José Mariano Pulido Solís (22 August 1956 – 2 April 2013) was a Spanish professional

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Born in

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, Pulido made his professional – and

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– debut with local

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at only 17, playing the full 90 minutes in a 4–1 away loss against

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on 17 March 1974. He only appeared in a combined eight first-team games in his first two seasons, however, being mainly registered with the reserves. After three more

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campaigns with the

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ns, Pulido was loaned to second level's

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for 1978–79. Released by his main club in June 1980 after having appeared in a total of 70 official matches, he played three of his final four professional seasons in division two, with

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and

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International career

Pulido represented

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at the

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in Montreal, appearing in a 0–1 loss against

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for an eventual group stage exit.

Later life and death

After retiring, Pulido continued working with Sevilla, mainly as youth coach but also in directorial capacities. He died on 2 April 2013 in Alcalá de Guadaíra due to

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, at the age of 56. Pulido's son, Jorge, was also a footballer and a defender. He spent his entire career in the lower leagues.

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