Joaquín Beltrán Vargas (born 29 April 1977) is a Mexican former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a defender. He last played for

Querétaro F.C. Querétaro Fútbol Club, also known as Gallos Blancos de Querétaro, is a Mexican professional association football, football club based in Querétaro (city), Querétaro. It plays in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football league system, M ...

in 2010.

Club career

Beltran has spent most of his career with

Pumas UNAM Club Universidad Nacional, A.C., simply known as Pumas UNAM, is a professional football club based in Mexico City. The club competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football. Founded in 1954 as Club Deportivo Universidad, and they play ...

. He debuted on 24 November 1996 for

against

Morelia Morelia (; from 1545 to 1828 known as Valladolid; Otomi language, Otomi: ) is a city and municipal seat of the municipalities of Mexico, municipality of Morelia in the north-central part of the state of Michoacán in central Mexico. It is both th ...

, where Pumas team won 3–2. After contract negotiations failed with Pumas, he was signed by

Necaxa Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa S.A. de C.V. (); often simply known as Club Necaxa, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Aguascalientes (city), Aguascalientes. It competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican ...

for the Apertura 2006 tournament. He was signed by

Cruz Azul Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V., commonly referred to as Cruz Azul, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football league system, Mexican footba ...

for the start of the 2007 Apertura tournament. In the 2009 Draft he was signed by

as a free agent.

Honours

UNAM * Mexico Primera División: Clausura 2004, Apertura 2004 Individual * CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament Top Scorer:

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* 1977 births Living people Mexican people of Spanish descent Mexico men's under-20 international footballers Mexico men's international footballers Club Universidad Nacional footballers Club Necaxa footballers Cruz Azul footballers Querétaro F.C. footballers Liga MX players Footballers from Mexico City Men's association football defenders Mexican men's footballers {{Mexico-footy-defender-1970s-stub