Manuel Lapuente
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Manuel Lapuente Díaz (15 May 1944 – 25 October 2025) was a Mexican professional footballer and manager. Over the course of more than three decades, Lapuente established himself as one of the most successful managers in Mexican football. He took charge of seven different clubs in Mexico and secured five Primera División championships with three of them. He is also remembered as the strategist who guided the Mexico national team to its greatest international triumph: the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup.
Infobox
1988
Cruz Azul
1991
Mexico (caretaker)
2001
Atlante
2006
América
2008
Tigres UANL
2013
Puebla
Full name
Manuel Lapuente Díaz
Date of birth
(1944-05-15)15 May 1944
Place of birth
Teziutlán, Puebla, Mexico
Date of death
25 October 2025(2025-10-25) (aged 81)
Place of death
Puebla City, Puebla, Mexico
Height
1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position
Forward
Years
Team
1964–1966
Monterrey
1966–1970
Necaxa
1970–1974
Puebla
1974–1975
Atlas
1967–1973
Mexico
1978–1984
Puebla
1984–1986
Tigres UANL
1986–1987
Ángeles de Puebla
1987–1988
Atlante
1988–1993
Puebla
1994–1997
Necaxa
1997–2000
Mexico
2001–2003
América
2010–2011
América
Tables
· Managerial statistics
G
G
Team
G
From
W
To
D
Record
L
Record
Win %
Mexico
Mexico
Team
Mexico
From
1997
To
2000
Record
67
Record
33
Record
18
Record
16
Record
049.25
Total
Total
Team
Total
From
67
To
33
Record
18
Record
16
Record
049.25
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Mexico | 1997 | 2000 | 67 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 049.25 |
| Total | 67 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 049.25 | ||
References
- "Muere Manuel Lapuente, extécnico de la selección mexicana y leyenda de la Liga MX"https://www.clarosports.com/futbol/liga-mx/muere-manuel-lapuente-extecnico-de-la-seleccion-mexicana-y-leyenda-de-la-liga-mx/
- "Manuel Lapuente, legendary Mexican Coach, passes away"https://sports.yahoo.com/article/manuel-lapuente-legendary-mexican-coach-085135172.html
- "FIFA Confederations Cup Mexico 1999"https://web.archive.org/web/20131216231922/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=101/edition=4356/index.html
- Canal de las estrellashttps://www.lasestrellas.tv/famosos/muere-manuel-lapuente-leyenda-del-futbol-mexicano-a-los-81-anos
- vanguardia.com.mxhttps://vanguardia.com.mx/deportes/futbol/muere-manuel-lapuente-a-los-81-anos-el-adios-a-una-leyenda-del-futbol-mexicano-EK17843326