Javier Lozano Chavira (born 9 February 1971) is a Mexican former professional
footballer
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. He played for
Tigres UANL and
Monarcas Morelia as a midfielder. He is nicknamed "El Pastor", which means "The Shepherd". He played in both teams with the number 22.
He debuted with Tigres in 1992. His most notable season was
1995–96, when he scored 12 goals. That year, Tigres fought to avoid relegation to the
Primera División A. Though Tigres qualified to the playoffs at the end of the regular season, the Primera Division's use of a percentage system for relegation, in which the team with the worst percentage in three years (instead of the worst team of a season) is relegated, meant Tigres would still be dropping to the Primera División A. The crisis led to the privatization of the team.
After privatization, Tigres reinforced the team to fight for promotion, which was achieved within the year. "El Pastor" Lozano participated fully with the team. He played in
First Division with Tigres the following season as well.
However, overweight issues led to his separation of the team. He trained with
Necaxa
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History
Foundation (Light and Power Comp ...
for a short period, but was never able to regain his condition.
In 1999, he returned to play with Morelia for 6 seasons, in which he scored a total of 13 goals. He was champion with Morelia in 2000 and runner-up in 2002.
Honours
UANL
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Primera División A:
Invierno 1996,
Verano 1997
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Copa México:
1995–96
Morelia
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Mexican Primera División
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The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in al ...
:
Invierno 2000
Mexico
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CONCACAF Gold Cup:
1998
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Career statistics
International goals
:''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.''
References
External links
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1971 births
Living people
Footballers from Nuevo León
Tigres UANL footballers
Atlético Morelia players
Footballers from Monterrey
Men's association football midfielders
1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Mexico men's international footballers
Mexican men's footballers
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