Alberto Medina

Alberto Medina Briseño (born 29 May 1983) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a winger. He is known as El Venado (The Deer) due to his speed.

Club career Medina made his professional debut for Chivas on 8 August 2000 at 17 years old. Alberto "El Venado" Medina (at the time of reporting) had seven goals in the Apertura 2006, alongside his partners Adolfo Bautista and Omar Bravo, and he was a major factor in Chivas' Championship win for the Apertura 2006 Tournament. Medina had the game–winning assist in the championship game of the Apertura 2006 Tournament.

Beto (Medina) had a tremendous start to the Clausura 2007 Tournament, scoring six goals in eighteen games in the league. One of his more amazing goals came in the Super Clásico game against rivals America. A lob pass came from Diego Martínez, which Medina controlled in the box and, with perfect technique, cut and finished excellently with a powerful shot over America's goalie, Guillermo Ochoa. Chivas went on to win 2–0 at home. Medina is part of the attacking duo on the pitch alongside his teammate Omar Bravo, often switching sides on either wing to confuse the rival team. Alberto has shown that he is an important part of Chivas with his blistering speed, ball control and accurate crosses.

On 2 June 2012, Chivas sold Medina to Pachuca due to the poor last two seasons he had. Medina played for Chivas from 2000 to 2012, during which he registered 323 caps in the Mexican League with 52 goals and 39 assists.

Later that year, on 28 November, Pachuca confirmed that Medina was sold to Puebla F.C. for the next season.

International career Ricardo Lavolpe called Medina to Mexico's national team many times, be it for friendly matches in 2003, the Athens Olympic Games in 2004, or for the 2005 Confederations Cup in Germany as a substitute for senior players such as Jared Borgetti or fellow Chivas player Ramón Morales.

He was called upon once again to represent the Selección de fútbol de México (Mexico national team) during Hugo Sánchez's tenure as coach. He represented his country in the 2007 Gold Cup tournament, where they were finalist. He also played in Venezuela in the Copa América 2007, where his country won 3rd place and only lost to Argentina in the semi-finals.

Alberto was recalled to the national team under coach Javier Aguirre's second stint. Medina made Aguirre's squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, scoring in all the friendlies before the start of the tournament, but did not appear in any matches.

Career statistics International

National team Year Apps GoalsMexico 2003 2 0 2004 3 1 2005 18 1 2006 1 0 2007 11 0 2009 11 0 2010 9 4 Total 55 6

International goals Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first. Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. November 10, 2004 Alamodome, San Antonio, United States 2–0 2–0 Friendly 2. July 13, 2005 Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States 1–0 1–0 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup 3. May 10, 2010 Soldier Field, Chicago, United States 1–0 1–0 Friendly 4. May 16, 2010 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico 1–0 1–0 Friendly 5. May 30, 2010 Hans-Walter-Wild-Stadion, Bayreuth, Germany 5–1 5–1 Friendly 6. June 3, 2010 King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium 2–0 2–1 Friendly

Honours Guadalajara Mexican Primera División: Apertura 2006 InterLiga 2009

Mexico CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2009