Manuel Manzo

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Manuel Manzo
Personnel
Surname Manuel Manzo Ortega
birthday February 10, 1952
place of birth Mexico City ,  Mexico
size 1.87 m
position midfield
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1968-1972 Club León
1972-1975 Atlético Español
1975-1977 Chivas Guadalajara 35 (11)
1977-1988 UNAM Pumas 17 0(1)
1978 Atlético Español 6 0(0)
1978-1979 Houston Hurricane
1979-1980 Chivas Guadalajara 13 0(4)
1980-1983 UNAM Pumas 78 (17)
1983-1984 UANL Tigres 31 (10)
1984-1985 Coyotes Neza 19 0(4)
1985-1987 Atlante
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1974-1981 Mexico 13 0(3)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1997-1998 Toros Neza
1 Only league games are given.

Manuel Manzo (born February 10, 1952 in Mexico City ) is a former Mexican soccer player who played in midfield . He was considered a great talent, but at the same time suffered from alcohol problems . After his active career, he was the coach of Toros Neza .

Life

society

Manzo received his first professional contract back in 1968 at the age of 16 with the Mexican first division club León FC .

After signing a contract with Atlético Español in 1972 , he returned to his hometown. Three years later he moved to Chivas Guadalajara , where he was under contract from 1975 to 1977. He then played one season for the UNAM Pumas before returning to Atlético Español in the summer of 1978. However, after only six games for the Toros in early November 1978, he moved to the North American Soccer League at Houston Hurricane . There he experienced his personal low point in 1979, when he almost died under the influence of alcohol in a hotel swimming pool.

Manzo recovered from this serious misfortune and returned to his homeland, where he was again under contract with Chivas Guadalajara in the 1979/80 season before returning to the UNAM Pumas, with whom he was the CONCACAF Champions twice between 1980 and 1983 Cup as well as the Copa Interamericana and the Mexican championship title. Manzo played a particularly important role in winning the local championship. Because of the 12 goals that the Pumas scored in the group stage of the championship finals, he scored five. These earned his club just as many points, without which the Pumas would have been denied group victory and thus participation in the finals.

After two one-year positions with the UANL Tigres and the Coyotes Neza , he ended his active career with the CF Atlante .

National team

In 1972 Manzo took part in the Olympic football tournament for Mexico and two years later he made it to the senior national team , for which he made his international debut in a friendly against Brazil on March 31, 1974 and scored the equalizer for 1: 1 final score scored. It was his first of a total of three international goals, which was followed by the winning goal to make it 1-0 against East Germany on August 6, 1975 and a goal to make it 4-0 against Cuba on November 1, 1981. His last international game, which ended goalless, played Manzo on November 22, 1981 as part of the World Cup qualification for 1982 against Honduras.

successes

  • Mexican champion: 1981
  • CONCACAF Champions Cup: 1980 and 1982
  • Copa Interamericana: 1981

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tiempo de Fútbol: El paso del Atlético Español en México (Spanish; article of March 6, 2012)
  2. ↑ Excelsior: “Lo difícil del futbol es hacerlo fácil” Manuel Manzo (Spanish; article from June 18, 2012)
  3. ↑ El Siglo de Torreón: Infierno y gloria de un futbolista (Spanish; article from November 13, 2013)
personal data
SURNAME Manzo, Manuel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Manzo Ortega, Manuel (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION mexican soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Mexico City , Mexico