Andres Guardado is a very versatile Mexican star player who plays as a midfielder and left-back. He plies his trade for the country’s national team as well as Spanish side Real Betis. He has been playing football since 1993 and over the years he has become very important for his country and his club. Here are some things to know about him.
the biography
José Andrés Guardado Hernández was the name of the footballer was given when he was born on September 28, 1986 in the Mexican capital of Jalisco, Guadalajara. Unlike many other players, not much is known about this player when it comes to his biography.
Nevertheless, his father’s name is Andrés ManuelGuardado while his mother is Teresa Hernández. He started playing football at a very young age, so by the age of 7 he had already made his way as a professional footballer.
Club football career
The midfielder’s life as a footballer began when he joined Atlas in 1993. He stayed with the youth team until 2005 when the Mexican soccer club gave him a promotion to play for the senior team, which he did until 2007 when he decided to play for Deportivo La Coruña.
137 games and 23 goals later, he was on his way to another Spanish club, Valencia in 2012 after signing a 4-year contract. The next step for Andres Guardado was in the Bundesliga where he played on loan for Bayer 04 Leverkusen in 2014. After just 4 games he moved again on loan to the Netherlands where he played for PSV Eindhoven until 2015, when the agreement became permanent.
Between 2015 when his deal was done and 2017 when he moved to Betis, he had already played 52 games for the club, with 3 goals to his name. By the end of the 2017/2018 season with Betis, the Mexican footballer had already played in 28 matches, seeing the back of the next one twice.
His club football career so far can be summed up by the Segunda División title and the UEFA Intertoto Cup with Deportivo as well as 2 Eredivisie and 2 Johan Cruijff Shield with PSV.
National football career
As with his career in Mexican colours, Andres Guardado made his debut at the same time as he transitioned from youth club football to a senior club footballer. The winger started playing for Mexico’s senior team in 2005 when he was just 19 years old, without playing for the country’s younger teams.
His first FIFA World Cup appearance was in 2006 when he played in Germany for the country, and he was also at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa where he played until the team was sent off. during the last 16 stages. He also participated in the 2014 event in Brazil.
By the time he was called up to play for the country in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, he had already won the country’s shirt 144 times and scored 25 goals.
Even though he hasn’t had his name on any World Cup with the country, just as Mexico have yet to dominate the world at this stage, they have won a number of other trophies including the Gold Cup of the CONCACAF in 2011 and 2015 as well as the CONCACAF Cup in 2015.
Net worth of Andres Guardado
Back in 2017, the deal that brought Guardado to Real Betis was worth over $2 million. That said, her actual net worth is highly unknown and even though some sources have put her at around $5 million, there is no real evidence to back up the amount.
women
Andres Guardado married more than once in the past. The first woman to become his wife was Briana Morales whom he tied the knot with in 2006. Unfortunately for them, the marriage did not end until five years later in divorce.
His next marriage was to Sandra de la Vega. The two have managed to keep everything well hidden as no one is sure of the real year of their marriage. That said, they have a son between them named Maximo. He was born in 2015.
Height and width
Of course, building a footballer, just as is with any other athlete is very important, but that’s just to complement his skills. This is true with the rear wing who has a good body which helps his skills. He has a weight of 148 lbs (67 kg) and a height of 5 feet 6 inches (1.70 m).