Rafael Puente
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2012.
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