Antonio Figueroa
Antonio Figueroa Marín (* 1929 , † 2012 ), also known by the nickname El Burro (Eng. The donkey ), was a Mexican football player on the position of defender .
career
Figueroa began his career in 1947 with his hometown club Puebla FC , with whom he won the Mexican Cup competition in the 1952/53 season. In 1955 he switched to CD Irapuato , where he was under contract until 1964. In 1964 he returned to Puebla FC after they had returned to the then second-rate Segunda División after a financial break in the same year , and played for the Camoteros until 1967 .
In the 1976/77 season Figueroa was the head coach of Puebla FC, which is now back in the top division .
Figueroa died in 2012 at the age of 82.
successes
- Mexican Cup Winner: 1953
Individual evidence
- ↑ Muere El Burro Figueroa, icono del futbol poblano (Spanish; accessed March 12, 2017)
Web links
- Talento puro, jugador de época (Spanish; accessed March 12, 2017)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Figueroa, Antonio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Figueroa Marín, Antonio (full name); Burro (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | mexican soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Puebla , Mexico |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2012 |
| Place of death | Puebla , Mexico |