Samuel Cuburu

Samuel Cuburu
Personnel
Surname	Samuel Abdul Cuburu Cano
birthday	February 20, 1928
place of birth	Orizaba ,  Mexico
date of death	unknown
Place of death	Mexico
position	midfield
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
	Puebla FC
	CD Zacatepec
	CD Cuautla
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1949-1956	Mexico	4 (0)
Stations as a trainer
Years	station
	Orizaba FC
1 Only league games are given.

Samuel Abdul Cuburu Cano (born February 20, 1928 in Orizaba , Veracruz , † unknown), also known by the nickname Chapela , was a Mexican football player who mainly played in midfield . He is the younger brother of the equally successful soccer player Martín Cuburu , who was champion at least twice with España (1940 and 1942), and José Antonio Cuburu , who was under contract with ADO and Puebla FC . In his hometown of Orizaba, a sports area was opened in December 2002 that bears his name: the Campo Samuel Cuburu Chapela .

biography

Cuburu was considered a silent representative of his guild who never spoke in public about his career as a footballer. He was a professional trainer and enjoyed playing golf.

society

During his professional career in the Mexican Primera División , Chapela Cuburu was initially under contract with Puebla FC and later with CD Zacatepec . With Zacatepec he won the championship in 1955 . In the 1958/59 season he rose with the CD Cuautla from the first division.

National team

Samuel Cuburu made his debut in the Mexican national team on September 25, 1949 in a game against Cuba, which was won 3-0.

He played his second international match at the 1950 World Cup . Then he came back for the national team in 1956 in two more games.

Trainer

After his active career, he coached his hometown club Orizaba FC, who played in the Segunda División .

swell

• Femexfut.org.mx: Profile at the Mexican Football Association
• Orizaba.com.mx: Key data on Samuel Cuburu (Spanish; article from June 22, 2010)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archivo Municipal de Orizaba ( Memento of the original from March 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish; accessed December 29, 2010) 
2. ^ Opening of two sports fields in Orizaba (Spanish; article from December 19, 2002)
3. ↑ Fútbol sin compromisos: Los Arroceros del Cuautla (Spanish; article from June 25, 2013)
4. ↑ Municipio de Orizaba: Orizaba FC  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Spanish; accessed April 14, 2012)