| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Lapuente Díaz | ||
| Date of birth | May 15, 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Playing position | Manager (former Striker) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | América (as vicepresident) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1964–1966 | Monterrey | ||
| 1966–1970 | Necaxa | ||
| 1970–1974 | Puebla | ||
| 1974–1975 | Atlas | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1967–1973 | Mexico | 13 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1978–1984 | Puebla | ||
| 1984–1986 | Tigres | ||
| 1986–1987 | Angeles de Puebla | ||
| 1987–1988 | Atlante | ||
| 1988 | Cruz Azul | ||
| 1988–1993 | Puebla | ||
| 1991 | Mexico (caretaker) | ||
| 1994–1997 | Necaxa | ||
| 1997–2000 | Mexico | ||
| 2001 | Atlante | ||
| 2001–2003 | América | ||
| 2006 | América | ||
| 2008 | Tigres | ||
| 2010–2011 | América | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 29, 2006. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Manuel Lapuente Díaz (born May 15, 1944) is a Mexican football coach and former player. He was recently working as head coach for Club América.
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He played 13 matches for the Mexico national team, scoring 5 goals.
He coached Mexico at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and lead the squad to win the FIFA 1999 Confederations Cup. At the club level, he has coached Puebla F.C., Necaxa and Club América to Mexican league titles during his tenure as a manager. He formerly coaches Tigres of UANL Tigres. In 2010, he was reappointed manager of Club America after the departure of Jesus Ramirez.
With México
With Puebla FC
With Necaxa
With Club América
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mário Zagallo |
FIFA Confederations Cup winning manager 1999 |
Succeeded by Roger Lemerre |
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