Antonio Landa Guzmán (born January 17, 1979) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Landa made his professional debut with

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in January 2003 during a defeat to

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. The club moved to

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ahead of the 2003–04 season and became Inter Riviera Maya. He spent one year there before the franchise was sold yet again. That offseason, he signed with another Primera División A side, Mérida, during the 2004 summer draft. He scored his first goal in the professional ranks on 22 January 2005, again playing against Lagartos de Tabasco. He would score two more times that season. He played with

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before joining

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in January 2007, only to return to Coatzacoalcos that summer. During the 2008 summer draft, he was acquired by Monarcas Morelia, and loaned out to Mérida, who had just recently become their filial team. After finishing first in their group, Mérida went on to win the Clausura 2009 liguilla. He played his final professional game on 10 April 2010 – a victory over

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. In 2018, he joined Cuervos de Conkal of the Primera Fuerza de

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state league. Serving as

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in his first season, he led the Cuervos to the finals, where they lost to Deportivo Dzán in July 2019. He joined Deportivo Dzán the following season.

Honours

Club

;Mérida *

: Clausura 2009

References

External links

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Antonio Landa
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