José de Jesús Corona

José de Jesús Corona Rodríguez (born 26 January 1981) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX club Cruz Azul and the Mexico national team.

For the Mexican footballer born 1912, see Jesús Manuel Corona.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Corona and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.

Jesús Corona
Corona lining up for Mexico in 2018
Personal information
Full name José de Jesús Corona Rodríguez
Date of birth (1981-01-26) 26 January 1981
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Cruz Azul
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Atlas 47 (0)
2004–2009 Tecos UAG 168 (0)
2005 → Guadalajara (loan) 0 (0)
2009– Cruz Azul 391 (0)
National team
1997 Mexico U-17 3 (0)
2004–2012 Mexico U23 12 (0)
2005– Mexico 54 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2021 (UTC)

He is an Olympic gold medalist, captaining Mexico at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

Club career

Club Atlas

Corona started his career in Atlas in 2002. On 26 February 2003, in week five of the season, Corona made his official league debut against UNAM in a 2–1 win. Corona played 47 games with Atlas from 2002 to 2004.

Tecos UAG

Corona was later transferred to Tecos UAG in the 2004 summer transfer window. He made his league debut playing a full 90 minutes against América. Corona was then loaned to Guadalajara for the 2005 edition of the Copa Libertadores as they reached the semifinals. He is well remembered for his stunning performance against Boca Juniors. Corona had an impressive final season with Tecos before leaving.

Cruz Azul

On 16 June 2009, Corona was transferred to Cruz Azul for €2.8 million, with whom he signed a three-year contract. Corona made his league debut with Cruz Azul on 2 August 2009 against Pumas in a 3–0 win, earning his first clean sheet with the club. That same year, he helped Cruz Azul reach the league final against Monterrey, where they finished as runners-up after losing both matches of the finals.[3]

Corona played the last 2 games of the Clausura 2013 Copa MX, including the final against Atlante in a match which was scoreless at the end of regulation. Cruz Azul went on to win the game in penalties, giving them their first title in 16 years. Corona was a key figure during the 2013–14 CONCACAF Champions League as Cruz Azul was crowned champions of the tournament for the sixth time in its team history, qualifying them for the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup. Corona played all three matches of that competition, and Cruz Azul finished in fourth place after suffering a 4–0 defeat against Real Madrid and losing to Auckland City in penalties. On 9 May 2015, Corona made his 200th league appearance with Cruz Azul in the last match of the 2014–15 Liga MX season against Leones Negros in a 2–0 loss. Although Cruz Azul had a poor season, Corona was named one of the best goalkeepers in the league with 60 saves and 4 clean sheets at the end of the Clausura 2016.

On 30 July 2016, Corona stopped a penalty kick against Monterrey before they scored two minutes later, ending the match in a 1–1 draw. This ended his two-game streak of clean sheets on the third week of the season.

International career

Corona has been capped by the Mexico national team and was called up to represent his country at the 2006 FIFA World Cup as the second-choice goalkeeper. He did not play in any of Mexico's four games. In 2007, former coach Hugo Sánchez included him in the 23-man squad for the CONCACAF Gold Cup as the third-choice goalkeeper.

Corona looked to be one of the three goalkeepers for Mexico at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, however, after an alleged violent incident where Corona severely assaulted another man in Guadalajara, Javier Aguirre decided to omit him from the world cup roster.[4]

Corona was originally chosen to represent Mexico in the 2011 Gold Cup as one of the goalkeepers, but after he participated in a fight in the second leg of the semi-finals of the Clausura 2011 between his team, Cruz Azul, and Monarcas Morelia, José Manuel de la Torre, coach of the national team, decided to cut him from the squads participating in the Gold Cup and the 2011 Copa América due to violent conduct. He was replaced in the squads by Jonathan Orozco. Corona also was suspended for the first six games in the 2011 Apertura season. Yosgart Gutiérrez replaced the suspended Corona during that period.[5]

Corona was named as one of the three over-aged players for Mexico at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was also named as the captain of the squad throughout the tournament. He helped the team reach the final, where they defeated Brazil 2–1 to win their first ever medal, the gold medal, at Wembley Stadium.[2]

On 2 June 2014, Corona was named in Mexico's squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as second-choice goalkeeper; he did not feature in any of Mexico's matches.

On 28 March 2015, Corona was first-choice goalkeeper for a friendly match against Ecuador. Corona made incredible saves in a game where Ecuador put over six shots on target, his most impressive save arguably the save of a penalty. Mexico won the match in a narrow 1–0 victory at a sold-out Los Angeles Coliseum.[6][7]

On 17 May 2015, Corona became the first-choice goalkeeper over Alfredo Talavera and Melitón Hernández to represent Mexico at the 2015 Copa America. On 12 June 2015, he played all 90 minutes against Bolivia in a 0–0 draw. He was later named captain of the squad for the remainder of the tournament after Rafael Márquez suffered an injury.

In May 2018, Corona was named in Mexico's preliminary 28-man squad for the World Cup,[8] and was ultimately included in the final 23-man squad for the tournament.[9] He did not play in any of the games.

Career statistics

International
As of 31 August 2020[10]
Mexico
YearAppsGoals
200550
200610
200710
200800
200920
201010
201010
201110
201270
2013120
201420
201560
201640
201780
201830
Total540

Honours

Club
Cruz Azul

International
Mexico

Individual

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 28 June 2018. p. 17.
  2. "Olympics football: Mexico shock Brazil to win gold". bbc.com. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  3. "Corona firmó por tres años con La Máquina" (in Spanish). Mediotiempo.com. 16 June 2009. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
  4. http://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2012/08/08/corona-supero-castigos-para-ser-medallista-olimpico
  5. "Corona fuera del Tri" (in Spanish). Mediotiempo.com. 16 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
  6. "Jose de Jesus Corona the hero in goal as Mexico edge out Ecuador". Cesar Hernandez from ESPN. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  7. "Jesus Corona shows he can be Mexico's No. 1". Goal.com. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
  8. http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
  9. "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México". MiSeleccion.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  10. "José de Jesús Corona". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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