10 Things Newcastle Fans Need To Know About Club Atlas

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