Who is Víctor ‘Pocho’ Guzmán, the incredible signature that Chivas made for the Clausura 2023

Victor Guzmanbetter known as ‘The small’ He has become the sensation of the Flock thanks to the high level since his first game in the shirt of Chivas and after briefly becoming the captain of the rojiblancos.

Guzmán, 28, is originally from Tonalá, Jalisco. He is currently the most important and most unbalanced player for Chivas as he has collected 4 goals without taking the striker position and the Closure 2023 the first tournament he contested with that of Verde Valle.

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‘Pocho’ already had two short moves for Chivas, and while neither of the previous two went well, this situation has not stopped him from being a benchmark in Liga MX and even being asked by the fans to now take part to be part of the Mexican national team. led by Diego Cocca.

Stage with Pachuca

After not being given a major role in Chivas subordinates, Diego Alonso invited him to join Pachuca during the 2015 Apertura version. His first performance with the tubes It was on July 28, but his official debut in the First Division only took place on August 11 against Rayados.

With Pachuca, Guzmán won the only two titles of MX competition which he has in his palmares. The first was in 2016, when thanks to his extra-time goal against Rayados, the people of Hidalgo added their sixth star.

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For the Apertura 2022, Pachuca reached back-to-back finals after losing to Atlas in the Clausura 2022. This time they played against Toluca, where the man from Tonalá won his second championship before signing for Chivas.

delay

Víctor Guzmán had arrived in Chivas in 2020 under the custody of Richard Pelaez when this was the sports director. Unfortunately, ‘Pocho’ could not play an official minute with the team, as the footballer tested positive in an anti-doping test prior to the tournament.

Pocho returned to Pachuca, who had him train with the team during the six months he was disabled until he proved his innocence before the test he was subjected to.

Drama with Chivas

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1st era:

Víctor Guzmán was a Chivas player in the club’s under-15, under-17 and under-20 lower divisions but failed to make the first team and it was Pachuca who gave him his first big break.

2nd stage:

In 2020, Pocho was one of eight signings Chivas made during the transfer window, where Ricardo Peláez had $50 million to provide the club with the best reinforcements available. After coming out positive in the anti-doping test, Guzmán’s participation was cut short and he did not play minutes with the Flock.

3rd phase:

Chivas became Liga MX champion during the Apertura 2022 and again sought the services of Guzmán. The attacker was billed as “the reinforcement bomb”, where Guadalajara negotiated the departure of Jesús Angulo with Pachuca group and another three million dollars to add “Pocho” to the ranks of the rojiblancos.