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Carlos Padilla Velásquez

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Place of birth
  
Caridad, Honduras

Role
  
Footballer

Name
  
Carlos Velasquez

1950\'s
  
Motagua

Years
  
Team


Full name
  
Carlos Antonio Padilla Velasquez

Date of birth
  
(1934-01-17)17 January 1934

Date of death
  
6 January 2014(2014-01-06) (aged 79)

Died
  
January 6, 2014, Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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.

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Managerial career

Nicknamed el Zorro, Padilla managed Motagua for a record 141 matches from 19 July 1970 to 18 May 1975 (1,764 days).

He is the only manager in Honduran league history to win titles with 4 different sides.

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).

    • References

    Carlos Padilla Velásquez Wikipedia
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