Luis Venegas (footballer)

Luis Gerardo Venegas Zumarán (born 21 June 1984) is a Mexican footballer who last played for the Ascenso MX club Cafetaleros de Chiapas.

Luis Venegas
Personal information
Full nameLuis Gerardo Venegas Zumarán
Date of birth (1984-06-21) 21 June 1984 (age 40)
Place of birthSan Luis Potosí, Mexico
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)Centre back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2005San Luis23(0)
2005–2006Águilas Riviera Maya8(1)
2006–2007BUAP12(0)
2007–2008Alacranes32(1)
2008Potros Neza1(0)
2008–2014Atlante148(7)
2014–2015Atlas30(0)
2015–2017Chiapas38(4)
2017–2018Puebla23(1)
2018Alebrijes de Oaxaca16(0)
2019Atlante12(1)
2019–2020Cafetaleros de Chiapas16(1)
International career
2014Mexico3(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:52, 25 September 2019 (UTC)

Career

"El Loco" Venegas was noticed by Atlante when he played for Alacranes de Durango in the Primera Division A. José Guadalupe Cruz, Atlante's manager, had him transferred to their former filial team, Club León. However, Venegas was immediately called up to the first team to dispute the North American SuperLiga 2008 in the United States, playing in 3 games.

He has also played in the CONCACAF Champions League for Atlante, playing in 5 games.

He made his international debut for Mexico in September 2014.