Alfonso Blanco Antúnez

For the boxer, see Alfonso Blanco (boxer).

Alfonso Blanco

Personal information
Full name	Alfonso Blanco Antúnez
Date of birth	(1987-07-31) 31 July 1987
Place of birth	Tamiahua, Veracruz, Mexico
Height
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Pachuca
Number	13
Youth career
2005–2007	Pachuca Juniors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007	Juárez	11	(0)
2008	Pachuca	0	(0)
2008	Cruz Azul	9	(0)
2009	Irapuato	18	(0)
2010	América	0	(0)
2010	Necaxa	0	(0)
2011	León	28	(0)
2012–	Pachuca	3	(0)
International career
2007	Mexico U-20	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2015

Alfonso Blanco Antunez (born July 31, 1987 in Tamiahua, Veracruz) is a Mexican footballer. He is currently playing for C.F. Pachuca.

Career

Blanco began in Pachuca's youth division teams and then was transferred on loan for Indios de Ciudad Juárez in the 2007 Season after having a good performance during the U-20 World Cup in Canada in 2006.

Blanco arrived to Indios as one of the main bookings for the season but after 4 games and receiving 10 goals he was relegated to the bench for the rest of the season. Indios managed to qualify for the Liguilla in Apertura 2007 and due to an injury from the goalie Joel Barba, Blanco returned to the first team and helped the team get to the finals.

Though he did not make his debut in the Primera División with Pachuca, there were already offers for Blanco from European clubs from Spain, Greece and Holland but in the end, he settled with Cruz Azul. After Óscar Pérez's controversial signing with Tigres, Cruz Azul brought Blanco, possibly, to be a substitute of Yosgart Gutiérrez, the Goalkeeper who took Perez's spot. He played the rest of Clausura 2009 as the Cruz Azul starter goalkeeper but the team finished in the last place of the table. On June 19, 2009, he was signed by Deportivo Irapuato. Later he joined Club León.

Before starting Clausura 2012, it was announced he would play for his original club, Pachuca.

Honours

• Segunda División de Mexico Apertura Championship: 2006
• Segunda División de Mexico Clausura Championship: 2007

Pachuca

• Liga MX: Clausura 2016

References

• Alfonso Blanco Antúnez at footballzz.co.uk