About Fernando Cuenca
Lived 1939 – 2015 (aged 75–76). Fernando Cuenca was a Mexican association football player.
Fernando Ernesto Cuenca Friederichsen (7 April 1939 – 7 April 2015) was a Mexican footballer. Nicknamed "Perro", he only played for América as a defender throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. He also represented Mexico internationally for the 1963 and 1967 CONCACAF Championship.
Club career Cuenca began playing for América for the 1959–60 season after playing in their youth sector. Playing under club manager . He found his first success with the club with back-to-back titles with the 1963–64 and the 1964–65 Copa México titles with those being the 3rd and 4th titles for the club in that tournament. His career highlight came during the 1965–66 Mexican Primera División where the Azulcremas would win their first national title. Cuenca would find further success by the dawn of the 1970s as the club won their second national title in the 1970–71 season under manager José Antonio Roca before his retirement that season.
International career Guerrero briefly represented his home country of Mexico for the 1963 CONCACAF Championship in two games as well as a goal scored in the 8–0 victory over Jamaica on 28 March 1963. He later returned for the 1967 CONCACAF Championship where he made a single appearance in the 0–1 defeat against Honduras on 19 March 1967.
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
People in Fernando Cuenca's life
Named in this biography and alive at the same time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Fernando Cuenca's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Fernando Cuenca?
Mexican association football player (1939-2015)
When was Fernando Cuenca born?
Fernando Cuenca was born in 1939 in Mexico.
When did Fernando Cuenca die?
Fernando Cuenca died on 18 March 2015.
What was Fernando Cuenca's occupation?
Fernando Cuenca was an association football player.
What nationality was Fernando Cuenca?
Fernando Cuenca was Mexican.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Fernando Cuenca (footballer)
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Fernando Cuenca. https://biography.guide/fernando-cuenca-association-football-player/
MLA: "Fernando Cuenca." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/fernando-cuenca-association-football-player/.
Chicago: "Fernando Cuenca." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/fernando-cuenca-association-football-player/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:26 UTC