Carlos Padilla (footballer)

{{Short description|Honduran footballer (1934–2014)}}

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| full_name = Carlos Antonio Padilla Velásquez

| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|1|17|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Caridad, Honduras

| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|1|6|1934|1|17|df=yes}}

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| years1 = 1950s | clubs1 = Motagua | caps1 = | goals1 =

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| manageryears1 = 1960 | managerclubs1 = Águila

| manageryears2 = 1961 | managerclubs2 = Troya

| manageryears3 = 1965–1967 | managerclubs3 = Platense

| manageryears4 = 1968–1969 | managerclubs4 = Honduras

| manageryears5 = 1970–1975 | managerclubs5 = Motagua

| manageryears6 = 1975–1979 | managerclubs6 = España / Real España

| manageryears7 = 1980–1982 | managerclubs7 = Atlético Morazán

| manageryears8 = 1982–1983 | managerclubs8 = Motagua

| manageryears9 = 1986–1987 | managerclubs9 = Universidad

| manageryears10 = 1988 | managerclubs10 = Olimpia

| manageryears11 = 1996–1997 | managerclubs11 = Marathón

| manageryears12 = 1998–1999 | managerclubs12 = Platense

| manageryears13 = 1999–2000 | managerclubs13 = Federal

| manageryears14 = 2003–2004 | managerclubs14 = Valencia

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{{family name hatnote|Padilla|Velásquez|lang=Spanish}}

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.[https://archive.today/20130128200738/http://www.laprensahn.com/index.php/Deportes/Ediciones/2009/04/18/Noticias/Si-hay-alguien-que-me-supere-magnifico "Si hay alguien que me supere, magnífico"]{{cite web |url=http://www.elheraldo.hn/Secciones-Principales/Zona-Deportiva/Muere-el-tecnico-Carlos-Padilla-Velasquez |title=Muere el técnico Carlos Padilla Velásquez - Diario El Heraldo de Honduras |language=Spanish |publisher=Elheraldo.hn |date= |accessdate=8 January 2014 |archive-date=7 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107090402/http://www.elheraldo.hn/Secciones-Principales/Zona-Deportiva/Muere-el-tecnico-Carlos-Padilla-Velasquez |url-status=live }}

Managerial career

Nicknamed el Zorro, Padilla managed F.C. Motagua for a record 141 matches[https://archive.today/20130412233314/http://www.laprensa.hn/Secciones-Principales/Deportes/Liga-de-Honduras/Desafie-a-Ismael22 Desafíe a Ismael] - La Prensa {{in lang|es}} from 19 July 1970 to 18 May 1975 (1,764 days).[https://archive.today/20120804035131/http://www.laprensa.hn/Deportes/Ediciones/2011/08/25/Noticias/Desafie-a-Ismael LaPrensa.hn – Desafíe a Ismael] – 25 August 2011

He is the only manager in Honduran league history to win titles with four different sides.[https://archive.today/20130412220546/http://archivo.laprensa.hn/Deportes/Ediciones/2008/08/14/Noticias/Desafie-a-Ismael Desafíe a Ismael] - La Prensa {{in lang|es}}

Titles

Personal life

Padilla is the grandfather of the footballer Luis Argeñal.{{cite web | title="No pensé que sería tan pronto", Luis Argeñal y su primer llamado a la "H" | website=Tiempo.hn {{pipe}} Noticias de última hora y sucesos de Honduras. Deportes, Ciencia y Entretenimiento en general. | date=30 September 2020 | url=http://tiempo.hn/luis-argenal-upnfm-seleccion-nacional/ | language=es | access-date=25 March 2021 | archive-date=26 February 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226071139/https://tiempo.hn/luis-argenal-upnfm-seleccion-nacional/ | url-status=live }}

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