Carlos_Padilla_(footballer)

Carlos Padilla (footballer)

Carlos Padilla (footballer)

Honduran footballer (1934–2014)


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]

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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

Personal life

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


References

  1. "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.
  2. Desafíe a Ismael[permanent dead link] - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  3. Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
  4. ""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.



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