José Antonio Noriega (born 29 December 1969) is a Mexican former professional

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who played 14 years for various clubs in the Primera División de México. Noriega played with seven different clubs in Mexico, his most years coming with Monterrey. Noriega played for the

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in six occasions. He currently serves as Sporting Chairman of Liga MX club Monterrey. He is commonly known by his nickname, Tato.

Club career

Noriega started his career with

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where he playing sparingly in two seasons. He was transferred to Monterrey after the 1992–93 season, Noriega went on to play for the next four years with Monterrey. He was transferred to Cruz Azul for the Verano 1997 season, where he played 17 matches and scored only one goal. After only one tournament with Cruz Azul, Noriega played the following two years with

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. After his stint with Santos, Noriega spent 1999–2000 with

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, Noriega will play 27 matches but did not score any goals. He was then transferred to

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where he had his most success than with any other club. He won the Invierno 2000 championship, and was runner-up in the Apertura 2002, as well as runner-up in the

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. He also was one of the top scorers of the

2002 Copa Libertadores The 2002 Copa Libertadores de América was the 43rd edition of CONMEBOL's premier club football tournament. It was won by the Paraguayan club Olimpia; their third title. First round The first round of the Copa Libertadores drew 32 teams into eig ...

where he helped Morelia advance to the quarterfinals. In 2003, he went with a second stint with Santos Laguna where he played three tournaments. For the Apertura 2004 he went for a second stint with Morelia, where he played in 13 matches, Noriega retired after the Apertura 2004.

International

Noriega made his international debut on June 29, 1993, in a friendly against Costa Rica, Noriega played all 90 minutes. Noriega went on to play two more matches in 1993, 1996 played one, and 2002 played two. Noriega was also part of the

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roster, which he was also the team captain during the tournament. Noriega was controversially left out of the

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roster by

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despite being one of the top scorers in the

Honours

Morelia * Primera División de México: Invierno 2000 Mexico *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Noriega, Jose Antonio 1969 births Living people Mexico international footballers 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players Footballers from Mexico City Club Universidad Nacional footballers C.F. Monterrey players Cruz Azul footballers Santos Laguna footballers Tigres UANL footballers Atlético Morelia players Liga MX players Mexican footballers Association football midfielders 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup players