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Alfredo Talavera
Personal information
Full name	Alfredo Talavera Díaz
Date of birth	September 18, 1982 (1982-09-18) (age 27)
Place of birth	La Barca, Jalisco, México
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Toluca
Number	12
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003- 2008-2009 2009-	Guadalajara → U.A.N.L. (loan) Toluca	21 (0) 2 (0) 15 (0)
National team2
-	Mexico
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 November, 2006. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November, 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Alfredo Talavera Díaz (born September 18, 1982 in La Barca, Jalisco) is currently the back-up goalkeeper for Toluca.

[edit] Career

With Oswaldo Sánchez out during the first part of the Clausura 2005 with a shoulder injury, Talavera entered as a starter against teams from the Primera División de México, and also coming through against South American teams for Copa Libertadores.

On April 2, 2006 Sanchez left temporarily to play with the Mexican National Team for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, leaving Talavera in goal.^[1] Since then he has started 6 Clausura 2006 games for Chivas and received 1 yellow card. In the first game he started the club posted a 2-0 loss against Monarcas Morelia. This was followed by a loss to Atlas in the Clasico Tapatio. In the final game of the season Chivas lost to Toluca, 2-0.

In the second game of the two-game series against Independiente Santa Fe for the Copa Libertadores, Talavera received a 3-1 loss, although Chivas did advance to the quarterfinals.

Talavera played with Chivas during the 2005 and 2006 editions of the Copa Libertadores. He also started against Spanish club Real Madrid in an exhibition played in the United States, where the Rojiblancos lost 3-2.

[edit] References

1. ^ "Soccer-Guadalajara's run ends as six players depart". ESPN. 9 April 2006. http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=2403172&type=story. Retrieved 31 August 2009. 

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