José Alfredo Poyatos López (born 27 November 1964) is a retired football midfielder.

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José Alfredo Poyatos
Personal information
Full name José Alfredo Poyatos López
Date of birth (1964-11-27) November 27, 1964 (age 59)
Place of birth Panama City, Panama
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Chorrillo
Tauro
1988–1989 Cojutepeque
Plaza Amador
1991–1993 Cojutepeque
International career
1986–1997 Panama
Managerial career
2000 Tauro
2004 Tauro
2006 Atlético Chiriquí
2006 Atlético Veragüense
2007 Árabe Unido
2009 Chorrillo
2010 Panama (assistant)
2011–2012 Panama U-20
2013 Chorrillo
2014 Millenium UP
2014–2015 Tauro
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 November 2015
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Club career

Poyatos played for local sides Chorrillo and Tauro[1] and in El Salvador for Cojutepeque[2] 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[2] and has earned over 20 caps. He represented his country in 8 FIFA World Cup qualification matches[3] and played at the 1993 and 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup[4] as well as the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

In August 2013 he returned at the helm at Chorrillo[8] 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,[9] later replacing Valdés only to leave the club in March 2015.[10]

References

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