Manuel Lapuente

Manuel Lapuente Díaz (born 15 May 1944) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lapuente and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.

Manuel Lapuente

Personal information
Full name	Manuel Lapuente Díaz
Date of birth	(1944-05-15) 15 May 1944 (age 81)
Place of birth	Puebla, Mexico
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1966	Monterrey
1966–1970	Necaxa
1970–1974	Puebla
1974–1975	Atlas
International career
1967–1973	Mexico	13	(5)
Managerial career
1978–1984	Puebla
1984–1986	Tigres UANL
1986–1987	Ángeles 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 UANL
2010–2011	América
2013	Puebla
Medal record Men's football Representing  Mexico (as manager) CONCACAF Gold Cup Winner 1998 United States FIFA Confederations Cup Winner 1999 Mexico Copa América 1999 Paraguay
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career

A forward, Lapuente played 13 matches for Mexico between 1967 and 1973, scoring five goals.

Career as manager

He coached Mexico at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and lead the squad to win the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup. At the club level, he has coached Club Puebla, Club Necaxa and Club América to Mexican league titles. He formerly coached Club Puebla In 2010, he was reappointed manager of Club América after the departure of Jesús Ramírez.

Managerial statistics

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

Honours

Manager

Puebla

• Mexican Primera División: 1982–83, 1989–90
• Copa México: 1989–90
• CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1991

Necaxa

• Mexican Primera División: 1994–95, 1995–96

América

• Mexican Primera División: Verano 2002
• CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 2006

Mexico

• CONCACAF Gold Cup: 1998
• FIFA Confederations Cup: 1999

External links

• Manuel Lapuente Website
• Manuel Lapuente at National-Football-Teams.com
• Managerial statistics from 1996-2006
• Managerial track record from 1979–2000 with statistics