Eduardo Fuertes was a Filipino international footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Fuertes was born on April 18, 1943, in the town of Janiuay in Iloilo, Philippines to Crispin and Enriqueta Fuertes. As an association football player, he was part of the Philippine youth national team which participated at the

1963 AFC Youth Championship The 1963 AFC Youth Championship was held in the Federation of Malaya The Federation of Malaya ( ms, Persekutuan Tanah Melayu; Jawi script, Jawi: ) was a federation of what previously had been British Malaya comprising eleven states (nine Mal ...

where he was conferred a 5th Asian Youth Football Tournament player award. He was named Mr. Football by the Philippine Sportswriters Association in 1967. He also played for the senior national team that played at the 1968 Summer Olympics qualifiers in 1967. Fuertes played in the record 0-15 defeat to Japan. For 18 years he also served in the

Philippine Navy The Philippine Navy (PN) ( tgl, Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas, , Sea Army of the Philippines) ( es, Armada de Filipinas, , Ejército del Mar de las Filipinas) is the naval warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. It has an e ...

. He later decided to reside in the United States in Bremerton, Washington and worked as a Data Processor at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. He died on July 27, 2014, and was survived by his wife Enestina Fuertes whom he was married for 42 years.

References

1943 births 2014 deaths Filipino men's footballers Philippines men's international footballers Footballers from Iloilo Men's association football goalkeepers {{Philippines-footy-bio-stub