José Manuel Abundis Sandoval (born 11 June 1973) is a Mexican former professional

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who played as a forward.

Career

Abundis last played for Querétaro F.C. in 2008. He made his debut for the

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on 30 September 2006, scoring the second goal in a 3–1 victory against

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, but was not re-signed at the end of the season, following disputes with coach

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over playing time. He represented

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at the

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and the

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. He scored 3 goals in the tournament, including one in the final. Abundis served as head coach of Atlanta Silverbacks during the 2011

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season. He was fired by Atlanta on 7 November 2011. On 18 June 2019. Abundis was appointed as head coach of Petroleros de Poza Rica, a team that plays in the Mexican Third Division.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.''

Honours

Toluca *

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: Verano 1998, Verano 1999, Verano 2000, Apertura 2005 Mexico *

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third place:

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

* CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament:

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

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* 1973 births Living people Mexico men's international footballers 1997 Copa América players 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup players 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players FIFA Confederations Cup–winning players Deportivo Toluca F.C. players Atlante F.C. footballers C.F. Monterrey players C.F. Pachuca players Querétaro F.C. footballers New England Revolution players Liga MX players Footballers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Mexico Mexican emigrants to the United States Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Atlanta Silverbacks FC coaches Major League Soccer players North American Soccer League (2011–2017) coaches Men's association football forwards Mexican men's footballers Mexican football managers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States {{Mexico-footy-forward-1970s-stub