Sigifredo Mercado Sáenz (born 21 December 1968 in

Toluca Toluca , officially Toluca de Lerdo , is the state capital of the State of Mexico as well as the seat of the Municipality of Toluca. With a population of 910,608 as of the 2020 census, Toluca is the fifth most populous city in Mexico. The city ...

) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a

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. He was capped 21 times for the Mexico national team from 1998 to 2002, including three games at the

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Clubs

* Ángeles de Puebla *

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* Club Toluca * Club León *

* Club León * Club Atlas *

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* 1968 births Living people Mexican men's footballers Mexico men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders CONCACAF Gold Cup-winning players 2002 FIFA World Cup players Sportspeople from Toluca Club Puebla players Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Club León footballers Atlas F.C. footballers 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup players {{Mexico-footy-midfielder-stub