René Brassea
{{Short description|Mexican gridiron football player (born 1989)}}
{{family name hatnote|Brassea|Valenzuela|lang=Spanish}}
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| name = René Brassea
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| number = 41
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| position = Offensive lineman
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|10|7|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 300
| high_school =
| college = UDLAP
| cfldraftyear = 2019 LFA
| cfldraftround = 1
| cfldraftpick = 6
| pastteams =
- Monterrey Steel (2017)
- Fundidores de Monterrey ({{LFA Year|2019}})
- Saskatchewan Roughriders ({{CFL Year|2019}}–{{CFL Year|2020}})
- Dinos de Saltillo ({{LFA Year|2022}}–{{LFA Year|2023}})
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| cfl = rene-brassea/165003/
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{{MedalSport|Men's American football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{MEX}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|World University Championship}}
{{MedalGold|2016 Monterrey|Team}}
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René Francisco Brassea Valenzuela (born 7 October 1989) is a Mexican professional gridiron football offensive lineman. He has previously played for the Dinos de Saltillo of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA). He played college football at UDLAP.
College career
Born in Hermosillo, Sonora, Brassea played college football for UDLAP from 2009 to 2014, winning three national championships with the team (2010, 2013 and 2014).{{cite web|title=René Brassea|url=http://lacatarina.udlap.mx/2015/02/rene-brassea/|website=UDLAP.mx|publisher=UDLAP|access-date=29 August 2019|language=Spanish}}{{cite news|url=https://www.elhorizonte.mx/deportes/rene-brassea-nuevo-refuerzo-de-fundidores/2406885|title=René Brassea: viene a ser líder|work=El Horizonte|first=Luis A.|last=Madrigal|date=12 January 2019|access-date=23 December 2022|language=es}} He was named to the ONEFA Liga Mayor Team of the Decade for the 2010s by Mundo del Ovoide.{{cite news|url=https://www.elhorizonte.mx/deportes/cinco-fundidores-de-monterrey-se-codean-con-la-elite/2744428|title=Cinco fundidores de Monterrey se ‘codean’ con la élite|work=El Horizonte|first=Emmanuel|last=Hernández|date=3 January 2020|access-date=17 June 2023|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230618173251/https://www.elhorizonte.mx/deportes/cinco-fundidores-de-monterrey-se-codean-con-la-elite/2744428|archive-date=18 June 2023|url-status=live}}
Professional career
Brassea joined the Fundidores Monterrey of the Professional American Football League of Mexico for the 2019 after trying luck in some American arena football teams.{{cite news|title=René Brassea: viene a ser líder|url=https://d.elhorizonte.mx/deportes/rene-brassea-viene-a-ser-lider/2406885|newspaper=El Horizonte|date=12 January 2019|access-date=29 August 2019|language=es}}
In January 2019, Brassea was picked by the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League at the first round of the CFL–LFA Draft.{{cite news|title=Saskatchewan Roughriders kick off rookie camp with international feel|url=https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/football/cfl/saskatchewan-roughriders/riders-open-rookie-camp-with-international-feel/wcm/071201ee-7134-4bab-83e5-78e4e95abc88|newspaper=The StarPhoenix|date=16 May 2019|access-date=29 August 2019}}{{cite web|title=Trabajaré para ser titular con los Roughriders: René Brassea|url=http://lfa.mx/trabajare-para-ser-titular-con-los-roughriders-rene-brassea/|website=LFA.mx|publisher=LFA|date=12 June 2019|access-date=29 August 2019|language=es}} During the 2019 CFL season, Brassea played in 17 games, plus the Western final in the playoffs; the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He signed a contract extension with the team on January 6, 2021.{{cite news |title=Riders Transactions – January 6 |url=https://www.riderville.com/2021/01/06/riders-transactions-january-6/ |website=Riderville.com |date=January 6, 2021 |access-date=January 6, 2021}} He was released on June 21, 2021.{{cite news |title=Roughriders transactions – June 21 |url=https://www.riderville.com/2021/06/21/roughriders-transactions-june-21/ |website=Riderville.com |date=June 21, 2021 |access-date=June 22, 2021}}
International career
In 2016, Brassea was selected to represent his country at the 2016 World University American Football Championship, where Mexico won a gold medal.
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Category:Sportspeople from Hermosillo
Category:Mexican players of American football
Category:Mexican players of Canadian football
Category:American football offensive linemen
Category:Fundidores de Monterrey players
Category:Dinos de Saltillo players
Category:Saskatchewan Roughriders players
Category:Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Canada