Luis Enrique Fernández Figueroa (born May 22, 1951) is a

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former

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, who played most of his career with Puebla F.C.

Club career

He began his career with them in the mid-1970s, when the club had been promoted from the Segunda División. In the 1970s, he was a key player with Puebla's promotion and avoiding various relegation tournaments. In 1978 he transferred to

Atlante F.C. Atlante Fútbol Club, is a Mexican professional football club based in Mexico City, that competes in Liga de Expansión MX, the second level division of Mexican football. Founded in 1916 as Sinaloa, also later named as Lusitania, then as U-53 ...

, where he played until 1981. In 1982, he returned to Puebla, where in 1982 he helped the club win its first

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against Chivas in a memorable penalty shootout where he scored the final goal to clinch the title. He played one more year with the club and then retired, but returned in 1992 to play one more year for

Club Universidad de Guadalajara Club Deportivo Leones Negros de la Universidad de Guadalajara, abbreviated and simply known as Leones Negros UdeG, is a Mexican professional football club based in Guadalajara, Jalisco, that currently plays in Liga de Expansión MX, the second ...

Achievements

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1982-83

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