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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hans Peter Friessen Wutteke | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
| Date of death | 21 October 2023 (aged 74) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1972 | Atlas | ||
| 1971–1974 | Guadalajara | (10) | |
| 1974 | Tecos | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hans Peter Friessen Wutteke (10 September 1949 – 21 October 2023) was a Mexican professional footballer who played as a forward for various football clubs in the late 1960s and 1970s.[1]
Career
Born in Guadalajara, Friessen played in the early 1970s with Atlas as a forward debuting only two games, later on he made the transfer to Chivas de Guadalajara. As Chivas had a history of only contracting Mexican players, the club's supporters questioned Friessen's inclusion in the club due to his German ancestry and surname.[2]
For the 1973–74 season, Friessen was transferred to Tecos UAG, who were playing in the Second Division, and became league champions with them, earning the promotion to the Primera División. Halfway through the 1970s, Friessen's parents considered and decided that football was not their son's future thus the early retirement of Friessen.
Personal life and death
Friessen was born in Mexico to Mexican-born parents of German descent. Friessen received the nickname El Güerito due to his blonde hair.
Hans Friessen died on 21 October 2023, at the age of 74.[3]
Honours
Tecos
- Segunda División Profesional: 1974–75
References
- ↑ "Del futbol mexicano orgullo nacional". Vanguardia (in Spanish). 16 September 2010. Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ↑ "Revive Chivas polémicas "nacionalistas"". La Crónica de Hoy (in Spanish). 25 June 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ↑ "Falleció Hans Friessen: Quién fue el polémico ex-Chivas por el mito de ser extranjero". Rebaño Pasión. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.