José Alberto Hernández Rojas (born 6 January 1977 in
Chimalhuacán) is a
Mexican
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footballer. He plays as a
midfielder 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 ...
.
A versatile player most often used in defensive midfield, he was a part of the
Cruz Azul team that reached the final of the
Copa Libertadores
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in 2001. On the strength of that performance, he earned a call to the
Mexico national team
The Mexico national football team () represents Mexico in international football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation (). It competes as a member of CONCACAF.
Mexico has qualified to seventeen World Cups and has qualified consec ...
upon the first appointment of
Javier Aguirre as national coach in June 2001. Hernández received his only cap in Aguirre's first match, a 1–0 win over the United States on July 1, 2001.
[FIFA]
"Match Report - Mexico - USA 1-0"
. July 1, 2001. Retrieved on January 12, 2013.
References
External links
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1977 births
Living people
Footballers from the State of Mexico
Liga MX players
Club Necaxa footballers
Cruz Azul footballers
Atlético Morelia players
Association football midfielders
Mexican footballers
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