Born to soccer columnist and former
Mexico national team goalkeeper
Rafael Puente, Puente Jr. began playing football as a striker with
Mexican Primera División side
Atlante F.C., making his professional debut in 2003. He transferred to
Club Necaxa in 2004. Then on May 22, 2006, he debuted as an actor in telenovelas in
Codigo Postal as Hector Garza. He is now a sports commentator. He was appointed the chief operating officer for
Guadalajara in May 2014. He was let go in October 2014 by newly appointed chairman
Néstor de la Torre. After being fired from Guadalajara, Puente Jr. joined his father as an analyst and commentator for
ESPN Deportes in the United States and also for
ESPN Mexico. At ESPN, Puente Jr. covered the
2015 Copa América in
Chile, the
2016 UEFA Champions League Final in
Milan, the
2016 UEFA Euro, and also appeared on the networks show like
Fútbol Picante,
Los Capitanes,
ESPN Radio Fórmula and
ESPN Fútbol Center. On October 5, 2016, Puente Jr. was announced as the new manager for
Ascenso MX club
Lobos BUAP. On May 20, 2017, Rafael Puente Jr. successfully managed Lobos BUAP into
Liga MX promotion for the 2017–18 season. He signed a new one-year contract with Lobos in June 2017. On 2 April 2018, Puente Jr. was sacked after earning nine points in 13 games of the Clausura 2018 season. On January 30, 2020, Puente Jr. was appointed by
Atlas. On August 10, 2020, Puente was sacked from Atlas after winning only one match of nine. ==Honours==