5. Players Such As Rafael Marquez And Jared Borgetti Have Come Through The Club's Famous Youth Academy
The Club Atlas youth academy has been described as a "gold mine" of Mexican talent and has produced some of the finest talents to ply their trade in South America down the years. Former Barcelona defender and 127-cap Mexico international Rafael Marquez (pictured above) is perhaps the most famous of them all - and the 36-year-old is still plying his trade in Europe having come through the Atlas academy in 1996. Ex-Bolton Wanderers striker Jared Borgetti is another player to have graduated from the academy. Other notable graduates include: Miguel Zepeda Juan Carlos Medina Jose de Jesus Corona Oswaldo Sachez Juan Pablo Garcia