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Juan Carlos Medina Alonso (born 22 August 1983) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Juan Carlos Medina

Personal information
Full name	Juan Carlos Medina Alonso
Date of birth	(1983-08-22) 22 August 1983 (age 39)
Place of birth	San Pedro, Coahuila, Mexico
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2008	Atlas	160	(10)
2008–2014	América	110	(4)
2009–2010	→ Monterrey (loan)	24	(1)
2010–2011	→ San Luis (loan)	33	(2)
2014–2016	Atlas	58	(8)
2016–2018	Tijuana	12	(0)
2017–2018	→ Lobos BUAP (loan)	22	(2)
Total		419	(27)
National team
2003	Mexico U20	3	(0)
2004–2015	Mexico	13	(0)
Teams managed
2019–2022	Atlas Reserves and Academy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Juan Carlos Medina debuted with Atlas on 31 August 2003 in a league match against Tecos UAG.[1] With Atlas, he made 160 league appearances, scoring eleven goals. In 2008, Medina was transferred to league giants Club América. He had an unsuccessful first stint with América, being loaned out to clubs Monterrey and San Luis. In 2011 Medina returned to América, only to make three appearances in the Apertura tournament, in which the club finished in an abysmal 17th place. After the arrival of coach Miguel Herrera, his former coach whilst at Monterrey, Medina began to see more playing time, and eventually cemented his place in América's starting-eleven. On 26 May 2013 he played in his first league final against Cruz Azul, playing the whole match. América won the final on penalties, and were crowned champions. This would be Medina's first league championship as a player. Medina announced his retirement on June 11, 2018.

International career

Youth

Medina was a squad member at the 2003 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in the United Arab Emirates. in which he played 3 matches.

Senior

Medina played three games in 2003 with the Mexican U-20 team, and he played his first game with the senior team in 2004. His good form brought him a first summons to the national team under new coach Hugo Sánchez. His first game was in a 3–1 win against Venezuela on 28 February 2007. During the match, Medina was able to earn a crucial penalty for the Mexican side, as he was knocked down in the box. In 2013, he returned to the national team against Finland. Then Miguel Herrera called Medina for the qualifying games against New Zealand.[2]

Medina made the final roster selection for the 2014 FIFA World Cup however during the national team training camp he suffered an injury and was replaced by Miguel Angel Ponce.[3]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 19 June 2015[4]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Mexico	2004	1	0
	2007	1	0
	2013	2	0
	2014	2	0
	2015	7	0
Total		13	0

Honours

América

• Liga MX: Clausura 2013

References

External links

• Juan Carlos Medina at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Juan Carlos Medina

Juan Carlos Medina (* 22. August 1983 in Torreón, Coahuila) ist ein mexikanischer Fußballspieler, der vorwiegend im Mittelfeld agiert.

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- [en] Juan Carlos Medina

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[es] Juan Carlos Medina

Juan Carlos Medina Alonzo (San Pedro de las Colonias, Coahuila, 22 de agosto de 1983) es un exfutbolista mexicano que jugaba como volante de contención.

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[fr] Juan Carlos Medina

Juan Carlos Medina, né le 22 décembre 1983 à Torreón, est un footballeur mexicain qui évolue au poste de milieu de terrain au Club Tijuana.

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[it] Juan Carlos Medina

Juan Carlos Medina Alonso (Torreón, 22 agosto 1983) è un calciatore messicano, centrocampista del Lobos BUAP.

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[ru] Медина, Хуан Карлос

Хуан Карлос Медина Алонсо (исп. Juan Carlos Medina Alonso; род. 22 августа 1983 года в Торреоне, Мексика) — мексиканский футболист, крайний полузащитник.

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