José Jonny Magallón Oliva (born 21 November 1981) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a centre-back. A defender capable of playing as a

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and full-back, he started his senior career with Guadalajara in 2003. He was eventually sold to

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in the summer of 2012, helping the team win both tournaments of the 2013–14 season. He had a brief stint with Argentinean club

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before returning to Mexico's second division team,

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. A regular Mexico international under

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, he was called up to participate in the 2007 and

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s, the 2007 Copa América, and the

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Club career

CD Gualadajara

Magallón made his professional debut with Guadalajara on 16 March 2003, against arch rival Club América which ended in the victory of Guadalajara 2–1. After playing 12 seasons with Chivas, the defender was sold to

in June 2012.

Club León

He would go on to win back-to-back tournaments of the

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, the Apertura 2013 and the Clausura 2014.

Club Atlético Lanús

In the summer of 2016, Magallón was transferred to

, where he played for 6 months.

Mineros de Zacatecas

After a brief stint with CA Lanús, Magallon returned to Mexico to play with

in Mexico's second tier, Ascenso MX.

International career

On 18 January 2007, then national team coach

gave Magallón his first call up to the

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, and he played his first game with Mexico on 28 February 2007 against

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, winning 3–1. He was the player with the most minutes at the

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and

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. On 7 February he was the protagonist of the friendly match against the

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, he scored both of Mexico's goals in a 2–2 draw, coming back from behind on both occasions. Magallón was called up to the

but he did not play in the tournament. Magallon was last called up by Mexico coach José Manuel de la Torre in a friendly match against

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on 11 November 2011.

Career statistics

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.''

Honours

Guadalajara * Mexican Primera División: Apertura 2006 León * Liga MX: Apertura 2013, Clausura 2014 Mexico *

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: 2009

References

External links

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Player profile - footballdatabase.com
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Magallon, Jonny 1981 births Living people Liga MX players Argentine Primera División players C.D. Guadalajara footballers Club León footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers Footballers from Jalisco Mexico international footballers CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2007 Copa América players 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2010 FIFA World Cup players People from Ocotlán, Jalisco Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Argentina Mexican expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Argentina Association football defenders Mexican footballers