José Cruz Gutiérrez (born June 10, 1982, in

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) is a former Mexican professional

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who played in

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with

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. He is best known as "Pepe Cruz"

Career

Gutiérrez began his football career with

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, making his

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debut with ''Rayados'' in 2002. He only made fourteen appearances during his three years with the club, eventually dropping down to play for Indios de Chihuahua in the Primera A División during 2008. He led Indios by scoring nine goals in the Apertura 2008 tournament, leading the parent club's manager,

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, to consider signing him for the Clausura 2009 season. Gutiérrez joined Club Universidad de Guadalajara in 2013, and helped ''Leones Negros'' gain promotion from

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in 2014. However, he would join

Correcaminos UAT Club de Fútbol Correcaminos de la Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, simply known as Correcaminos UAT, is a Mexican professional football club based in Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas. It currently plays in the Liga de Expansión MX. The team wa ...

and stay in Ascenso MX for the following tournament.

Honors

Club

Irapuato * Liga de Ascenso: Clausura 2011

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gutierrez, Jose Cruz 1982 births Living people Mexican footballers C.F. Monterrey players Irapuato F.C. footballers Lobos BUAP footballers Leones Negros UdeG footballers Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Association football forwards