Manuel Negrete Arias
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| Manuel Negrete | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Manuel Negrete Arias | |
| Date of birth | March 11, 1959 | |
| Place of birth | Altamirano, Mexico | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1979-1986 1986 1987 1987-1990 1990-1991 1991-1992 1992-1993 1993-1994 1994-1995 1995-1996 |
UNAM Pumas Sporting Lisbon Sporting de Gijón UNAM Pumas CF Monterrey UNAM Pumas CF Atlante Toros Neza CF Acapulco CF Atlante |
215 (53) 15 (3) 4 (1) 117 (39) 27 (0) 38 (11) 24 (3) 19 (3) ? (?) 6 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1981-1990 | Mexico | 57 (12) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Manuel "Manolo" Negrete Arias (born March 11, 1959 in Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero) is Mexican coach and former football midfielder, who became famous for scoring one of the most spectacular goals of the 1986 World Cup.
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[edit] Club career
Negrete became a professional football player in 1980 with Club Universidad Nacional of Mexico, also known as Pumas. His style of play gave him instant recognition among Mexican soccer fans, with Negrete becoming a household name quickly. After the 1986 World Cup, Negrete continued playing in the Mexican Football League, and then reached the European soccer leagues by joining Sporting Lisbon in Portugal and then moving to Sporting de Gijón in Spain.
[edit] National team
Determined to post a much better result at the 1986 FIFA World Cup, for which Mexico automatically qualified because it was the event's host country, the Mexican Association Football Federation chose a very exclusive group of players to represent their country, including Negrete as a member of the national team.
In the 1986 World Cup finals, Negrete participated in five games and scored one goal in quarter finals against Bulgaria in the 35th minute, the first of a 2-0 win. The goal has been described as one of the most spectacular in World Cup history by many football fans and journalists. Negrete received a high ball outside the penalty area, controlled it, let the ball bounce once on the ground and combined with Javier Aguirre; the latter returned the ball on the first touch, while keeping it on the air, and Negrete shot it on a scissor kick into the bottom left corner of goalkeeper Borislav Mikhailov. Mexico repeated their best result at a World Cup during that tournament, reaching the quarterfinals for the second time (a feat they accomplished first at the 1970 World Cup, also hosted by Mexico).
[edit] Post-playing career
Negrete has led a more quiet life in Mexico since he retired from playing. He currently works as coach of the club team UNAM Pumas youth teams.
[edit] External links
- National Football Teams profile
- Fussballdaten.de's take on Negrete, in German
- Video of Negrete's goal against Bulgaria in 1986 - www.kenaston.org
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