Manuel Lapuente

Personal information
Full name	Manuel Lapuente Díaz
Date of birth	(1944-05-15) 15 May 1944 (age 79)
Place of birth	Puebla, Mexico
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–1966	Monterrey
1966–1970	Necaxa
1970–1974	Puebla
1974–1975	Atlas
International career
1967–1973	Mexico	13	(5)
Managerial career
1978–1984	Puebla
1984–1986	Tigres UANL
1986–1987	Ángeles de Puebla
1987–1988	Atlante
1988	Cruz Azul
1988–1993	Puebla
1991	Mexico (caretaker)
1994–1997	Necaxa
1997–2000	Mexico
2001	Atlante
2001–2003	América
2006	América
2008	Tigres UANL
2010–2011	América
2013	Puebla
Medal record Men's football Representing  Mexico (as manager) CONCACAF Gold Cup Winner 1998 FIFA Confederations Cup Winner 1999
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel Lapuente Díaz (born 15 May 1944) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager.

Playing career

A forward, Lapuente played 13 matches for Mexico between 1967 and 1973, scoring five goals.

Career as manager

He coached Mexico at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, and lead the squad to win the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup. At the club level, he has coached Club Puebla, Club Necaxa and Club América to Mexican league titles. He formerly coached Club Puebla In 2010, he was reappointed manager of Club América after the departure of Jesús Ramírez.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

Puebla

• Mexican Primera División: 1982–83, 1989–90
• Copa México: 1989–90
• CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1991

Necaxa

• Mexican Primera División: 1994–95, 1995–96

América

• Mexican Primera División: Verano 2002
• CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 2006

Mexico

• CONCACAF Gold Cup: 1998
• FIFA Confederations Cup: 1999