:Édgar Mejía
{{short description|Mexican footballer (born 1988)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Édgar Mejía
| image = Edgar Mejia.jpg
| image_size = 200
| caption = Mejia playing for Guadalajara
| fullname = Édgar Eduardo Mejía Viruete
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|7|27}}
|birth_place = Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
| currentclub =
| height = 1.70 m
| position = Midfielder, right-back
| years1 = 2006–2012
| clubs1 = Guadalajara
| caps1 = 106
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2012–2013
| clubs2 = → León (loan)
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2013
| clubs3 = → Chivas USA (loan)
| caps3 = 28
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2014
| clubs4 = → Puebla (loan)
| caps4 = 9
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2015
| clubs5 = → Atlético San Luis (loan)
| caps5 = 12
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2015–2017
| clubs6 = Juárez
| caps6 = 47
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2017–2018
| clubs7 = Murciélagos
| caps7 = 12
| goals7 = 0
| totalcaps = 214
| totalgoals = 2
|manageryears1 = 2018–2020
| managerclubs1 = Guadalajara Reserves and Academy
|manageryears2 = 2020–2021
| managerclubs2 = Guadalajara (women)
}}
Édgar Eduardo Mejía Viruete{{family name footnote|Mejía|Viruete|lang=Spanish}} (born 27 July 1988) also known as El Chore, is a Mexican former professional footballer and former manager of Liga MX Femenil club Guadalajara (women).
Club career
=Guadalajara=
Mejía made his professional debut during the first week of the Clausura 2006 tournament against Toluca. From then on, Mejía became a regular with Chivas. During the Clausura 2007, he earned a starting position over Patricio Araujo. On June 1, 2012, he was transferred on loan for 1 year to Club León.{{cite web | url =http://msn.mediotiempo.com/futbol/mexico/noticias/2012/06/01/chivas-vende-al-venado-y-a-magallon-mejia-a-prestamo | title = Chivas vende al 'Venado' y a Magallón; Mejía a préstamo | publisher = mediotiempo.com | date = June 1, 2012 | accessdate = June 3, 2012}} However, he did not make any appearances for Leon during his time at the club. The versatile midfielder made 115 appearances for Chivas.
==Loan at Chivas USA==
On February 21, 2013, sister club Chivas USA announced they had acquired Mejía and teammates Giovani Casillas and Mario de Luna on loan from CD Guadalajara.{{cite web | url = http://www.cdchivasusa.com/news/2013/02/chivas-usa-add-three-players-roster | title = Chivas add three players | publisher = mediotiempo.com | date = February 21, 2013 | accessdate = February 21, 2013 | archive-date = February 25, 2013 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130225101451/http://www.cdchivasusa.com/news/2013/02/chivas-usa-add-three-players-roster | url-status = dead }}
Honours
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References
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External links
- {{MedioTiempo|edgar-mejia}}
- {{Liga MX player|41362/edgar-eduardo-mejia-viruete}}
{{C.D. Guadalajara (women) managers}}
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Category:Mexican expatriate men's footballers
Category:Mexican men's footballers
Category:C.D. Guadalajara footballers
Category:Club León footballers
Category:Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Major League Soccer players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Liga MX Femenil managers
Category:21st-century Mexican sportsmen
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