Carlos Padilla (footballer)

Carlos Antonio Padilla Velásquez (17 January 1934 – 6 January 2014) was a Honduran footballer and manager who has the record of winning most titles as coach in the Honduran football league.[1][2]

Carlos Padilla
Personal information
Full name Carlos Antonio Padilla Velásquez
Date of birth (1934-01-17)17 January 1934
Place of birth Caridad, Honduras
Date of death 6 January 2014(2014-01-06) (aged 79)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950s Motagua
Managerial career
1960 Águila
1961 Troya
1965–1967 Platense
1968–1969 Honduras
1970–1975 Motagua
1975–1979 España / Real España
1980–1982 Atlético Morazán
1982–1983 Motagua
1986–1987 Universidad
1988 Olimpia
1996–1997 Marathón
1998–1999 Platense
1999–2000 Federal
2003–2004 Valencia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Managerial career

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Nicknamed el Zorro, Padilla managed F.C. Motagua for a record 141 matches[3] from 19 July 1970 to 18 May 1975 (1,764 days).[4]

He is the only manager in Honduran league history to win titles with four different sides.[5]

Titles

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Personal life

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Padilla is the grandfather of the footballer Luis Argeñal.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Si hay alguien que me supere, magnífico"
  2. ^ "Muere el técnico Carlos Padilla Velásquez - Diario El Heraldo de Honduras" (in Spanish). Elheraldo.hn. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  3. ^ Desafíe a Ismael[permanent dead link] - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  4. ^ LaPrensa.hn – Desafíe a Ismael – 25 August 2011
  5. ^ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  6. ^ ""No pensé que sería tan pronto", Luis Argeñal y su primer llamado a la "H"". Tiempo.hn | Noticias de última hora y sucesos de Honduras. Deportes, Ciencia y Entretenimiento en general. (in Spanish). 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.