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Samuel Máñez (December 13, 1972 - December 26, 2002), was a Mexican footballer, known as San Máñez (Saint Máñez), in reference to his death, he was considered a saint to many fans.[1][2]

Samuel Máñez

Personal information
Full name	Jose Samuel Máñez Reyes
Date of birth	(1972-12-13)13 December 1972
Place of birth	Tenexpa, Guerrero, Mexico
Date of death	26 December 2002(2002-12-26) (aged 30)
Place of death	Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995	Atlante	2	(0)
1997–1999	Real Zacatecas	40	(0)
2000–2002	Irapuato	43	(0)
2002	Veracruz	31	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 1, 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 1, 2012

Career

Born in Guerrero, Máñez began playing semi-professional football at the age of 18 with Barracudas de Acapulco in the third Division he went on a try out to Atlas but returned to Acapulco to play with Delfines de Acapulco. in 1995 Acapulco played a match vs first division team Atlante and from there Atlante's Manager Ricardo La Volpe saw potential in him and took young Mañez to the team. his debut in the First Division was September 24, 1995 vs Toros Neza, game in which they lost 0-3.

At the end of the season, Mañez was sent to Pumas UNAM, but nothing was established and he had to return to Acapulco. He did not find a team and Samuel Mañez took the decision of going to the United States for a better life and to forget about soccer, but he soon returned and he returned to play soccer with Real Sociedad de Zacatecas of the Primera División A, He made it to the Final in his first year back but lost.

Mañez was brought to Irapuato and played for Irapuato FC. He was a vital role in Irapuato's promotion in 2000. He was considered to be one of Irapuato's best players.

Honours

Real Zacatecas

• Primera División A: runner-up Invierno 1997

Irapuato

• Primera División A: Verano 2000

Death

Máñez died in a car accident on the México-Veracruz highway on 26 December 2002, after returning to his club from the Christmas holiday season. A girl was also killed in the accident, which left Máñez' wife and two children injured.[3]

References

External links

• El Universal
• El Siglo de Torreón
• Cronica,com.mx
• Jornada.unam.mx

На других языках

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- [en] Samuel Máñez

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[es] Samuel Máñez

Samuel Máñez (13 de diciembre de 1972 - † 26 de diciembre de 2002). Fue un jugador de fútbol profesional mexicano. Desempeñó la posición de portero y al momento de su muerte, jugaba para el Club Deportivo Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz siendo su portero titular.[1]

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[ru] Маньес, Самуэль

Самуэль Маньес (исп. Samuel Máñez; 13 декабря 1972, Тенекспа, Мексика — 26 декабря 2002, Халапа-Энрикес, Мексика) — мексиканский футболист, бывший вратарь мексиканских клубов «Ирапуато» и «Веракрус».[1][2]

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