Rafael Amador Explained

Rafael Amador
Fullname:Rafael Amador Flores
Birth Date:16 November 1959
Birth Place:Tlaxcala, Mexico
Death Place:Puebla, Mexico
Position:Defender
Years1:1979–1987
Clubs1:UNAM Pumas
Caps1:205
Goals1:1
Years2:1987–1988
Clubs2:Puebla
Caps2:18
Goals2:0
Totalcaps:223
Totalgoals:1
Nationalyears1:1983–1986
Nationalteam1:Mexico
Nationalcaps1:30
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1999–2000
Managerclubs1:Pumas UNAM

Rafael Amador Flores (16 November 1959 – 31 July 2018) was a Mexican professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for Mexico in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.[1] He also played and managed Liga MX side Club Universidad Nacional.

After he retired from playing, Amador managed Pumas.[2] He died at age 58 from cancer.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20070622115220/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=68/teams/team=43911.html 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico
  2. Web site: ESPN Deportes. Pumas tiene una fea costumbre. Spanish. 30 October 2012.
  3. Web site: dallasnews. Muere Rafael Amador, ex jugador de la selección de México de 1986. Spanish. 31 July 2018.