Rafael Amador

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

Rafael Amador
Personal information
Full name Rafael Amador Flores
Date of birth (1959-11-16)16 November 1959
Place of birth Tlaxcala, Tlaxcala, Mexico
Date of death 31 July 2018(2018-07-31) (aged 58)
Place of death Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1987 UNAM Pumas 205 (1)
1987–1988 Puebla 18 (0)
Total 223 (1)
National team
1983–1986 Mexico 30 (0)
Teams managed
1999–2000 Pumas UNAM
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

References
  1. 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico
  2. "Pumas tiene una fea costumbre" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 30 October 2012.
  3. "Muere Rafael Amador, ex jugador de la selección de México de 1986" (in Spanish). dallasnews. 31 July 2018.


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