Manuel Lapuente

Manuel Lapuente
Personal information
Full name	Manuel Lapuente Díaz
Date of birth	15 May 1944
Place of birth	Teziutlán, Puebla, Mexico
Date of death	25 October 2025 (aged 81)
Place of death	Puebla City, Puebla, Mexico
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1964–1966	Monterrey
1966–1970	Necaxa
1970–1974	Puebla
1974–1975	Atlas
International career
1967–1973	Mexico
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
FIFA Confederations Cup
Copa América
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel Lapuente Díaz (15 May 1944 – 25 October 2025) was a Mexican professional footballer and manager. He played for the Mexico national football team from 1967 to 1973. He managed the national team from 1997 to 2000.

Lapuente died on 25 October 2025 in Puebla City, Mexico from problems caused by pneumonia at the age of 81.^[1]^[2]

References

↑ "Muere Manuel Lapuente, leyenda del futbol mexicano, a los 81 años". Canal de las estrellas (in Spanish). 25 October 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
↑ "Muere Manuel Lapuente a los 81 años: el adiós a una leyenda del futbol mexicano". vanguardia.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). 2025-10-25. Retrieved 2025-10-26.

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[1] "Muere Manuel Lapuente, leyenda del futbol mexicano, a los 81 años". Canal de las estrellas (in Spanish). 25 October 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.

[2] "Muere Manuel Lapuente a los 81 años: el adiós a una leyenda del futbol mexicano". vanguardia.com.mx (in Mexican Spanish). 2025-10-25. Retrieved 2025-10-26.

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