Getting to know you - Jared Borgetti

By Mark Heys
July 15 2005

Prolific striker Jared Borgetti became Bolton Wanderers fourth signing of the close season when moving from Mexican club Pachuca for a fee in excess of £900,000. Here we look at some further information about the Mexican skipper.

Full Name: Jared Francisco Borgetti Echavaria

Born: 14th August 1973 in Culiacan, Mexico

Height: 185cm

Weight: 72 kg

Former Clubs:

1994-1996 Club Atlas (Mexico) 60 appearances, 21 goals

1996-2004 Santos Laguna (Mexico) 295 appearances, 189 goals

2004-2005 Dorados Culiacan (Mexico) 14 appearances, 8 goals

2005 Pachuca (Mexico) 15 appearances, 8 goals

International Record:

Mexico 69 appearances, 35 goals

Did you know?:

Borgetti was born on the same day as Bolton captain Jay-Jay Okocha

He is the current national captain for Mexico and becomes the third Bolton player to captain his country following Okocha (Nigeria) and Tal Ben-Haim (Israel)