| Manuel Negrete | |
| Fullname: | Manuel Negrete Arias |
| Birth Date: | 11 March 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero, Mexico |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1979–1986 |
| Years2: | 1986 |
| Years3: | 1987 |
| Years4: | 1987–1990 |
| Years5: | 1990–1991 |
| Years6: | 1991–1992 |
| Years7: | 1992–1993 |
| Years8: | 1993–1994 |
| Years9: | 1994–1995 |
| Years10: | 1995–1996 |
| Clubs1: | UNAM |
| Clubs2: | Sporting CP |
| Clubs3: | Sporting Gijón |
| Clubs4: | UNAM |
| Clubs5: | Monterrey |
| Clubs6: | UNAM |
| Clubs7: | Atlante |
| Clubs8: | Toros Neza |
| Clubs9: | Acapulco |
| Clubs10: | Atlante |
| Caps1: | 215 |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Caps4: | 117 |
| Caps5: | 27 |
| Caps6: | 38 |
| Caps7: | 24 |
| Caps8: | 19 |
| Caps9: | ? |
| Caps10: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 53 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 39 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 11 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Goals9: | ? |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1981–1990 |
| Nationalteam1: | Mexico |
| Nationalcaps1: | 57 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 12 |
| Manageryears1: | 2004–2005 |
| Managerclubs1: | Atlante UTN |
Manuel Negrete Arias (born 11 March 1959) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager, who played as a midfielder.
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.
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.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | August 16, 1984 | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | |||
| 2. | March 1, 1984 | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |||
| 3. | September 18, 1984 | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | |||
| 4. | November 11, 1984 | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |||
| 5. | February 5, 1985 | Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro, Mexico | 2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | ||
| 6. | February 5, 1985 | Estadio La Corregidora, Querétaro, Mexico | 5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | ||
| 7. | June 15, 1985 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | 1–0 | 2–0 | Azteca Cup | ||
| 8. | October 11, 1985 | 1–1 | 1–3 | Friendly | |||
| 9. | December 7, 1985 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1985 Mexico Cup | ||
| 10. | March 6, 1986 | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | |||
| 11. | June 15, 1986 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1986 FIFA World Cup | ||
| 12. | February 21, 1989 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1989 Friendship Cup |
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.
UNAM
1981
Atlante
Individual