Néstor Vidrio

Néstor Vidrio
Personal information
Full name Néstor Vicente Vidrio Serrano
Date of birth (1989-03-22) 22 March 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Venados
Number 33
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Académicos[1] 16 (0)
2008–2011 Atlas 84 (1)
2011–2013 Pachuca 30 (1)
2013–2015 Guadalajara 55 (2)
2015–2016 → Sinaloa (loan) 28 (0)
2016 → Juárez (loan) 6 (0)
2017 → Sonora (loan) 17 (0)
2018–2019 UdeG 24 (2)
2019–2020 Puebla 51 (0)
2021–2023 Mazatlán 80 (3)
2024– Venados 25 (1)
International career
2009 Mexico U20 3 (0)
2011–2012 Mexico U23 16 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2023

Néstor Vicente Vidrio Serrano[a] (born 22 March 1989), also known as Woody, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX club Venados. He is an Olympic gold medalist.[2]

Club career

Atlas

Vidrio came up in the Atlas youth systems and had a chance to debut for the first squad during the 2008 InterLiga tournament, thanks to then-coach Miguel Ángel Brindisi. Néstor later won Rookie of the Season for the Clausura 2008. Vidrio has earned himself a starting position as a defender for Atlas.

Pachuca

On 7 December 2011 Vidrio was transferred to C.F. Pachuca.

Guadalajara

On 1 July 2013 Vidrio signed with C.D. Guadalajara. He scored his first league goal in a match against Leones Negros on 7 September 2014.

International career

Vidrio was capped by the under-20 team during the 2009 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. He played in all 3 games of the group stage.

Vidrio won the Olympic gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics with the under-23 side.[3]

U-23 International appearances

As of 11 August

[4]

Honours

Mexico U23

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vidrio and the second or maternal family name is Serrano.

References

  1. ^ Néstor Vicente Vidrio Serrano - Ficha Jugador
  2. ^ "Olympics football: Mexico shock Brazil to win gold". bbc.com. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Olympics football: Mexico shock Brazil to win gold". bbc.com. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Nestor Vidrio's U-23 National Team Appearances". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2014.