensive Midfielder for Puebla F.C. on loan from Guadalajara, in the Primera División de México.- Biography :...

, Ramon Morales
Ramón Morales
Ramón Morales Higuera is a retired Mexican international footballer who last played for Estudiantes Tecos as a midfielder.Biography=...

, Omar Bravo
Omar Bravo
Omar Bravo Tordecillas is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.-Club Deportivo Guadalajara:...

, Francisco Javier Rodriguez
Francisco Javier Rodríguez
Francisco Javier Rodríguez Pinedo known as Maza is a Mexican football defender. He currently plays for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart.-Guadalajara:...

 and Carlos Salcido
Carlos Salcido
Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores is a Mexican international football defender who currently plays for Mexican Primera División club UANL on loan from Fulham...

) already in training for the FIFA World Cup 2006. Chivas was already qualified for the playoffs of the tournament and was also playing in Copa Libertadores, so the team started to play with young players for the Clausura 2006 playoffs and the more experimented for the Libertadores. Patlan was one of the most praised players by the media.

In Apertura 2006, he became champion with Chivas, and he started to be a more consistent back-up Defender
Defender (football)
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 for the Rojiblancos.

Club

 
Chivas de Guadalajara
  • Mexican Championship
    Primera División de México
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     - Apertura 2006

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