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
- ^ "Si hay alguien que me supere, magnífico"
- ^ "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.
- ^ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ LaPrensa.hn – Desafíe a Ismael – 25 August 2011
- ^ Desafíe a Ismael - La Prensa (in Spanish)
- ^ ""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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