Jair Pereira Rodríguez (born 7 July 1986) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a

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Club career

Tampico Madero

Arose from the reserve side of Tampico Madero where he joined in 2004, playing in

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debut in the first team on 15 September 2007 at the Tiburones Rojos de Coatzacoalcos.

Cruz Azul

After having played with Cruz Azul's reserve side, Pereira made his professional debut in the

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Apertura 2011 under coach Enrique Meza as a starter against C.F. Pachuca August 3, 2011. He played all the Clausura 2012 season and as a permanent fixture forming a solid defense with Nestor Araujo On February 4, 2012, he scored his first goal against

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in a winning 2–0 confrontation. On April 24, 2012, he scored his second goal against

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in a 2–2 draw; he was sent off with a red card later in the match.

Guadalajara

On December 12, 2013, he signed with C.D. Guadalajara with a reported US$3 million transfer fee. He scored his first goal during the 2014 Apertura season against

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in a 3–0 win.

Querétaro

On 27 June 2019, Pereira joined

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Career statistics

International

Honours

Cruz Azul * Copa MX: Clausura 2013 Guadalajara *

: Clausura 2017 * Copa MX:

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, Clausura 2017 * Supercopa MX:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pereira, Jair 1986 births Living people Mexico international footballers Association football defenders Footballers from Morelos People from Cuautla Tampico Madero F.C. footballers Cruz Azul footballers C.D. Guadalajara footballers Querétaro F.C. footballers Liga MX players Ascenso MX players 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Mexican footballers