Jesús Manuel "Tecatito" Corona Ruíz (Latin American Spanish: [xesusmaˈnwel koˈɾona ˈrwis]; born 6 January 1993)[3] is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga MX club Monterrey.

Born to a lower-middle-class family in Hermosillo, Sonora, Corona began playing football at the age of 6 for various local youth teams.

[4] Corona made his senior team debut at 17 years old, under coach Víctor Manuel Vucetich, on 7 August 2010 as a starter in an away league match against Atlante in a 2–1 victory for Monterrey.

[6] Corona also scored his first goal for Monterrey in their presentation at the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup against Ulsan Hyundai of South Korea on 9 December, with an assist from Aldo de Nigris in the 3–1 victory.

[12] On 25 September, Corona scored his third goal playing against Moreirense giving Porto the 2–1 lead, the match resulted in 2–2 draw.

On 4 October, Corona scored Porto's first goal against Belenenses in a match that ended in a 4–0 win over the Lisbon team.

[13][14] On 24 October 2018, Corona scored a goal and assisted another in Porto's 3–1 win over Lokomotiv Moscow in their Champions League group stage match.

In the final against the United States, Corona scored in the fourth minute of the match, and helped Mexico win the championship.

[33] In 2014, Corona was called up by Miguel Herrera to play with the senior national team in their November friendlies against the Netherlands and Belarus.

On 12 November, he made his debut against the Dutch, coming on in the 61st minute and providing the assist for Carlos Vela's second goal in the 3–2 victory for El Tri at the Amsterdam Arena.

[38] The following year, now under coach Juan Carlos Osorio, Corona earned a call-up to the Copa América Centenario.

In October 2022, Corona was named in Mexico's preliminary 31-man squad by manager Gerardo Martino for the World Cup, but did not make the final 26 due to an ankle injury.

[53] Corona was naturalised as a Portuguese citizen in August 2021, allowing him to play freely for any team in the European Union.