Rafael Puente
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rafael Puente Suárez | ||
Date of birth | 5 February 1950 | ||
Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1968–1974 | Atlante | ||
1974–1977 | América | ||
International career | |||
1971–1974 | Mexico | 21 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1989–1990 | Atlante | ||
1996 | Pachuca | ||
2000 | Tecos | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Rafael Puente Suárez (born 5 February 1950) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager. He currently works as an analyst for ESPN Deportes and ESPN Mexico.[1]
Career
[edit]Born in Mexico City, Puente began playing football with Mexican Primera División side Atlante F.C. He also played for Club América but was forced to retire following a knee injury.[2]
After he retired from playing, Puente became a football coach. He managed Atlante, C.F. Pachuca and Tecos.
Personal
[edit]Puente's son, Rafael Puente Jr., was also a professional football player and was manager of Lobos BUAP. Puente Jr. also worked as a commentator alongside his father for ESPN before leaving to coach Lobos BUAP.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rafael Puente". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
- ^ "Biografía - Rafael Puente" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 9 November 2010.
- ^ Méndez R., Juan Pablo (19 May 2012). "Detalles de la fastuosa boda de Rafael Puente Jr" (in Spanish). Tvnotas.com.mx.
External links
[edit]- Rafael Puente – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Rafael Puente at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rafael Puente Suárez at Liga MX (archive) (in Spanish)
- Rafael Puente (Rafael Puente Suárez) – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
- DT Profile at MedioTiempo
Categories:
- 1950 births
- Living people
- Mexico men's international footballers
- Atlante F.C. footballers
- Club América footballers
- Mexican football managers
- Atlante F.C. managers
- C.F. Pachuca managers
- Tecos F.C. managers
- Footballers from Mexico City
- Mexican men's footballers
- Liga MX managers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Liga MX players
- 20th-century Mexican sportsmen