Nicolás Fuentes

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Nicolas Fuentes
Fuentes in 1973
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
1964–1970 Universitario
1971–1972 Defensor Lima
1973 Atlético Chalaco
1974 Sporting Cristal
National team
1965–1970 Peru 17 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nicolás Fuentes Fuentes (20 February 1941 – 28 October 2015) was a Peruvian football player.[3][2] Fuentes made 17 appearances for the Peru national football team from 1965 to 1971,[4] including playing at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Fuentes died from respiratory failure caused by diabetes in Lima, Peru, aged 74.

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nicolás Fuentes at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. 2.0 2.1 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 2009-04-09.