Antonio de Nigris
Mexican footballer (1978-2009) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Antonio de Nigris Guajardo (Spanish pronunciation: [anˈtonjo ðe ˈniɣɾis]; 1 April 1978 – 15 November 2009) was a Mexican professional footballer who played as a striker.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is De Nigris and the second or maternal family name is Guajardo.
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Full name | Antonio de Nigris Guajardo | ||||||||||
Date of birth | (1978-04-01)1 April 1978 | ||||||||||
Place of birth | Monterrey, Mexico | ||||||||||
Date of death | 15 November 2009(2009-11-15) (aged 31) | ||||||||||
Place of death | Larissa, Greece | ||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||
1995–1999 | Monterrey | ||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
1999–2002 | Monterrey | 65 | (37) | ||||||||
2002 | América | 3 | (0) | ||||||||
2003 | → Villarreal (loan) | 15 | (2) | ||||||||
2003–2004 | Poli Ejido | 31 | (2) | ||||||||
2004 | Once Caldas | 19 | (1) | ||||||||
2004–2005 | Puebla | 13 | (1) | ||||||||
2005 | UNAM | 15 | (2) | ||||||||
2006 | Monterrey | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
2006 | Santos | 2 | (1) | ||||||||
2006–2007 | Gaziantepspor | 39 | (15) | ||||||||
2008 | Ankaraspor | 25 | (7) | ||||||||
2009 | Ankaragücü | 14 | (2) | ||||||||
2009 | AEL | 7 | (0) | ||||||||
Total | 248 | (70) | |||||||||
International career | |||||||||||
2001–2008 | Mexico | 17 | (4) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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During his career, which was cut short at 31 by a fatal heart attack,[1] he played in six countries, also representing twelve clubs in nine years.