Rafael Puente
Mexican footballer and manager (born 1950)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rafael Puente Suárez | ||
Date of birth | (1950-02-05) 5 February 1950 (age 74) | ||
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
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
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
External links
- 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
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C.F. Pachuca – managers
- Grenfell (1904–05)
- Penguely (1917–18)
- Crowle (1919–20)
- Candía (1966–69)
- Evaristo (1969)
- Órnelas (1969)
- Marik (1969–70)
- Álvarez (1970)
- Ormeño (1970–71)
- Miloc (1971–72)
- Rufo (1972)
- Cheix (1972–73)
- del Muro (1973)
- Fal (1991–93)
- Jáuregui (1993)
- Puente (1996)
- Yudica (1996–98)
- Aguirre (1998–01)
- Tena (2001–03)
- Trucco (2003)
- Romano (2004)
- Ramella (2005)
- Ayalac (2005)
- Tena (2005)
- Trejo (2005–06)
- Meza (2006–09)
- Rivarola (2009–10)
- Marini (2010)
- Ayalac (2010)
- Flores (2011–12)
- Sánchez (2012)
- Caballero (2013)
- Meza (2013–14)
- Alonso (2015–18)
- Ayestarán (2018)
- Palermo (2019)
- Pezzolano (2020–21)
- Almada (2021–)