Nicolás Fuentes

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

Nicolas Fuentes

Peru national football team 1968.
Personal information
Full name	Domingo Nicolás Fuentes Zegarra[1]
Date of birth	20 December 1941
Place of birth	Mollendo, Peru[2][1]
Date of death	28 October 2015 (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
1964–1972	Universitario
1973–1974	Defensor Lima
1975	Sporting Cristal
National team
1965–1970	Peru	17	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

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

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

Honours

Universitario[3]

• Peruvian Primera División: 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969

References

1. Nicolás Fuentes at National-Football-Teams.com
2. Gando, Roberto (28 December 2015). "Nicolás Fuentes: Tapón cordobés". De Chalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2020.
3. "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 Fuentes – FIFA competition record