Nicolás Fuentes

Domingo Nicolás Fuentes Zegarra (20 December 1941 – 28 October 2015) was a Peruvian footballer who played as a left-back.[1][2]

Nicolas Fuentes
Peru national football team 1968.
Personal information
Full name Domingo Nicolás Fuentes Zegarra[1]
Date of birth (1941-12-20)20 December 1941
Place of birth Mollendo, Peru[2][1]
Date of death 28 October 2015(2015-10-28) (aged 73)
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1963 Atlético Chalaco
1964–1972 Universitario
1973–1974 Defensor Lima
1975 Sporting Cristal
National team
1965–1970 Peru 17 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Fuentes played for Atlético Chalaco, Universitario de Deportes, Defensor Lima and Sporting Cristal. With Universitario he won the Peruvian Primera División in 1964, 1966, 1967, and 1969.[3]

He made 17 appearances for the Peru national football team from 1965 to 1971,[4] including playing at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.[5][3]

Death

Fuentes died on 28 October 2015 at the age of 73 due to lung disease.[3]

Honours

Universitario[3]

References

  1. Nicolás Fuentes at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Gando, Roberto (28 December 2015). "Nicolás Fuentes: Tapón cordobés". De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. "Selección Peruana: Falleció Nicolás Fuentes, el mejor lateral del fútbol peruano". Diario Correo Perú. 28 October 2015.
  4. "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  5. Nicolas FuentesFIFA competition record


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