René Francisco Brassea Valenzuela (born 7 October 1989) is a Mexican professional gridiron football offensive lineman for the

Dinos de Saltillo Dinos de Saltillo (English: ''Saltillo Dinos'') are an American football team based in Saltillo, Mexico. The Dinos compete in the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional, the top American football league in Mexico. The team plays its home games at ...

of the

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(LFA). He played college football at UDLAP.

College career

Born in

Hermosillo Hermosillo (), formerly called Pitic (as in ''Santísima Trinidad del Pitic'' and ''Presidio del Pitic''), is a city located in the center of the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is the municipal seat of the Hermosillo municipality, the ...

, Sonora, Brassea played college football for UDLAP from 2009 to 2014, winning three national championships with the team (2010, 2013 and 2014).

Professional career

Brassea joined the

Fundidores Monterrey Fundidores de Monterrey (English: ''Monterrey Smelters''), officially Fundidores, are an American football team based in Monterrey, Mexico. The Fundidores compete in the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA), the top American football leagu ...

of the

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for the

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after trying luck in some American arena football teams. In January 2019, Brassea was picked by the

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of the

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at the first round of the CFL–LFA Draft. During the 2019 CFL season, Brassea played in 17 games, plus the Western final in the playoffs; the 2020 season was cancelled due to the

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. He signed a contract extension with the team on January 6, 2021. He was released on June 21, 2021.

International career

In 2016, Brassea was selected to represent his country at the

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, where Mexico won a gold medal.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brassea, Rene Living people 1989 births Sportspeople from Hermosillo Mexican players of American football Mexican players of Canadian football American football offensive linemen Fundidores de Monterrey players Dinos de Saltillo players Saskatchewan Roughriders players Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Canada Canadian football offensive linemen Aztecas UDLAP players