Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Antonio Padilla Velásquez | ||
Date of birth | 17 January 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Caridad, Honduras | ||
Date of death | 6 January 2014 | (aged 79)||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1950's | 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 |
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]
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]
Padilla is the grandfather of the footballer Luis Argeñal. [6]