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Fernando Richarte

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Fernando Richarte
No. 6 – Fundidores de Monterrey
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1991-12-29) 29 December 1991 (age 32)
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:183 lb (83 kg)
Career information
College:UANL
CFL draft:2019 LFA / round: 2 / pick: 16
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Stats at CFL.ca

Fernando Richarte Martínez (born 12 December 1991) is a Mexican professional gridiron football wide receiver for the Fundidores de Monterrey of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA). He played college football at UANL and had a brief participation in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the BC Lions.

College career

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Born in Monterrey, Nuevo León,[1] Richarte played college football for the Auténticos Tigres UANL of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León, where he earned a degree in Law.[2]

Professional career

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Richarte played for the Dinos de Saltillo of the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA) from 2017 to 2019.[3]

In January 2019, Richarte was picked by the BC Lions in the CFL–LFA Draft; he was the team's second selection and the sixteenth overall pick.[1] Richarte joined the BC Lions, alongside fellow countryman Gerardo Álvarez.[4] He made his CFL debut on 10 August against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and played in six more games.[5]

Richarte joined the Fundidores de Monterrey ahead of the 2021 season.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Fernando Richarte". bclions.com. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Jugadores / Categoría Mayor" (in Spanish). UANL. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Fernando Richarte Martínez". LFA.mx (in Spanish). LFA. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  4. ^ García, Cinthya (5 June 2020). "LFA Total… En palabras de Gerardo "Pewee" Álvarez". LFA.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Fernando Richarte jugará con Fundidores en 2021". El Horizonte (in Spanish). 30 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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