Luis Venegas (footballer)

Luis Gerardo Venegas Zumarán (born 21 June 1984) is a Mexican footballer who last played for the Ascenso MX club Cafetaleros de Chiapas.

Luis Venegas
Personal information
Full name Luis Gerardo Venegas Zumarán
Date of birth (1984-06-21) 21 June 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth San Luis Potosí, Mexico
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 San Luis 23 (0)
2005–2006 Águilas Riviera Maya 8 (1)
2006–2007 BUAP 12 (0)
2007–2008 Alacranes 32 (1)
2008 Potros Neza 1 (0)
2008–2014 Atlante 148 (7)
2014–2015 Atlas 30 (0)
2015–2017 Chiapas 38 (4)
2017–2018 Puebla 23 (1)
2018 Alebrijes de Oaxaca 16 (0)
2019 Atlante 12 (1)
2019–2020 Cafetaleros de Chiapas 16 (1)
International career
2014 Mexico 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:52, 25 September 2019 (UTC)

Career

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"El Loco" Venegas was noticed by Atlante when he played for Alacranes de Durango in the Primera Division A. José Guadalupe Cruz, Atlante's manager, had him transferred to their former filial team, Club León. However, Venegas was immediately called up to the first team to dispute the North American SuperLiga 2008 in the United States, playing in 3 games.

He has also played in the CONCACAF Champions League for Atlante, playing in 5 games.

He made his international debut for Mexico in September 2014.

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