Carlos Padilla (footballer)

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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)
1950's Motagua
Teams managed
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Padilla and the second or maternal family name is Velásquez.

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]

Managerial career[]

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[]

  • 1960 — Champion with Águila (SLV).
  • 1965–66 — Champion with Platense (HON).
  • 1970–71 — Champion with Motagua (HON).
  • 1973–74 — Champion with Motagua (HON).
  • 1974–75 — Runner-up with Motagua (HON).
  • 1975–76 — Champion with España (HON).
  • 1976–77 — Champion with España (HON).
  • 1977–78 — Runner-up with Real España (HON).
  • 1979–80 — Promotion with Atlético Morazán (HON).
  • 1981–82 — Runner-up with Atlético Morazán (HON).
  • 1982–83 — Runner-up with Motagua (HON).
  • 1986–87 — Promotion with Universidad (HON).
  • 1987–88 — Champion with Olimpia (HON).
  • 2003–04 — Promotion with Valencia (HON).

Personal life[]

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


References[]

  1. ^ "Si hay alguien que me supere, magnífico"
  2. ^ "Muere el técnico Carlos Padilla Velásquez - Diario El Heraldo de Honduras" (in Spanish). Elheraldo.hn. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  3. ^ Desafíe a Ismael - 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 Sep 2020. Retrieved 25 Mar 2021.
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