Olympic champion with El Tri in London 2012 announced his retirement from soccer at the age of 32
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'Chaton' Enriquez announced his retirement at the age of 32 after a career with Chivas and winning several trophies with the Mexico Youth team
Jorge “Chatón” Enriquez, Olympic champion at the 2012 London Olympics with the Mexican national team, announced his retirement at the age of 32. Enriquez was part of that generation that gave Mexico one of the greatest joys in football
Jorge “Chatón” Enriquez, Olympic champion at the 2012 London Olympics with the Mexican national team, announced his retirement at the age of 32. Enriquez was part of that generation that gave Mexico one of the greatest joys in football
“Today I have lost something very valuable, I know that it is a moment of change and I will move forward... then too I want to make my retirement from professional soccer official, thanking each and every one of the teams that trusted me in this beautiful career. THANK YOU”, expressed the soccer player on social networks.
Today I have lost something very valuable I know it is a moment of change and I will move forward... so I also want to make my retirement from professional football official, thanking each and every one of the teams that trusted me in this beautiful career. THANK YOU ðŸ™ðŸ»
– J. ENRIQUEZ (@chatonoficial) March 22, 2023
Chatón Enriquez He finished his career with Venados FC, but the team with which he played the most professional matches was Chivas de Guadalajara.
He also wore the jersey of Santos, León FC, Salamanca CF, Puebla, Coras de Nayarit and Omonia Nicosia. The midfielder made 8 appearances for the Mexico senior team.
This was the list of winners of 'Chatón' Enriquez:
MX Cup (Chivas)
Concacaf Under-20 Championship (Mexican National Team)
Bronze Medal Pan American Games in Guadalajara (Mexican National Team
Gold medal Olympic Games London 2012 (Mexican National Team)
Jorge Enriquez recently criticized the current youth team after the Mexican team failed to qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games and stressed that his generation was the best.
“Today we are more current than ever (…) Many people demean those times, but no one has surpassed us. Simply the best generation in history, it hurts whoever it hurts”, concluded the Mexican Olympic champion.
Little by little there are fewer active players left from the generation that won the gold medal in London 2012 with a great 2-1 victory against the Brazilian national team.
Jesus Corona (Blue Cross)
Antonio Rodríguez (Xolos de Tijuana)
Hiram Mier (Chivas)
Hector Herrera (Houston Dynamo)
Javier Aquino (Tigers)
Raul Jimenez (Wolverhampton)
Diego Reyes (Tigers)
Nestor Vidrio (Mazatlan FC)
Nestor Araujo (America)