Jorge Villalpando Romo (, born 13 March 1985) is a Mexican former professional
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
.
Club career
Puebla
Although he has been in the first team since 2005, he made his professional debut in the
Primera División (First Division) until the
Apertura 2007 tournament on October 21 against
Toluca
Toluca , officially Toluca de Lerdo , is the States of Mexico, state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. With a population of 910,608 as of the 2020 census, Toluca is the fifth most populous city in M ...
. It was Puebla's first tournament after returning to the First Division when relegated to the
Liga de Ascenso
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People
* Līga (name), a Latvian female given name
* Luciano Ligabue, more commonly known as Ligabue or ''Liga'', Italian rock singer-songwriter
Sports
* Liga ACB, men's professional basketball league in Spain
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during the
Clausura 2005 tournament. The game resulted in a 0–2 loss for Puebla.
Loan Spells
Villalpando has been out on loan to multiple Liga MX clubs from his parent club, Morelia. In 2017 Jorge Villalpando was signed by
Lobos BUAP
Club de Fútbol Lobos de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla were a Mexican football club based in Puebla, Mexico. The club represented the Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla. The club's history goes back to the early 1930s ...
recently promoted to la Liga MX from the ascenso mx he became regular starter then was demoted from 1st choice keeper to the bench Jose Antonio Rodriguez loaned from chivas de Guadalajara toke over the starting posición
International career
Villalpando was chosen by
Hugo Sánchez
Hugo Sánchez Márquez (born 11 July 1958) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward. A prolific goalscorer known for his spectacular strikes and volleys, he is widely regarded as the greatest Mexican fo ...
to play for the
Mexico national team
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Mexico has qualified to seventeen World Cups and has qualified conse ...
but he did not see any action.
External links
Jorge Villalpando's Statistics*
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1985 births
Club Puebla players
Atlético Morelia players
Liga MX players
Living people
Mexican people of Spanish descent
Footballers from Mexico City
Mexican footballers
Association football goalkeepers
Chiapas F.C. footballers
Deportivo Toluca F.C. players
Atlas F.C. footballers
Atlante F.C. footballers