Alfonso Portugal

Alfonso Portugal
Personal information
Full name	Alfonso Portugal Díaz
Date of birth	21 January 1934
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Date of death	12 June 2016 (aged 82)
Place of death	Atlixco, Puebla, Mexico
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1955–1958	Necaxa
1958–1959	Poza Rica
1959–1966	América
1966–1967	Pumas
1967	Chicago Spurs
International career
1956–1961	Mexico
Managerial career
1970–1971	Pumas UNAM
1976–1977	Cruz Azul
1979–1980	Atlético Español
1980	Atlas
1982–1983	Tigres UANL
1986–1987	Ángeles
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfonso Portugal Díaz (21 January 1934 – 12 June 2016)^[1] was a Mexican football player, who played as defender for Mexico in the 1958 FIFA World Cup.^[2]

Career

Portugal captained Club América to the 1965–66 Mexican Primera División title. He also played for Club Necaxa.^[3] In 1967, he appeared in one match for the Chicago Spurs of the NPSL

^ Fallece el ex futbolista Alfonso 'Pescado' Portugal Archived 2016-06-13 at the Wayback Machine
^ 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden Archived October 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Homenajearán a Alfonso Portugal" [Honor to Alfonso Portugal] (in Spanish). Esto. 21 August 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2012.