Rafael Puente
Rafael Puente Suárez (born February 5, 1950 in Mexico City ), also known by the nickname Wama , is a retired Mexican football player in the position of goalkeeper . After his playing career, Puente worked in the coaching staff of various clubs and for various media. At the end of the second division season 2016/17 he led the Lobos de la BUAP as head coach for the first time in their club history in the top division .
career
Puente received his first professional contract in the 1960s with CF Atlante, which was then still based in the capital .
On February 17, 1971 Puente came in a friendly game played in the Estadio Jalisco of Guadalajara against the Soviet Union for his first international game for the Mexican national football team . As with the same World Cup match last year , the comparison ended goalless. In the following twelve months, Puente guarded the goal of the national team almost regularly, before the previous goalkeeper Ignacio Calderón was back in 1972 more frequently. His last international match played Puente in a on March 31, 1974 in the Estádio do Maracanã of Rio de Janeiro played friendly match against Brazil , which ended 1-1.
After the 1973/74 season, Puente moved to city rivals Club América , with whom he won the Mexican football championship in the 1975/76 season , but had to end his active career in the same year due to a knee injury.
successes
- Mexican champion : 1976
Individual evidence
Web links
- Rafael Puente in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
- Biografía - Rafael Puente (Spanish; article of November 9, 2010)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Puente, Rafael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Puente Suárez, Rafael (full name); Wama (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | mexican soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th February 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mexico City , Mexico |