Alberto Medina

Alberto Medina Briseño (born 29 May 1983) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a winger. He is known as El Venado (The Deer) due to his speed.

Club career

Medina made his professional debut for Chivas on 8 August 2000 at 17 years. Alberto "El Venado" Medina (at time of reporting) had seven goals in the Apertura 2006, alongside his partners Adolfo Bautista and Omar Bravo, and he was a major factor in Chivas' Championship win for the Apertura 2006 Tournament. Medina had the game – winning assist in the championship game of the Apertura 2006 Tournament.

Beto (Medina) had a tremendous start to the Clausura 2007 Tournament, he scored six goals in eighteen games in the league. One of his more amazing goals came in the Super Clasico game against rivals America. A lob pass came from Diego Martínez which Medina controlled in the box and with a perfect technique, cut and finished excellently with a powerful shot over America's goalie Guillermo Ochoa. Chivas went on to win 2–0 at home. Medina is part of attacking duo in the pitch alongside his teammate Omar Bravo, often switching sides on either wing to confuse the rival team. Alberto has shown that he is an important part of Chivas with his blistering speed, ball control and accurate crosses.

On June 2, 2012, Chivas sold Medina to Pachuca due to the poor last two seasons he had. Medina played for Chivas from 2000 to 2012 where he registered 323 caps on the Mexican League with 52 goals, and 39 assists.

Later that year, on November 28, Pachuca confirmed that Medina was sold to Puebla F.C. for the next season.

International career

Ricardo Lavolpe called Medina to Mexico's national team many times, be it for friendly matches in 2003, the Athens Olympic Games in 2004, or for the 2005 Confederations Cup in Germany as a substitute for senior players such as Jared Borgetti or fellow Chivas player Ramón Morales.

He was called upon once again to represent the Selección de fútbol de México (Mexico national team) during Hugo Sánchez's tenure as coach. He represented his country in the 2007 Gold Cup tournament where they were finalist. He also played in Venezuela in the Copa América 2007 where his country won 3rd place and only losing to Argentina in the semi-finals.

Alberto was recalled to the national team under coach Javier Aguirre's second stint. Medina made Aguirre's squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, scoring in all the friendlies before the start of the tournament, but did not appear in any matches.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 3 June 2010

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Mexico	2003	2	0
	2004	3	1
	2005	18	1
	2006	1	0
	2007	11	0
	2009	11	0
	2010	9	4
Total		55	6

International goals

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	November 10, 2004	Alamodome, San Antonio, United States	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Guatemala	flag alias = Flag of Guatemala.svg	flag alias-1825 = Flag of Guatemala (1825-1838).svg	flag alias-1839 = Flag of Guatemala (1839-1843).svg	flag alias-1843 = Flag of Guatemala (1843-1851).svg	flag alias-1851 = Flag of Guatemala (1851-1858).svg	flag alias-1858 = Flag of Guatemala (1858–1871).svg	flag alias-1871 = Flag of Guatemala (1871-1968).svg	flag alias-1968 = Flag of Guatemala (1968-1997).svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Guatemala.svg	link alias-naval = Guatemalan Navy	link alias-air force = Guatemalan Air Force	link alias-army = Guatemalan Army	link alias-navy = Guatemalan Navy	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team }} || align=center|2–0 || align=center|2–0 || Friendly
2.	July 13, 2005	Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Jamaica	flag alias = Flag of Jamaica.svg	flag alias-1875 = Flag of Jamaica (1875–1906).svg	flag alias-1906 = Flag of Jamaica (1906–1957).svg	flag alias-1957 = Flag of Jamaica (1957–1962).svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Jamaica Defence Force.svg	link alias-army = Jamaica Defence Force	link alias-air force = Jamaica Defence Force Air Wing	flag alias-air force = Ensign of the Jamaica Defence Force Air Wing.svg	flag alias-coast guard = Naval ensign of Jamaica.svg	link alias-coast guard = Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard	flag alias-naval = Naval ensign of Jamaica.svg	link alias-naval = Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard	flag alias-navy = Naval ensign of Jamaica.svg	link alias-navy = Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }} || align=center|1–0 || align=center|1–0 || 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3.	May 10, 2010	Soldier Field, Chicago, United States	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Senegal	flag alias = Flag of Senegal.svg	link alias-air force = Senegalese Air Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }} || align=center|1–0 || align=center|1–0 || Friendly
4.	May 16, 2010	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Chile	flag alias = Flag of Chile.svg	flag alias-mapuche = Ancient mapuche flag.svg	flag alias-lautaro = Lautaro flag.svg	flag alias-spain = Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg	flag alias-spain1 = Flag of Spain (1785–1873, 1875–1931).svg	flag alias-1812 = Flag of Chile (1812-1814).svg	flag alias-1812a = Flag of Chile (1812-1814, alternative).svg	flag alias-andes = Bandera de la Provincia de Mendoza.svg	flag alias-1817 = Flag of Chile of the transition (1817).svg	flag alias-1817_proposal = Flag of Chile (1817-1818, 2nd).svg	flag alias-1818 = Flag of Chile (1818).svg	flag alias-1818a = Flag of Chile (1818-1854).svg	flag alias-1819 = State Ensign of Chile (1819-1834).svg	flag alias-expedition = Flag of the Liberating Expedition of Peru.svg	flag alias-1826 = Flag of Chile (Civil Use, 1826-1854).svg	flag alias-ap = Flag of the Kingdom of Araucanía and Patagonia.svg	flag alias-easter1 = Easter Island flag 1876 to 1888.svg	flag alias-easter = Flag of Rapa Nui, Chile.svg	flag alias-president = Bandera del presidente de Chile.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Jack of Chile.svg	link alias-naval = Chilean Navy	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Chilean Air Force.svg	link alias-air force =Chilean Air Force	flag alias-army = Flag of the Chilean Army.svg	link alias-army = Chilean Army	flag alias-navy = Flag of Chile.svg	link alias-navy = Chilean Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || align=center|1–0 || align=center|1–0 || Friendly
5.	May 30, 2010	Hans-Walter-Wild-Stadion, Bayreuth, Germany	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = The Gambia	shortname alias = Gambia	flag alias = Flag of The Gambia.svg	flag alias-colonial = Flag of The Gambia (1889–1965).svg	link alias-naval = Gambian Navy	link alias-army = Gambian National Army	flag alias-army = Flag of the Gambian Army.svg	link alias-navy = Gambian Navy	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Gambian Navy.svg	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team }} || align=center|5–1 || align=center|5–1 || Friendly
6.	June 3, 2010	King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Italy	flag alias = Flag of Italy.svg	flag alias-1861 = Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg	flag alias-1943 = War flag of the Italian Social Republic.svg	flag alias-2003 = Flag of Italy (2003–2006).svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Italy.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Italy.svg	flag alias-navy-1947 = Naval Ensign of Italy (1947-2013).svg	link alias-naval = Italian Navy	link alias-air force = Italian Air Force	link alias-army = Italian Army	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Italy.svg	link alias-navy = Italian Navy	link alias-roller hockey = Italy {{{mw}}} national roller hockey team	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football }} || align=center|2–0 || align=center|2–1 || Friendly

Honours

Guadalajara

• Mexican Primera División: Apertura 2006
• InterLiga 2009
• Copa Libertadores runner-up: 2010

Mexico

• Copa América third place: 2007
• CONCACAF Gold Cup: 2009

External links

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• Template:Trim Alberto Medina (Alberto Medina Briseño) – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) Template:In lang
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• Chivas de Guadalajara official site Template:In lang
• Alberto Medina at FootballDatabase.com