Manuel Negrete Arias

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Negrete in 2019
Personal information
Full name Manuel Negrete Arias
Date of birth (1959-03-11) 11 March 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, Mexico
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1979–1986 UNAM 215 (53)
1986 Sporting CP 15 (3)
1987 Sporting Gijón 4 (1)
1987–1990 UNAM 117 (39)
1990–1991 Monterrey 27 (0)
1991–1992 UNAM 38 (11)
1992–1993 Atlante 24 (3)
1993–1994 Toros Neza 19 (3)
1994–1995 Acapulco ? (?)
1995–1996 Atlante 6 (0)
International career
1981–1990 Mexico 57 (12)
Managerial career
2004–2005 Atlante UTN
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel Negrete Arias (born 11 March 1959) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager, who played as a midfielder.

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Club career

Negrete became a professional football player in 1980 with Club Universidad Nacional of Mexico, also known as Pumas. His style of play gave him instant recognition among Mexican soccer fans, with Negrete becoming a household name quickly. After the 1986 World Cup, Negrete continued playing in the Mexican Football League, and then reached the European soccer leagues by joining Sporting CP in Portugal and then moving to Sporting Gijón in Spain.

International career

At the 1986 FIFA World Cup finals, Negrete participated in five games and scored one goal in the round of 16 against Bulgaria in the 35th minute, the first of a 2–0 win. The goal has been described as one of the most spectacular in World Cup history by many football fans and journalists which, in April 2018, voted it in FIFA's website as the World Cup's greatest goal. [1] Negrete received a high ball outside the penalty area, controlled it, let the ball bounce once on the ground and combined with Javier Aguirre; the latter returned the ball on the first touch, while keeping it on the air, and Negrete shot it on a scissor kick into the bottom left corner of goalkeeper Borislav Mihaylov.

Career statistics

International goals

Post-playing career

Negrete has led a more quiet life in Mexico since he retired from playing. He worked as coach of the UNAM Pumas youth teams, and later went to Club León as an assistant coach. He became head coach after the firing/resignation of Mario Alberto Garcia.

Honours

UNAM

Atlante

Individual

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References

  1. "Negrete's wonder volley voted World Cup's greatest goal". FIFA. 9 April 2018. Archived from the original on April 9, 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.