Héctor Alberto Coyote Tapia (born 26 March 1967) is a Mexican former professional footballer and current manager of Liga de Expansión MX club Tapatío.
A hard-working defensive midfielder with an effective short passing touch, he played for five years alongside his more renowned club and international teammate Ramón Ramírez.
Although Coyote appeared in the 1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup[5] and 1995 Copa América,[6] his international career reached its height in 1996 and 1997, when Mexico was under the management of Bora Milutinovic.
There, he formed an aging but clever midfield trio with Alberto García Aspe and Benjamín Galindo, while his club teammate Ramírez played at left back.
Although he played in thirteen of Mexico's sixteen qualifiers, Coyote missed out on the 1998 FIFA World Cup after the appointment of Manuel Lapuente in late 1997.