Nicolás Fuentes
Peruvian footballer (1941-2015)
Nicolás Fuentes Fuentes (20 February 1941 – 28 October 2015) was a Peruvian football player.[3][2] Fuentes made 17 appearances for the Peru national football team from 1965 to 1971,[4] including playing at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
.jpg) Fuentes in 1973 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Domingo Nicolás Fuentes Zegarra[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Mollendo, Peru[2][1] | ||
| Date of death | 28 October 2015 (aged 73) | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1963 | Atlético Chalaco | ||
| 1964–1970 | Universitario | ||
| 1971–1972 | Defensor Lima | ||
| 1973 | Atlético Chalaco | ||
| 1974 | Sporting Cristal | ||
| National team | |||
| 1965–1970 | Peru | 17 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Fuentes died from respiratory failure caused by diabetes in Lima, Peru, aged 74.
References change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nicolás Fuentes at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gando, Roberto (28 December 2015). "Nicolás Fuentes: Tapón cordobés". De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ↑ "Selección Peruana: Falleció Nicolás Fuentes, el mejor lateral del fútbol peruano". Diario Correo Perú. 28 October 2015.
- ↑ "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-04-09.
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