Carlos Padilla (footballer)

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

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. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
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 September 2020. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2021.