Moctezuma Serrato Salinas (born 14 September 1976) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a

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Career

Serrato was a product of the

San Luis F.C. San Luis Fútbol Club was a Mexican professional football club from the city of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. The club was founded in 1957, when they were known as Santos (saints). The team's nickname of ''Tuneros'', a reference to the tuna fruit, was ...

youth system. He joined the senior side and helped the club gain promotion to the

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in 2002. He was signed by

Club América Club de Fútbol América S.A. de C.V., commonly known as Club América or simply América, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. Nicknamed ''Las Águilas'' (The Eagles), it competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football ...

and made his Primera División debut with the ''Aguilas'' in April 2002. He would win the Primera División with América before returning to San Luis in 2003. Six months later, he joined Pumas for two seasons. A short stint with

Tecos Tecos Fútbol Club (often referred to by its nickname "Tecos") is a Mexican professional football club associated with the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara AC. It plays its home games in the '' Estadio 3 de Marzo'' (March 3 Stadium, named fo ...

followed. Serrato spent the remainder of his 13-year career playing in the lower divisions of Mexico football, with Zacatepec,

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and

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, and travelling abroad to play for Cienciano in

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, and Peñarol La Mesilla and

Deportivo Coatepeque El Deportivo Coatepeque, is a Guatemalan football club based in Coatepeque, Quetzaltenango Department. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football. They play their home games at ''Estadio Israel Barrios''. History ...

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. In May 2012, Serrato retired from playing football.

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* * * 1976 births Living people San Luis F.C. players Club América footballers Club Universidad Nacional footballers Tecos F.C. footballers Atlético Zacatepec players Indios de Ciudad Juárez footballers Cienciano footballers Defensa y Justicia footballers C.S. Herediano footballers Footballers from Morelos Mexican men's footballers Men's association football forwards {{Mexico-footy-forward-stub