Manuel Manzo

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Manuel Manzo
Personal information
Full name Manuel Manzo Ortega
Date of birth (1952-02-10) 10 February 1952 (age 72)
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1968–1972 León
1972–1975 Atlético Español
1975–1977 Chivas
1977–1978 Pumas
1978–1979 Atlético Español
1979 Houston Hurricane [1] 10 (2)
1979–1980 Chivas
1980–1983 Pumas
1983–1984 Tigres
1984–1985 Deportivo Neza
1986–1987 Atlante
International career
1981 Mexico 3 (1)
Managerial career
1997–1998 Toros Neza
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel Manzo (born 10 February 1952) is a Mexican former footballer who played professionally in the Liga MX. He is an Olympian.

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Career

Born in Mexico City, Manzo began his career with Club León at age 16. He made his Primera División debut, and quickly had success. [2]

Manzo won the Primera División with Pumas in the 1980–81 season. [3]

Manzo made three appearances for the Mexico national football team in 1981. [4] He also played for Mexico at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. [5]

After he retired from playing, Manzo became a football coach. He managed Toros Neza from 1997 to 1998. [6]

Personal

Manzo suffered from alcoholism, and nearly died while under contract with Chivas after he wandered into an empty swimming pool while drunk. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "NASL-Manuel Manzo".
  2. ↑ Barrón, Carlos (18 June 2012). ""Lo difícil del futbol es hacerlo fácil" Manuel Manzo" (in Spanish). Excelsior.
  3. ↑ Gómez C., Manuel (8 December 2007). ""La grandeza de Pumas, su estructura"" (in Spanish). Esto. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Manuel Manzo – FIFA competition record (archived)
  5. ↑ "Manuel Manzo Bio, Stats & Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Manuel Manzo - DT" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "El fútbol y el alcohol, una relación tan peligrosa como trágica" (in Spanish). AFP. 7 September 2011.[ dead link ]


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