Alfonso Portugal
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Portugal and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfonso Portugal Díaz | ||
| Date of birth | 21 January 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Date of death | 12 June 2016 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Atlixco, Puebla, Mexico | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1958 | Necaxa | ||
| 1958–1959 | Poza Rica | ||
| 1959–1966 | América | ||
| 1966–1967 | Pumas | ||
| 1967 | Chicago Spurs | 1 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| Mexico | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1976–1977 | Cruz Azul | ||
| 1979–1980 | Atlético Español | ||
| 1980 | Atlas | ||
| 1982–1983 | UANL Tigres | ||
| 1986–1987 | Ángeles | ||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Alfonso Portugal Díaz (21 January 1934 – 12 June 2016)[1] was a Mexican football player, who played as defender for Mexico in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.[2]
Career
Portugal captained Club América to the 1965–66 Mexican Primera División title. He also played for Club Necaxa.[3] In 1967 he appeared in one match for the Chicago Spurs of the NPSL
References
- ↑ Fallece el ex futbolista Alfonso 'Pescado' Portugal
- ↑ 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden Archived October 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Homenajearán a Alfonso Portugal" [Honor to Alfonso Portugal] (in Spanish). Esto. 21 August 2011.
External links
- FIFA profile
- Alfonso Portugal at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at MedioTiempo
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