Manuel Suárez (Peruvian footballer)
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Full name
Manuel Antonio Suárez Paz
Date of birth
10 February 1940
Place of birth
Piura, Peru
Date of death
10 January 2012 (aged 71)
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Manuel Antonio Suárez Paz | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1940 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Piura, Peru | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 January 2012 (aged 71) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Piura, Peru | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Estrella Roja | |||||||||||||||||
| 1957 | Municipal Buenos Aires | ||||||||||||||||
| 1958–1959 | Alfonso Ugarte Barrio Sur | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1960–1966 | Atlético Grau | ||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | Alfonso Ugarte (Chiclín) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1968 | GASA Cruz de Chalpón | ||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | Mariscal Castilla (Sullana) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1986 | Atlético Grau | ||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1986–? | Atlético Grau | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Manuel Antonio Suárez Paz (10 February 1940 – 10 January 2012) was a Peruvian manager and former player.
Nicknamed Meleque,[1] he is considered the most influential player for Atlético Grau of his hometown of Piura, where he also served as coach in the 1980s.[1]
His nephew, Fidel Suárez, was a Peruvian international footballer.