Braulio Mauricio Luna Guzmán (; born 8 September 1974) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a

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. Luna made his professional debut in the Mexican League Division in 1994, playing for

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in a 3-3 draw match against León. He made his international debut for the Selección de fútbol de México (Mexico national team) in December 1997, playing in a friendly match against

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. Luna also played in

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and

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Career statistics

International goals

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1997 FIFA Confederations Cup The 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup was the first Confederations Cup to be organised by FIFA. The tournament had previously been played in 1992 and 1995 as the King Fahd Cup. This edition of the tournament was hosted by Saudi Arabia, as with the previ ...

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External links

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Football Database.com provides Braulio Luna's profile and stats
* * 1974 births Living people Club Universidad Nacional footballers Club América footballers Club Necaxa footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers San Luis F.C. players C.F. Pachuca players Tecos F.C. footballers CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players 1998 FIFA World Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players Liga MX players Mexico international footballers Footballers from Mexico City Association football midfielders Mexican footballers 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Footballers at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Mexico Pan American Games medalists in football Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games {{Mexico-footy-midfielder-stub