Manuel Negrete Arias (born 11 March 1959) is a Mexican former professional

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and

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, who played as a

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Club career

Negrete became a professional football player in 1980 with

Club Universidad Nacional Club Universidad Nacional, A.C., commonly referred to as UNAM, is a professional football club based in Ciudad Universitaria of Mexico City, Mexico. The club competes in the Liga MX, the top division in the Mexican football league system. Fo ...

of Mexico, also known as Pumas. His style of play gave him instant recognition among Mexican soccer fans, with Negrete becoming a household name quickly. After the 1986 World Cup, Negrete continued playing in the Mexican Football League, and then reached the European soccer leagues by joining

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in Portugal and then moving to

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in Spain.

International career

At the

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finals, Negrete participated in five games and scored one goal in the round of 16 against

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in the 35th minute, the first of a 2-0 win. The goal has been described as one of the most spectacular in World Cup history by many football fans and journalists which, in April 2018, voted it in

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's website as the

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's greatest goal. Negrete received a high ball outside the

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, controlled it, let the ball bounce once on the ground and combined with

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; the latter returned the ball on the first touch, while keeping it on the air, and Negrete shot it on a scissor kick into the bottom left corner of goalkeeper

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Career statistics

International goals

Post-playing career

Negrete has led a more quiet life in Mexico since he retired from playing. He worked as coach of the

UNAM Pumas Club Universidad Nacional, A.C., commonly referred to as UNAM, is a professional football club based in Ciudad Universitaria of Mexico City, Mexico. The club competes in the Liga MX, the top division in the Mexican football league system. Found ...

youth teams, and later went to

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as an assistant coach. He became head coach after the firing/resignation of Mario Alberto Garcia.

Honours

UNAM *

Mexican Primera División The Liga MX, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional football division in Mexico, holding 2 tournaments per year. The league is considered the strongest in North America, and among the strongest in al ...

: 1980–81 *

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1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...

1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxo ...

Copa Interamericana The Copa Interamericana ( en, Interamerican Cup) was an annual club football competition contested between a representative from North America (CONCACAF) and South America (CONMEBOL). Established in 1969, it was discontinued in 1998 after CONCACA ...

: 1981 Atlante *

: 1992–93 Individual *

Golden Ball: 1984–85

References

External links

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Video of Negrete's goal against Bulgaria in 1986
- www.kenaston.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Negrete Arias, Manuel 1959 births Footballers from Guerrero Living people Club Universidad Nacional footballers C.F. Monterrey players Atlante F.C. footballers Liga MX players Primeira Liga players Sporting CP footballers La Liga players Sporting de Gijón players Mexico international footballers 1986 FIFA World Cup players Mexican football managers Atlante F.C. managers Mexican expatriate footballers Mexican footballers Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in Spain Toros Neza footballers Association football midfielders