Juan Wong

Juan Alberto Wong Borunda (born 6 May 1981) is a Mexican gridiron football coach and former wide receiver who is the current head coach of the Borregos Salvajes Laguna juvenile (under-18) team. He played college football with the Borregos Salvajes Laguna before signing with the Dallas Desperados of the Arena Football League in 2004. Wong played in NFL Europe for two seasons, appearing for the Rhein Fire, the Frankfurt Galaxy, and the Hamburg Sea Devils, before participating in New York Jets training camp in 2007.

Wong represented the Mexico national team at the 2003 IFAF World Championship, winning a silver medal.

Early life and youth career Wong was born on 6 May 1981 in Torreón, Coahuila, to Juan Alberto Wong Cobian and Rosadelia Borunda García. His paternal great-grandfather was Chinese. Wong began playing American football at a young age, joining the infant categories of the Jaguares del Campestre La Rosita, because his father was the head coach of the Gatos Negros del Tec Laguna, the football team at the . In 2002, Wong again led all receivers in touchdowns and was named the Offensive Player of the Year.

Wong studied international trade at ITESM Laguna.

Professional career Wong was signed by the Dallas Desperados of the Arena Football League (AFL) in December 2003 after a tryout in Mexico. However, he was waived in February 2004 as part of the final round of cuts, days before their season opener. He was one of seven Mexican players signed by NFLE teams after participating in a training camp in Tampa, Florida, with other international prospects. He appeared in five games for the Fire, catching three passes for 77 yards and one touchdown, before he was traded to the Frankfurt Galaxy midseason while recovering from a quad injury.

At the conclusion of a 2007 international minicamp, Wong was assigned to the Hamburg Sea Devils, returning to NFL Europe for a second season. He recorded one catch for 11 yards in the regular season, as well as one catch for 26 yards in World Bowl XV as the Sea Devils defeated the Frankfurt Galaxy 37–28 for the title. After seeing limited playing time in the preseason, Wong was waived by the Jets on August 27 to reach the 75-man roster limit.

In 2014, Wong played with Olmecas Premier in the semi-professional Futbol Americano Asociacion (FAMA) league in Mexico. He aided the team to an appearance in the championship game, where they lost to Tigres Oro SSP, led by former Águilas Blancas IPN quarterback Raúl Mateos.

National team career Wong was called up to the Mexico national team ahead of the 2003 IFAF World Championship held in Germany. He helped Mexico reach the championship game against Japan, where he caught a touchdown pass from Juan Zamora, but Mexico lost 34–14 and settled for the silver medal.

Coaching career Wong began coaching in 2009, serving as the wide receivers coach for UVM Torreón juvenile (18 and under) team.

In February 2021, Wong was hired as the head coach of the ITESM Laguna juvenile team.