Hans Peter Friessen Wutteke (10 September 1949 – 21 October 2023) was a Mexican professional

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who played as a

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for various football clubs in the late 1960s and 1970s.

Career

Born in

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, Friessen played in the early 1970s with

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as a

debuting only two games, later on he made the transfer to

Chivas de Guadalajara Club Deportivo Guadalajara S.A de C.V. (;), nicknamed ''"Chivas"'' () and simply known as Guadalajara or internationally as Chivas de Guadalajara, is a Mexican professional football club based in the Guadalajara metropolitan area, Jalisco. It c ...

. 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. For the 1973–74 season, Friessen was transferred to

Tecos UAG Tecos Fútbol Club, simply known as Tecos, is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco, and associated with the Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (UAG). It competes in Liga Premier de México, Liga ...

, 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

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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

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descent. Friessen received the nickname ''El Güerito'' due to his blonde hair. Hans Friessen died on 21 October 2023, at the age of 74.

Honours

Tecos * Segunda División Profesional: 1974–75

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* 1949 births 2023 deaths Mexican people of German descent Mexican men's footballers Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Men's association football forwards Liga MX players Atlas F.C. footballers C.D. Guadalajara footballers Tecos F.C. footballers 20th-century Mexican sportsmen {{Mexico-footy-forward-1940s-stub