The time has come to hang up the gloves for a historic Mexican soccer player like Alfredo Talavera. The goalkeeper announced this Friday, October 11, his official retirement from the fields and leaves behind an incomparable legacy.
Although he had his most memorable moments with Toluca y Pumasbegan his career with Chivas, team with which he became champion in the Opening 2006 as a substitute. He also went through Tigersfrom where he went to the Red Devils, where he forged his legend.
Champion with the scarlet team in the Bicentennial 2010he said goodbye to the scarlet club in 2020, with whom he spent 11 years, and signed with Pumas, with whom he reached two Finals, one of Liga MX and another of Concachampions. Finally, he retired after playing with FC Juárez from Apertura 2022 to Apertura 2023, since in the past Closing 2024 It no longer had activity.
Con Mexican National Team He received his first call-up in March 2011 for the friendly against Paraguay and from then on he was a recurring player, although as a substitute for Guillermo Ochoa. Despite this, he was a starter in the 2011 Gold Cup, the only title he won as a national team.
Alfredo Talavera’s numbers in Liga MX and with the Mexican National Team
In total, Talavera played 651 games, 426 of them with Toluca. He also had an average of 3.2 saves per game and 1.8 close saves. He received 787 goals throughout his career and kept his clean sheet unbeaten on 183 occasions. Furthermore, in something that few goalkeepers can boast, he scored a goal.
It was on Matchday 10 of Apertura 2013, before Pueblathat Talavera rescued the tie with a goal via penalty in the 90th minute, scored against Jorge Villalpando.
Alfredo Talavera’s best moments in his career
It is difficult to reduce a career of more than 20 years to a few moments, but Tala’s best moments were undoubtedly experienced with Toluca. Just in the tournament title Bicentennial 2010 The goalkeeper was key in the Final against Santos.
In addition to his actions in the two games of the series, the goalkeeper saved the decisive shot of Fernando Arce and gave the Red Devils their tenth – and so far – last Liga MX title.
The following year, Talavera was instrumental in Mexico winning the Gold Cup. In the Semifinal against Honduras He hit a blow that kept the score at 0-0 a few minutes before the end of regulation time. That action sent the match to extra time, in which El Tri won 0-2 and advanced to the Final, where they came back to beat 4-2 USA.
Among his last brilliant moments was the penalty saved by Thomas McNamara contra New England in the Quarterfinals of the Concachampions 2022which prompted Pumas to the Semifinal and, eventually, to the Final that they lost to Seattle Sounders.
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