æt ɡwˌɑːdɐlɐdʒˈɑːɹɹə, hiː fˈɔːɹmd ɐ pˈaʊɚfəl dᵻfˈɛnsɪv kˈoːɹ ɐlˈɔŋsaɪd klˈɔːdɪˌoʊ sˈuːɚɹˌɛz, wɪð hˈuːm hiː plˈeɪd æt bˈoʊθ klˈʌb ænd ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl lˈɛvəl.
At Guadalajara, he formed a powerful defensive core alongside Claudio Suárez, with whom he played at both club and international level.