Eduardo Fuertes

Eduardo Fuertes was a Filipino international footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Eduardo Fuertes
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-04-18)April 18, 1943
Place of birth Janiuay, Iloilo, Philippine Commonwealth
Date of death July 27, 2014(2014-07-27) (aged 71)
Place of death United States
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
c. 1963 Philippines youth
c. 1967 Philippines

Career

Fuertes was born on April 18, 1943 in the town of Janiuay in Iloilo, Philippines to Crispin and Enriqueta Fuertes. As an association football player, he was part of the Philippine youth national team which participated at the 1963 AFC Youth Championship where he was conferred a 5th Asian Youth Football Tournament player award. He was named Mr. Football by the Philippine Sportswriters Association in 1967.[1] He also played for the senior national team that played at the 1968 Summer Olympics qualifiers in 1967. Fuertes played in the record 0-15 defeat to Japan.[2][3]

For 18 years he also served in the Philippine Navy. He later decided to reside in the United States in Bremerton, Washington and worked as a Data Processor at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.[1]

He died on July 27, 2014 and was survived by his wife Enestina Fuertes whom he was married for 42 years.[1]

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References
  1. "Eduardo Fuertes Obituary". Lewis Funeral Chapel. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  2. Yoon, Hyung-Jin. "1967". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  3. Dee, Ignacio (2016). "A National Football League: A Cure-All? (chapter authors)". Philippine Football: Its Past, Its Future. By Villegas, Bernardo. University of Asia and the Pacific. p. 160. ISBN 978-621-8002-29-6. Against Lebanon [at the 1968 Summer Olympics qualifiers], Eddie Pacheco, then playing one of his last games for the country, gave the Philippines the lead after 17 minutes, but the Lebanese stirred to life and bombarded Filipino goalie Eddie Fuertes with 11 straight goals.


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