Jesús Alberto Dueñas Manzo (born 16 March 1989), also known as Pollo, is a Mexican former professional
footballer
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who played as a
defensive midfielder
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.
Club career
Jesus Dueñas was from
Petroleros de Salamanca but later moved to
Tigres UANL
Club Tigres de la Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, abbreviated as Tigres UANL and simply known as Tigres or internationally as Tigres de México, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in the Monterrey metropo ...
, the team with which he debuted. Since 2014, Dueñas has become the starting central midfielder of Tigres. He played a key role in the
Copa Libertadores 2015.
In the Apertura 2016 finals against
Club América
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, the teams tied 1–1 in the first leg at
Estadio Azteca
Estadio Azteca () (officially known as Estadio Banorte for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium located in Coyoacán, Mexico City. It is the official home of football team Club América, as well as the Mexico national team. The stadium ...
. In the historical second leg, played for the first time on 25 December, the teams tied 0-0 and went to overtime at the
Estadio Universitario. At 95'
Edson Álvarez
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scored the 1-0 for América and at 119' Dueñas tied dramatically with a header after a cross from
Jürgen Damm
Jürgen Damm Rascón (born 7 November 1992) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Oakland Roots SC in the second division USL Championship.
According to a study conducted by Mexican club Pachuca, and backed by ...
, and led the match to penalty shoot-out.
Nahuel Guzmán stopped three shots and Tigres became the Apertura 2016 champions.
International career
In March 2015, Dueñas was called up to the
senior national team by
Miguel Herrera
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to compete in friendly matches against
Ecuador
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and
Paraguay
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. Dueñas played as starter in the 3–1 victory over
Jamaica
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of the
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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finals at the
Lincoln Financial Field
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of
Philadelphia
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on July 26, 2015.
Career statistics
Club
International
International goals
:''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.''
Honours
Tigres UANL
*
Liga MX
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:
Apertura 2011,
Apertura 2015
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,
Apertura 2016,
Apertura 2017,
Clausura 2019
*
Copa MX
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:
Clausura 2014
*
Campeón de Campeones
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:
2016
2016 was designated as:
* International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
* International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...
,
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
*
CONCACAF Champions League
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:
2020
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*
Campeones Cup
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:
2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
Mexico
*
CONCACAF Gold Cup
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:
2015
2015 was designated by the United Nations as:
* International Year of Light
* International Year of Soil __TOC__
Events
January
* January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...
Individual
*
Liga MX
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Best XI:
Apertura 2016,
Clausura 2017
*
CONCACAF Gold Cup
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Best XI:
2017
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Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
*
CONCACAF Champions League
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Team of the Tournament:
2019
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References
1989 births
Footballers from Zamora, Michoacán
Living people
21st-century Mexican sportsmen
Men's association football midfielders
Mexican men's footballers
Mexico men's under-20 international footballers
Mexico men's international footballers
Petroleros de Salamanca C.F.C. footballers
Tigres UANL footballers
FC Juárez footballers
Cruz Azul footballers
Liga MX players
Ascenso MX players
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Copa América Centenario players
2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
CONCACAF Gold Cup–winning players
CONCACAF Champions Cup–winning players
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