José Luis López Monroy (born 19 October 1979
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) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a

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Career

He played for

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, in

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, Mexico, as a

(usually on the right flank). He joined the Pumas youth system when he was 13 years old and worked his way through the ranks before moving to Puebla F.C. and making his

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debut for them. After a brief period with ''La Franja'' he returned to Pumas and made his first appearance for them on 6 January 2001 against

Estudiantes Tecos Tecos Fútbol Club, simply known as Tecos, is a Mexican professional football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco, and associated with the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (UAG). It competes in Liga Premier, the third level division of Mexican ...

. Lopez has also played for

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in the Primera A. In February 2024, López received the Medal of Sporting Merit from the

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alongside baseball players

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and Iván Terrazas.

Honours

UNAM *

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: Clausura 2004, Apertura 2004 Irapuato *

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: Clausura 2011

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* * 1979 births Living people Liga MX players Club Puebla players Club Universidad Nacional footballers Club Necaxa footballers Cruz Azul footballers Correcaminos UAT footballers C.D. Irapuato footballers C.D. Veracruz footballers Venados F.C. players Footballers from Mexico City Mexican men's footballers Men's association football midfielders {{Mexico-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub