Gerardo Flores Zúñiga (born 5 February 1986) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gerardo Flores Zúñiga[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1986[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Xochitepec, Morelos, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Zacatepec | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Zacatepec[2] | 0 | (0) |
| 2004 | Celaya (loan)[2] | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Monterrey 1 "A"[2] | 45 | (4) |
| 2007 | Monterrey | 6 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Académicos[2] | 11 | (2) |
| 2007–2011 | Atlas | 59 | (2) |
| 2009 | → Jaguares de Tapachula (loan)[2] | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Chiapas (loan) | 38 | (0) |
| 2011–2019 | Cruz Azul | 128 | (10) |
| 2016 | → Toluca (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| Total | 314 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Mexico U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2013–2016 | Mexico | 15 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editHe is married to Mexican singer, professional sports trainer, and model, Gaby Sanchez, who is a member of the Mexican pop group, La Nueva Banda Timbirirche.[3] The couple met in 2015, announced their engagement after 6 months of dating, and later married in a civil ceremony in early 2016. They live in Guadalajara, Mexico.[4]
Club career
editZacatepec
editGerardo Flores began his football career with cross town club Zacatepec FC in Morelos, Mexico. During his stay at Zacatepec, he would be called to the Mexican squad that would participate in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship held in Finland by coach Julio Grondona.
Gerardo Flores played only one match with Zacatepec, in a quarter final game of the Clausura 2004 season versus Club Leon.
Cajeteros de Celaya
editGerardo Flores played a single match for Cajeteros de Celaya in the Primera A's Apertura 2004 season.[2]
Monterrey
editFlores came to CF Monterrey in 2005. He began playing with Monterrey's B team in the Primera A, but eventually rose to the first team. During the Clausura 2007 season Gerardo Flores made his professional debut for CF Monterrey under Coach Miguel Herrera, on February 17, 2007, in a 2–2 draw against Necaxa, Flores started and played the entire match.[5] After one season with Monterrey Flores was Transferred to Atlas for the Apertura 2007 season.
Atlas
editBeing transferred to Atlas, Flores got to play in the 2008 Copa Libertadores. He also played for Académicos,[2] Atlas' B team in Primera A. He was loaned for two years to Jaguares. When he returned from Chiapas, he would play two more seasons with Atlas before signing with Cruz Azul in 2011 .
Jaguares
editFlores was loaned to Jaguares, where he would stay on loan for 2 years. During his stay Flores and his teammates helped Jaguares reach the Quarter Final of the Clausura 2009 playoffs losing versus Pachuca.
Cruz Azul
editHe was transferred in June 2011 to Cruz Azul. During his time in Cruz Azul he won the Copa MX twice, as well as the CONCACAF Champions League once in 2013 and 2014 respectively. He also made 3 appearances in the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup losing to Real Madrid in the semifinals and losing for third place against New Zealand team Auckland City FC. He was also given the chance to play in the 2015 Copa America with Mexico but it was cut short as they failed to advance from the group stages. In the Apertura 2018 Liga MX Final vs Club America in the 87th minute he received a red card as a substitute when he grabbed a ball and pushed a player from Club America.
Toluca
editOn December 16, 2015, it was made official that Flores would be joining Deportivo Toluca in a season-long loan deal from Cruz Azul. On January 6, Flores made his debut with Toluca against Tigres de la UANL, he played 75' minutes and the team won with a single goal from Colombian striker Fernando Uribe at minute 90+.
On 23 February 2021, Flores announced his retirement from professional football. After not being in a club for nearly two years.
International
editYouth
editIn 2003, Flores was chosen by coach Julio Grondona to be part of the Mexican squad participating in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Finland. Flores played every single game in the tournament. Flores scored once in the tournament against China.[6] Mexico reached the quarterfinal losing 2–0 against Argentina.[7]
Senior
editMexico coach José Manuel de la Torre called up Gerardo Flores to participate in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Flores received his first cap in a friendly against Peru in San Francisco, California.
2013 FIFA Confederations Cup
editWhen Oribe Peralta was forced to withdraw from the Mexico squad because of injury, Mexico coach José Manuel de la Torre turned to Gerardo Flores to replace him.
He started in only the two first games of Mexico in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 11 February 2016[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2013 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 0 | |
Honours
editCruz Azul
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 15 December 2014. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g Gerardo Flores Zúñiga - Ficha Jugador
- ^ Beltrán, Por Jesús F. (2023-08-23). ""Es como un sueño, lo veía imposible": Fernanda Arozqueta sobre el regreso de La Nueva Banda Timbiriche en el 2000′s Pop Tour". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ Torres, Por Nayet (2016-02-10). "Gerardo Flores se casó con Gaby Sánchez a sólo ¡6 meses de noviazgo!". TVNotas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Monterrey 2 - 2 Necaxa". Archived from the original on 5 November 2013.
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Championship Finland 2003". FIFA. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "FIFA U-17 World Championship Finland 2003". FIFA. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ Gerardo Flores at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Gerardo Flores – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Gerardo Flores Zúñiga at Cruz Azul at the Wayback Machine (archived July 12, 2014)
- Gerardo Flores at ESPN FC
- Gerardo Flores Archived 2013-06-18 at the Wayback Machine at Televisa Deportes
- Gerardo Flores – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- Gerardo Flores at Soccerway