Adolfo Bautista
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adolfo Bautista Herrera | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jaguares de Chiapas | ||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 May, 2007 | |||
Adolfo "Bofo" Bautista Herrera (born May 15, 1979 in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico) is a Mexican footballer currently playing as a forward for Jaguares de Chiapas. He is better known for his nickname of "Bofo", as well as for his shaved "bald head" and triple digit jersey number, "100". After his mother's death, he wore on his jersey "Bofo My Angel" as his mother would call him. After Chivas de Guadalajara won the Apertura 2006 season, Bautista changed the back of his jersey to show a tiny set of angel wings.
Beginnings
Bautista made his debut with UAG Tecos on March 7, 1998 at the age of 18. He played with UAG Tecos from 1998-2002 where he scored 15 goals for the team in those four years. Bautista's first Primera División goal was in the Invierno tournament against Necaxa on September 17, 2000, where Tecos lost 3-1.
In late 2002, Bautista was transferred to Monarcas Morelia where he scored 8 goals in 21 games and was an important player on the squad. He made a deadly frontline with Chilean footballer Reinaldo Navia where together they packed over 15 goals for the team. He played for Morelia for two seasons, appearing in the Apertura 2002, Clausura 2003 tournaments where the team came second place and reached the championship finals in two consecutive seasons. It was believed that Monarcas Morelia was the club that launched Bautista's career.
In mid 2003, Bautista was transferred to CF Pachuca where much was expected from him, and very little was showed in the field, he spent most of his time on the bench. In 19 games, he scored only one goal against Jaguares de Chiapas and he struggled to find his form. Despite his poor performances, Pachuca still managed to reach the finals against UANL Tigres of Monterrey. UANL Tigres won the first of two games 1-0 at home and scored another goal in the return game in Pachuca's home stadium. Bautista scored a goal for Pachuca in the 77th minute and gave Pachuca a 3-1 victory over their opponent and took hold of the Championship title. Bautista's stay at Pachuca was marred with disputes with the coach Victor Manuel Vucetich, and he soon desired to leave the club.
Chivas de Guadalajara
After a long transfer period, Bautista was transferred to the "All-Mexican Team" in 2004, Chivas de Guadalajara. The Clausura 2004 season was one of Bautista's worst performance in his career, scoring three goals in 19 games. However, in the following season, he re-gained his form and had a successful tournament. During the 2006 Apertura, Bautista led Chivas to win the final against Toluca. Bautista is known for his creative "ball control", he takes pride in giving passes to his teammates and prefers to play as a Forward and Attacking Midfielder. Bautista and his teamates Omar Bravo and Alberto Medina make a deadly offense to beat. In June 11, 2007 he was transfered to Jaguares de Chiapas
International Career
Nevertheless his results in his International carrier have been seen as somewhat of a let down. He has been criticized in the international arena for being a showman and inconsistent. Bautista was left out of Mexico's 23 man squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup tournament by former coach Ricardo Lavolpe; he has never played a FIFA World Cup tournament.
Bautista has been called up by coach Hugo Sanchez, to play in the Mexican National Team and has been capped 24 times (as of May, 2007. He has scored eight goals with the Mexican National Team. Bofo was called to play with the Mexican National Team in a friendly game against Paraguay on March 25, 2007. On that game Bofo helped Mexico score a goal with a pass to Jared Borgetti. His eighth goal in the National Team came on March 28, 2007 on an international friendly match against Ecuador's National Football Team. This late goal assisted by fellow Chivas team mate Omar Bravo gave Mexico a 4-2 win over Ecuador.
European Team Offers
After being an important man and making Guadalajara Champion in the Apertura 2006, he was linked in going to Borussia Dortmund alongside his teammates Omar Bravo and Alberto Medina. Dutch team PSV Eindhoven, where his national teammate Carlos Salcido currently plays, had shown interest in Bautista, nothing has been confirmed yet. BOFO IS ALSO MARRIED
External links
- Chivas de Guadalajara Team website (In Spanish)
- FootballDatabse provide Bofo's Statistics
- Profile and Statistics (In Spanish)
Honours
- Chivas - Champion Apertura 2006 - (México) - 2006