José Antonio Olvera

Mexican footballern (born 1986)

José Antonio OlveraPersonal information

Full name|  José Antonio Olvera de los Santos
Date of birth|  (1986-03-04) March 4, 1986 (age 36)
Place of birth|  Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico
Height|  1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)|  Defender
Club information

Current team

|  Tampico Madero
Number|  3
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2004–2005|  Santos Laguna|  54|  (2)
2007–2012|  Guadalajara|  16|  (1)
2009|  → Toluca (Loan)|  5|  (0)
2010–2012|  → Santos Laguna (loan)|  49|  (0)
2012–16|  Morelia|  61|  (0)
2016–|  Tampico Madero|  48|  (SYM)
International career
2005–2006|  Mexico|  3|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2015

Jose Antonio Olvera de los Santos (born March 4, 1986 in Torreon, Coahuila) is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Tampico Madero of the Ascenso MX as a defender or midfielder.

Olvera is known for his left foot and also because he played for Santos Laguna from 2004–2006. He was traded to Chivas starting the 2007 season. Olvera had already played as a loan from Santos to Chivas de Guadalajara in the Copa Libertadores in 2006 where Chivas reached semi-finals losing against São Paulo FC. He has also been capped in the cycle of Ricardo LaVolpe with Mexico three times debuting against Hungary. On July 24, 2007, he made his first appearance with Chivas in the superliga where they faced FC Dallas and he scored a goal.

On December 19, 2008, it was announced that Olvera would go on loan to Toluca. In December 2009, it was announced that Olvera would go back to Santos Laguna.

He was born in the old Estadio Corona, home of the Santos Laguna; by that time his mother worked in maintenance of the stadium when the delivery took place.

## Honours[edit]

Morelia

* Copa MX (1): Apertura 2013
* Supercopa MX (1): 2014

## International appearances[edit]

As of 15 February 2006

International appearances

# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition
1. | 14 December 2005 | Chase Field, Phoenix, United States |  Hungary | 2–0 | Friendly
2. | 25 January 2006 | Monster Park, San Francisco, United States |  Norway | 2–1 | Friendly
3. | 15 February 2006 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States |  South Korea | 0–1 | Friendly

## External links[edit]

* José Antonio Olvera – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archive) (in Spanish)

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Atlético Morelia - current squad

* 2 Cortés
* 3 López
* 4 Ledesma
* 5 Guzmán
* 6 Pérez
* 7 Martínez
* 8 Ibarra
* 9 Abella
* 10 Barragán
* 11 Acosta
* 12 S. Ramírez
* 13 Salazar
* 14 Trejo
* 15 Magaña
* 17 Vergara
* 18 Sosa
* 19 Gallegos
* 20 J. Ramírez
* 21 Huerta
* 26 Núñez
* 28 Zurita
* 32 Del Ángel
* 33 Melgarejo
* 35 Ruiz
* Manager: Valiño

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