With the arrest of Walter Gaitán, another player who was a member of Liga MX joins the list.
The MX competition is no stranger to the social problems experienced in the country on a daily basis. Over the years, several national championship football players have been caught in the act of breaking the laws and had to go to jail for their actions.
From those steeped in drug and kidnapping issues to the most recent with domestic violence and possible attempted femicide, the players of the MX competition They keep giving people something to talk about, and not always for the better.
That’s why inside goal We tell you who these characters have been and what led them to be behind bars:
GONZALO FARFAN
In 1997, the former American was driving under the influence of alcohol, a situation that led to him running over three people from the cleaning service in Mexico City, killing two of them. When Farfán’s condition was verified, authorities decided to arrest him, but months later he would be released on bail.
JESUS ’GOAT’ ARELANO
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In 2019, the former football player of Rayados de Monterrey and the Mexican national team was accused of alleged sexual abuse by his niece. A few days later, Arellano was arrested and sent to Topo Chico Prison where a judge would declare him innocent.
GIANCARLO MALDONADO
The Venezuelan would experience his third stage with the Iron Colts of Atlante. However, in 2013, he would be accused of failing to pay alimony by his ex-wife and would be referred to authorities in Cancun. 24 hours after what happened, Maldonado would pay his debt and be released.
CHRISTIAN ‘HOBBIT’ BERMUDEZ
The ‘Hobbit’, as he is known, received a formal prison sentence in 2016 for non-compliance with alimony. After spending 14 days in detention and paying part of the debt, the League champ was released with America and is set to return to report with Puebla.
OSWALDO SANCHEZ
In 2008, during a Mexican national team concentration, Oswaldo Sánchez would be arrested by Chicago authorities after making a scandal at the concentration hotel. Because it’s a felony, the goalkeeper would leave with $1,000 bail.
JONATHAN FABRO
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The former Lobos BUAP and Jaguares de Chiapas player was set to be sentenced to 14 years in prison in his native Argentina for proving sexual abuse of his goddaughter when she was little. In 2017, he would be arrested in the city of Puebla for the above events and would be extradited to Argentina to serve his sentence.
OSCAR ‘RABBIT’ PEREZ
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During his 2015 stay in Pachuca, the “Rabbit” would be referred to the Center for Administrative Sanctions for Alcoholism at a security checkpoint in Mexico City. Hours later, the World Cup goalkeeper would be released after appeal.
JOAO MALECK
The young promise would be incarcerated in Puente Grande Prison in 2019 after taking the lives of two newlyweds in a car accident. Three years after the tragedy, he would be released from prison and resume his career as a football player in the Expansion League.
LUIS GOROCITO AND ALEJANDRO MOLINA
The then Necaxa players would be arrested for beating a 22-year-old, leaving a club in the city of Aguascalientes. Three months after the event, the victim would die due to the severity of the injuries. The bar’s security cameras would verify the crimes committed by the footballers and they would receive a formal prison sentence for the crime of malicious injury qualified with advantage.
AURELIO ‘COREANO’ RIVERA
In 1996, the ‘Korean’ would be arrested for hitting two cyclists who would die in the accident. When the Puebla player was found to be intoxicated, he would be made available to authorities who, after months of investigation, would be found guilty and sentenced to six years in prison. On good behavior, the player would be released ahead of schedule and return to Mexican football in the La Franja shirt.
CARLOS ALVAREZ
In 2003, the former Necaxa player would be arrested at Benito Juárez International Airport while traveling to his native Colombia with a million dollars from his country’s organized crime. Therefore, he would receive a five-year prison sentence that he would eventually serve.
OMAR ‘GATO’ ORTIZ
The former Mexican goalkeeper was one of the most infamous cases in Mexican football for reasons organized crime. The former Rayados goalkeeper was involved in the kidnapping of three persons between the months of September and November 2011.
Ortiz was sentenced to 75 years in prison, who started counting from 2012, and could reduce his sentence to a maximum of 60 years. El Gato was transferred to Cadereyta Prison where he was attacked in 2017 during a riot and the status at the time was serious.
RAMON RAMIREZ
In case of Ramirez takes us back to the beginning of the century, when in 2001 the footballer was plunged into a car accident in which four people lost their lives. While speeding, the former footballer’s lorry collided with another vehicle, but months into his formal prison sentence, he managed to get out on bail.
The most recent case is that of Renato Ibarra, player of the America. The Ecuadorian footballer was accused by his partner, Lucely Chala, having beaten her repeatedly, forcing the woman to be hospitalized for risk of abortion. The player was transferred to the Reclusorio Norte in Mexico City until he was released weeks later after being pardoned by the victim.
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Daniel Alves He was summoned to appear before a judge in Barcelona over the accusation the Brazilian received of sexually assaulting a woman in a bar in the city on December 30, 2022. On January 20, the Barcelona player was cougars He presented his statement, but the judge in charge of the case ordered him to go to jail and without bail.
WALTER GAITAN
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In March 2023, the ‘Divino’ was arrested by the police of the municipality of Guadalupe, Nuevo León, for domestic violence. The former player and legend of Tigres, had already been reported weeks ago on social networks, ingesting substances harmful to health.
Source: Goal