Alfredo Talavera

Alfredo Talavera
Personal information
Full name Alfredo Talavera Díaz[1]
Date of birth (1982-09-18) 18 September 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth La Barca, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Mexico U23 (goalkeeper coach)
Youth career
1999 UNAM[3]
2000–2003 Guadalajara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Tapatío[4] 12 (0)
2004–2005 Chivas La Piedad[4] 13 (0)
2005–2006 Chivas Coras Tepic[4] 13 (0)
2006–2008 Tapatío[4] 31 (0)
2003–2009 Guadalajara 21 (0)
2008–2009Tigres UANL (loan) 2 (0)
2009–2020 Toluca 366 (1)
2020–2022 UNAM 62 (0)
2022–2024 Juárez 52 (0)
International career
2016 Mexico Olympic (O.P.) 3 (0)
2011–2022 Mexico 40 (0)
Managerial career
2024– Mexico U23 (goalkeeper coach)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
Winner 2011 United States
Runner-up 2021 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 November 2022

Alfredo Talavera Díaz (Spanish pronunciation: [alˈfɾeðo talaˈβeɾa]; born 18 September 1982) is a Mexican professional footballer who most recently captains and plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Juárez and the Mexico national team.

Starting his career with Guadalajara in 2003, it was during his final years with the team that he would be loaned out to Tigres UANL and Toluca, with the latter deciding to purchase him in 2010. He would join Club Universidad Nacional in 2020 and Juárez in 2022.

Talavera made his debut with the national team in March 2011. Originally Mexico's third-choice goalkeeper for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup, he became the team's starting goalkeeper following issues with the first and second-choice goalkeepers, in which Mexico would ultimately win. He would go on to be called up for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, 2013 and 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, the 2014, 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup, the 2015 Copa América, the Copa América Centenario, and 2016 Summer Olympics.

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Mixeco" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  3. ^ Las 25 cosas que no sabías del portero de Pumas UNAM Alfredo Talavera
  4. ^ a b c d Alfredo Talavera Díaz - Ficha Jugador