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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
External links
Manuel Lapuente Website
Manuel Lapuente at National-Football-Teams.com
Managerial statistics from 1996-2006
Managerial track record from 1979–2000 with statistics