Domingo Nicolás Fuentes Zegarra (20 December 1941 – 28 October 2015) was a Peruvian footballer who played as a left-back.[1][2]

Nicolas Fuentes
Fuentes in 1973
Personal information
Full name Domingo Nicolás Fuentes Zegarra[1]
Date of birth (1941-12-20)20 December 1941
Place of birth Mollendo, Peru[2][1]
Date of death 28 October 2015(2015-10-28) (aged 73)
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1963 Atlético Chalaco
1964–1970 Universitario
1971–1972 Defensor Lima
1973 Atlético Chalaco
1974 Sporting Cristal
International career
1965–1970 Peru 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Fuentes played for Atlético Chalaco, Universitario de Deportes, Defensor Lima and Sporting Cristal. With Universitario he won the Peruvian Primera División in 1964, 1966, 1967, and 1969.[3]

He made 17 appearances for the Peru national football team from 1965 to 1971,[4] including playing at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.[5][3]

Death

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Fuentes died on 28 October 2015 at the age of 73 due to lung disease.[3]

Honours

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Universitario[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Nicolás Fuentes at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ a b Gando, Roberto (28 December 2015). "Nicolás Fuentes: Tapón cordobés". De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Selección Peruana: Falleció Nicolás Fuentes, el mejor lateral del fútbol peruano". Diario Correo Perú. 28 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Peru - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 April 2009.
  5. ^ Nicolas FuentesFIFA competition record (archived)