| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | April 18, 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Janiuay, Iloilo, Philippine Commonwealth | ||
| Date of death | July 27, 2014 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | United States | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| c. 1963 | Philippines youth | ||
| c. 1967 | Philippines | ||
Eduardo Fuertes was a Filipino international footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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]
References
- 1 2 3 "Eduardo Fuertes Obituary". Lewis Funeral Chapel. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ↑ Yoon, Hyung-Jin. "1967". RSSSF. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ↑ 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.