Adrián Cortés Valdovino (born November 19, 1983) is a former

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professional footballer, who last played as a defender for

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on loan from

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in the

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Cruz Azul

He made his debut April 6, 2003, against

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, a game which resulted in a 3–1 victory for Cruz Azul. Adrián Cortés was on Cruz Azul's bench for 4 years, only being able to participate in 23 games (9 games as starter, 5 of them being in the Primera División Apertura 2003) in his entire stay at Cruz Azul. Primera División Apertura 2003 was his most active season in Cruz Azul, but unfortunately, the Mexican defender could not find a permanent spot in the team that had brought him up.

Coronel Bolognesi

Juan Reynoso, former Cruz Azul player, took Adrian Cortes to his Peruvian team,

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. Adrian Cortes did not let the opportunity slip, which even gave him the possibility to play in

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, the most prestigious

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club-based tournament. His visit to Peru lasted only a semester, Adrian Cortes played for

Tecos UAG Tecos Fútbol Club (often referred to by its nickname "Tecos") is a Mexican professional Association football, football club associated with the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara AC. It plays its home games in the ''Estadio 3 de Marzo'' (March ...

in 2008. He then played for

Cruz Azul Hidalgo Club Deportivo Cruz Azul Hidalgo, also known as Cruz Azul Hidalgo, was a professional football club in Mexico who last played in the Liga Premier league of Mexico. Their stadium was the Estadio 10 de Diciembre located in Ciudad Cooperativa Cruz ...

in 2009.

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* * https://web.archive.org/web/20080709054339/http://www.mediotiempo.com/noticia.php?id_noticia=60004 1983 births Living people Footballers from Mexico City Men's association football defenders Mexico men's under-20 international footballers Cruz Azul footballers Coronel Bolognesi footballers Tecos F.C. footballers C.D. Guadalajara footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers Club Puebla players Cafetaleros de Chiapas footballers Liga MX players Mexican expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Peru Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Peru Mexican footballers {{Mexico-footy-defender-stub