Carlos Padilla 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]

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)
1950's Motagua
Teams managed
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Padilla and the second or maternal family name is Velásquez.

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 4 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).

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. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
  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)
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