José Alfredo Poyatos

José Alfredo Poyatos

Personal information
Full name	José Alfredo Poyatos López
Date of birth	(1964-11-27) November 27, 1964 (age 60)
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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Poyatos and the second or maternal family name is López.

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

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

1. "DIA A DIA". portal.diaadia.com.pa. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
2. Moreno, Eduardo (2011-02-13). "Voto de fe para Alfredo Poyatos". Panamá América (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-03.
3. José Alfredo Poyatos – FIFA competition record (archived)
4. "UNCAF Tournament 1997". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
5. "CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1993 - Full Details". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
6. "Alfredo Poyatos dirigirá al Tauro en lo que resta del torneo". www.prensa.com (in Spanish). 2004-04-14. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
7. "Alfredo Poyatos nombrado nuevo técnico de la Sub-20". TVN Panamá (in Spanish). 2011-02-11. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
8. "Alfredo Poyatos, nuevo técnico del Chorrillo, renuncia Maughn". www.rpctv.com (in Spanish). 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2023-06-03.
9. "Tauro presentó su nuevo técnico". El Siglo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-06-03.
10. "Alfredo Poyatos renuncia al cargo de DT del Tauro". www.rpctv.com (in Spanish). 2015-03-05. Retrieved 2023-06-03.