Javier Cortés Granados (born 20 July 1989) is a former Mexican professional

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who played as a

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. He is an

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Club career

Javier Cortés began his playing in the

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for Prepa Pumas in Apertura 2007 season. He quickly move to Pumas' second team,

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in the same Apertura 2007 season. He made his Primera División debut for

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first team on 24 August 2008 in a match against Pachuca.

International career

He was in the

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in the gold medal match at the

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when Mexico defeated Brazil, 2–1. Cortés has

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twice for the Mexico national team.

Career statistics

International

Honours

UNAM *

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: Clausura 2011 Santos Laguna *

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: Clausura 2018 Mexico U23 * CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship:

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* * * 1989 births Living people Footballers from Mexico City Men's association football midfielders Mexico men's youth international footballers Mexico men's international footballers Olympic footballers for Mexico Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Mexico Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Club Universidad Nacional footballers Santos Laguna footballers Liga MX players Mexican men's footballers 21st-century Mexican sportsmen {{Mexico-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub