José Alfredo Poyatos
{{Short description|Panamanian footballer (born 1964)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = José Alfredo Poyatos
| fullname = José Alfredo Poyatos López
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|11|27}}
| birth_place = Panama City, Panama
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| position = Defender
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| years1 = | clubs1 = Chorrillo | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = | clubs2 = Tauro | caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3 = 1988–1989 | clubs3 = Cojutepeque | caps3 = | goals3 =
| years4 = | clubs4 = Plaza Amador | caps4 = | goals4 =
| years5 = 1991–1993 | clubs5 = Cojutepeque | caps5 = | goals5 =
| nationalyears1 = 1986–1997
| nationalteam1 = Panama
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| manageryears1 = 2000 | managerclubs1 = Tauro
| manageryears2 = 2004 | managerclubs2 = Tauro
| manageryears3 = 2006 | managerclubs3 =Atlético Chiriquí
| manageryears4 = 2006 | managerclubs4 = Atlético Veragüense
| manageryears5 = 2007 | managerclubs5 = Árabe Unido
| manageryears6 = 2009 | managerclubs6 = Chorrillo
| manageryears7 = 2010 | managerclubs7 = Panama (assistant)
| manageryears8 = 2011–2012 | managerclubs8 = Panama U-20
| manageryears9 = 2013 | managerclubs9 = Chorrillo
| manageryears10= 2014 | managerclubs10= Millenium UP
| manageryears11= 2014–2015 | managerclubs11= Tauro
| pcupdate = 8 November 2015
| ntupdate = 8 November 2015
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{{family name hatnote|Poyatos|López|lang=Spanish}}
José Alfredo Poyatos López (born 27 November 1964) is a retired football midfielder.
Club career
Poyatos played for local sides Chorrillo and Tauro{{Cite web |title=DIA A DIA |url=https://portal.diaadia.com.pa/archivo/06052009/dep03_print.html |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=portal.diaadia.com.pa}} and in El Salvador for Cojutepeque{{Cite web |last=Moreno |first=Eduardo |date=2011-02-13 |title=Voto de fe para Alfredo Poyatos |url=https://www.panamaamerica.com.pa/deportes/voto-de-fe-para-alfredo-poyatos-651997 |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=Panamá América |language=es}} where he played alongside compatriots Rubén Guevara, René Mendieta and Percival Piggott.
International career
Poyatos made his debut for Panama in a May 1986 friendly match against the Dominican Republic and has earned over 20 caps. He represented his country in 8 FIFA World Cup qualification matches{{FIFA player|56424}} and played at the 1993 and 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup{{Cite web |title=UNCAF Tournament 1997 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/gold-cam97.html |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=www.rsssf.org}} as well as the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup.{{Cite web |title=CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/93gc-full.html |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=www.rsssf.org}}
His final international was an April 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup match against El Salvador.
Managerial career
Poyatos was named manager of Tauro in 2000 and returned to the club in August 2004.{{Cite web |date=2004-04-14 |title=Alfredo Poyatos dirigirá al Tauro en lo que resta del torneo |url=https://www.prensa.com/impresa/deportes/Alfredo-Poyatos-dirigira-Tauro-torneo_0_1173632628.html |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=www.prensa.com |language=es}} 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.{{Cite web |date=2011-02-11 |title=Alfredo Poyatos nombrado nuevo técnico de la Sub-20 |url=https://www.tvn-2.com/tvmax/futbol-internacional/alfredo-poyatos-nombrado-tecnico-sub-20_1_1971607.html |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=TVN Panamá |language=es}}
In August 2013 he returned at the helm at Chorrillo{{Cite web |date=2013-08-18 |title=Alfredo Poyatos, nuevo técnico del Chorrillo, renuncia Maughn |url=https://www.rpctv.com/deportes/otros_deportes/Alfredo-Poyatos-Chorrillo-renuncia-Maughn_0_616738351.html |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=www.rpctv.com |language=es-PA}} and he was appointed by second division Millenium UP in January 2014. In summer 2014 he rejoined Tauro as an assistant to Jorge Dely Valdés,{{Cite web |title=Tauro presentó su nuevo técnico |url=http://elsiglo.com.pa/deportes/tauro-presento-nuevo-tecnico/23794539 |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=El Siglo |language=es}} later replacing Valdés only to leave the club in March 2015.{{Cite web |date=2015-03-05 |title=Alfredo Poyatos renuncia al cargo de DT del Tauro |url=https://www.rpctv.com/deportes/futbolnacional/Alfredo-Poyatos-renuncia-DT-Tauro_0_785922239.html |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=www.rpctv.com |language=es-PA}}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Panama Squad 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
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Category:Footballers from Panama City
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Panamanian men's footballers
Category:20th-century Panamanian sportsmen
Category:Panama men's international footballers
Category:1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
Category:Club Deportivo Universitario players
Category:C.D. Plaza Amador players
Category:Panamanian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in El Salvador
Category:Panamanian football managers