José de Jesús Corona

Atlas

Corona started his career in Atlas in 2002. On 26 February 2003, in week five of the season, Corona made his official league debut against UNAM in a 2–1 win. Corona played 47 games with Atlas from 2002 to 2004.

Tecos

Corona was later transferred to Tecos in the 2004 summer transfer window. He made his league debut playing a full 90 minutes against América. Corona was then loaned to Guadalajara for the 2005 edition of the Copa Libertadores as they reached the semifinals. He is well remembered for his stunning performance against Boca Juniors. Corona had an impressive final season with Tecos before leaving.

Cruz Azul

On 16 June 2009, Corona was transferred to Cruz Azul for €2.8 million, with whom he signed a three-year contract. Corona made his league debut with Cruz Azul on 2 August 2009 against Pumas in a 3–0 win, earning his first clean sheet with the club. That same year, he helped Cruz Azul reach the league final against Monterrey, where they finished as runners-up after losing both matches of the finals. On May 15, 2011, during the semi-final second leg of Morelia vs Cruz Azul, Corona was one of the protagonists in the violent brawl that happened when initially a fan invaded the pitch, right after Morelia scored in the 87th minute to make it 3-0(3-2agg) in Morelia's favor, Christian Gimenez responded with a kick behind, then Corona held the fan before he was taken away by security. As things were starting to de-escalate it seems like,…

Corona was part of the Mexico U23 at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Corona was called up to represent Mexico at the 2006 FIFA World Cup as the second-choice goalkeeper. He did not play in any of Mexico's four games. In 2007, former coach Hugo Sánchez included him in the 23-man squad for the CONCACAF Gold Cup as the third-choice goalkeeper. Corona looked to be one of the three goalkeepers for Mexico at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, however, after an alleged violent incident where he severely assaulted another man in Guadalajara, Javier Aguirre decided to omit him from the World Cup roster. Corona was originally chosen to represent Mexico in the 2011 Gold Cup as one of the goalkeepers, but after he participated in a fight in the second leg of the semi-finals of the Clausura 2011 between his team, Cruz Azul, and Monarcas Morelia, José Manuel de la Torre, coach of the national team, decided to cut him from the squads participating in the Gold Cup and the 2011 Copa América due to violent conduct. He was replaced in the squads by Jonathan Orozco. Corona also was suspended for the first six games in the 2011 Apertura season. Yosgart Gutiérrez replaced the suspended Corona during that period. Corona was named as one of the three overag players for Mexico at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was also named as the captain of the squad throughout the tournament. He helped the team reach the final, where they defeated Brazil 2–1 to win their first ever medal, the gold medal, at Wembley Stadium. On 2…

As of 21 November 2018

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Liga MX: Guardianes 2021 Copa MX: Clausura 2013, Apertura 2018 Campeón de Campeones: 2021 Supercopa de la Liga MX: 2022 Supercopa MX: 2019 CONCACAF Champions League: 2013–14 Leagues Cup: 2019 Mexico Youth

Olympic Gold Medal: 2012 Pan American Games Gold Medal: 2011 Pan American Games Bronze Medal: 2003 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship: 2004 Central American and Caribbean Games Silver Medal: 2002 Mexico

CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2009 Individual

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