Jaime Durán Gómez (born 2 December 1981) is a Mexican former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defender.
Club career
Durán began his career in the youth ranks of
Futbol Club Atlas and made his First Division debut on August 14, 1999, in a 2–3 loss to Tigres. He became a regular for Atlas appearing in a total of 139 matches in his seven years at the club, which includes 14 liguilla matches. Durán than moved on to
Puebla
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before being loaned out to
León and
Monarcas Morelia in subsequent years. After having a fine season with
Monarcas Morelia in which he appeared in 23 matches, he decided to explore opportunities in Europe. In January, 2009 he joined
Skoda Xanthi in the
Greek Super League
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.
International career
Jaime Durán has represented Mexico at various youth levels. He was also a member of the Mexican U23 team.
Honours
Mexico U23
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CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship:
2004
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Events January
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Statistics
External links
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1981 births
Living people
Mexican expatriate men's footballers
Club Puebla players
Atlas F.C. footballers
Atlético Morelia players
Club León footballers
Xanthi F.C. players
Liga MX players
Men's association football defenders
Venados F.C. players
Jaguares F.C. footballers
Mexico men's youth international footballers
Footballers from Jalisco
Footballers at the 2003 Pan American Games
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico
Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games
Pan American Games bronze medalists in football
Mexican men's footballers
21st-century Mexican sportsmen
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