Olalde, Jesús

Tigres & Mexico

Birthdate: May 5, 1974
Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico
Height: 1.69 mts
Weight: 64 kgs
Position: Forward
International: 9 caps, 2 goals (as of September 10, 2000)
World Cups: 0
Previous Clubs: Pumas UNAM
Transfer Fee: $4.00 Millions of Dollars
One of the best players that have emerged from the Mexican League in recent years. The known as 'Gol-alde', possesses a natural instinct to be in the right place, in the right time to score. He was Top Scorer and Best Player of the Invierno 99 Championship, which made Manuel Lapuente to call him to the Mexican National Team. Though he has a secured place in his club, his chances of playing for the 'Tricolor' are minimum because Luis Hernandez and Cuauhtemoc Blanco have a secured place. Jesus is another player that arised from the legendary Puma's youth teams, the same that debuted Jorge Campos, Luis Garcia and Hugo Sanchez. Olalde is fast, capable of scoring from any place, has a powerful shot and is very sure when shooting penalty kicks. Scored his first international goal v South Africa in the 2000 US Cup.