Carlos Reinoso

For the Mexican football manager and former player, see Carlos Reinoso Jr.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Reinoso and the second or maternal family name is Valdenegro.

Carlos Reinoso

Reinoso in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Carlos Enzo Reinoso Valdenegro[1]
Date of birth	(1945-03-07) 7 March 1945 (age 79)
Place of birth	Santiago, Chile
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Audax Italiano
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1962–1969	Audax Italiano	158	(73)
1970–1979	América	297	(88[2])
1979–1981	Deportivo Neza	33	(7)
Total		488	(168)
International career
1966–1977	Chile	34	(7[3])
Managerial career
1981–1984	América
1985–1987	Tampico
1987–1988	Atlas
1988–1989	Tampico Madero
1989–1992	Tigres UANL
1992–1994	Veracruz
1994–1996	Toros Neza
1997	León
1998	América
1999	Tecos
1999–2000	León
2001–2002	Atlante
2003	León
2004	San Luis
2005–2006	Tecos
2009–2010	Querétaro
2011	América
2015–2016	Veracruz
2016–2017	Veracruz
2019	Correcaminos UAT
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Enzo Exzequiel Reinoso Valdenegro (born 7 March 1945) is a Chilean former footballer and manager who recently managed Mexican club UAT.

He began his career in the 1960s playing for Audax Italiano in his native Chile. In 1970 Reinoso was scouted by Mexican club América, with whom he played for nine years. He is considered one of the greatest foreign players in Mexican football history,^[4] and among the greatest players in Club América history.^[5][6][7]

Playing career

Carlos Reinoso began his playing career playing for boyhood club Audax Italiano, joining them at age 15. He played in over 150 games with Audax before he was sold to Club América of Mexico.

His debut with América came in 1970 in a league match against Atlante. Reinoso played in over 200 matches with the Mexican club, winning the league in the 1970–71 and 1975–76 seasons, as well as the Copa México in 1973–74, a Campeón de Campeones cup in 1975–76, a CONCACAF Cup in 1977, and a Copa Interamericana in 1978. To date, he is the foreigner with the most games played for Club América, playing in 364 games across all competitions, and with 95 goals he is the club's seventh-highest scorer of all-time.

In 1979, Reinoso played a season with Deportivo Neza, before retiring and embarking on a coaching career.

A Chilean international, Reinoso played in 34 matches and scored 7 goals with the national team from 1966 till 1977, and played at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, as well as the 1975 Copa America.

Coaching career

In 1981, Reinoso was named head coach of Club América, with whom he won two league titles, most notably winning the 1983–84 final against rivals Guadalajara. He would go on to manage a number of different clubs in Mexico including former club Neza, Tigres UANL, Tampico Madero, Atlas, Veracruz, León, Atlante, Quéretaro, Tecos UAG, and San Luis, with varying degrees of success.

He managed América twice more, in 1998 and 2011, and last managed Veracruz from 2015 till 2017, winning the Clausura 2016 Copa MX after defeating Necaxa in the final.

He also has won two league titles of the Mexican second level with León and San Luis.^[8]

Personal life

In Mexico, he was nicknamed El Gran Chaparral by the journalist Ángel Fernández ^[es] due to his short height and great football qualities.^[9]

He married the Mexican singer Lupita D'Alessio and dated Verónica Castro.^[10]

His son Carlos Jr. is a Mexican football manager and former footballer.^[11]

Honours

Player

América

• Primera División (2): 1970–71, 1975–76
• Copa México (1): 1973–74
• Campeón de Campeones (1): 1976
• CONCACAF Champions' Cup (1): 1977
• Copa Interamericana (1): 1977

Managerial

América

• Primera División (1): 1983–84

León

• Primera División A: 2003 Verano

San Luis

• Primera División A: 2004 Apertura

Veracruz

• Copa MX (1): Clausura 2016

Individual

• Top scorer of the Chilean Primera División (1): 1968
• Best player in the history of Club América^[12]

References

1. "Carlos Enzo Reinoso Valdenegro". Televisa Deportes. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
2. "Carlos Reinoso conoce la pasión de un clásico".
3. "Carlos Reinoso".
4. "Los mejores extranjeros en la historia del fútbol mexicano". Terra Networks. Retrieved 18 July 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
5. "El Salón de la Fama". Club América – Sitio Oficial.
6. "Carlos Reinoso: "Soy el mejor extranjero en la historia del futbol mexicano". Ferplei. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
7. "Carlos Reinoso". Realidad Américanista. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011.
8. Andrés, Juan Pablo (3 June 2006). "Chilean Champion Coaches Abroad". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
9. Romero, Raúl (1 March 2018). "Carlos Reinoso, el América y el antagonismo como vocación". El Informador (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
10. Abarzúa, Esteban (30 March 2020). "Secretos de camarín". DeadBall (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
11. Guajardo, Rodrigo (16 March 2017). "Enfermedad aleja indefinidamente a Carlos Reinoso del Veracruz » Prensafútbol". Prensafútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2022.
12. "Carlos Reinoso". Archived from the original on 4 November 2015.

External links

• Carlos Reinoso at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile as www.esmas.com
• Carlos Reinoso at PartidosdeLaRoja.com (in Spanish)