José Alfredo Poyatos López (born 27 November 1964) is a retired

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midfielder.

Club career

Poyatos played for local sides Chorrillo and Tauro and in El Salvador for

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where he played alongside compatriots Rubén Guevara, René Mendieta and Percival Piggott.

International career

Poyatos made his debut for

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in a May 1986 friendly match against the

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and has earned over 20 caps. He represented his country in 8

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matches and played at the

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and

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as well as the

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. His final international was an April

match against

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Managerial career

Poyatos was named manager of Tauro in 2000 and returned to the club in August 2004. He was Atlético Veragüense boss in 2006 and at Árabe Unido in 2007. He became assistant at the national team in January 2010 and in February 2011 he took charge of the Panama national under-20 football team. In August 2013 he returned at the helm at Chorrillo and he was appointed by second division Millenium UP in January 2014. In summer 2014 he rejoined Tauro as an assistant to

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, later replacing Valdés only to leave the club in March 2015.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Poyatos, Jose Alfredo 1964 births Living people Footballers from Panama City Men's association football defenders Panamanian men's footballers 20th-century Panamanian sportsmen Panama men's international footballers 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Club Deportivo Universitario players Tauro F.C. players C.D. Plaza Amador players Panamanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador Panamanian football managers Chorrillo F.C. managers Tauro F.C. managers