José Antonio Olvera

Jose Antonio Olvera de los Santos (born March 4, 1986) is a Mexican former footballer. He played in the Liga MX as a defender or midfielder, and made three appearances for Mexico in international matches.

Olvera is known for his left foot and also because he played for Santos Laguna from 2004 to 2006. He moved 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. In December 2010 his loan to Santos Laguna ended and he moved there permanently, signing a three-year contract.

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

International appearances As of 15 February 2006 International appearances # Date Venue Opponent Result Competition 1. 14 December 2005 Chase Field, Phoenix, United States 2–0 Friendly 2. 25 January 2006 Monster Park, San Francisco, United States 2–1 Friendly 3. 15 February 2006 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States 0–1 Friendly