Juan Manuel Azuara González (born 20 October 1957) is a retired Mexican footballer. Nicknamed "El Abuelo", he played as a forward for Tigres UANL and various other clubs throughout the late 1970s and the early 1980s. He also represented Mexico throughout various friendlies in 1980 and 1981.
Club career Azuara began his career with Monterrey for their 1976–77 season however this would be a brief spell as he soon found himself playing with his home provincial club of Atlético Potosino for the following 1977–78 season. Despite his career with Potosino also being brief, he would find stability with Tigres UANL for their 1978–79 season. Immediately, Azuara's debut season for Tigres saw him score the club's first ever hat trick through scoring three consecutive goals against Toluca that ended in a 3–3 draw. By the end of the season, Azuara scored 24 goals during the 1978–79 Mexican Primera División, tying with Osvaldo Castro of Jalisco for 2nd place and shy of 3 goals from the top scorers of the tournament Cabinho and Hugo Sánchez, both of whom were playing for Pumas UNAM. His biggest achievement with the club came during the 1981–82 season where, under Carlos Miloc, won their second national title. Despite this achievement, he chose to spend the following two seasons with Tampico Madero and Atlético Morelia before retiring prematurely.
Later life Following his retirement as a player, Azuara became a fan of his former club of Tigres, being seen with high esteem alongside other figures such as Osvaldo Batocletti and Carlos Miloc.
References
External links