Carlos Reinoso
Carlos Enzo Reinoso Valdenegro (born 7 March 1945) is a Chilean former footballer and manager who recently managed Mexican club UAT.
Reinoso in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Carlos Enzo Reinoso Valdenegro[1] | ||
Date of birth | 7 March 1945 | ||
Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Audax Italiano | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1962–1969 | Audax Italiano | 158 | (73) |
1970–1979 | América | 297 | (88[2]) |
1979–1981 | Deportivo Neza | 33 | (7) |
National team‡ | |||
1966–1977 | Chile | 34 | (7[3]) |
Teams managed | |||
1981–1984 | América | ||
1985–1987 | Tampico | ||
1987–1988 | Atlas | ||
1988–1989 | Tampico | ||
1989–1992 | UANL Tigres | ||
1992–1994 | Veracruz | ||
1994–1996 | Toros Neza | ||
1997 | León | ||
1998 | América | ||
1999 | Tecos UAG | ||
1999–2000 | León | ||
2001–2002 | Atlante | ||
2003 | León | ||
2004 | San Luis | ||
2005–2006 | Tecos UAG | ||
2009–2010 | Querétaro | ||
2011 | América | ||
2015–2016 | Veracruz | ||
2016–2017 | Veracruz | ||
2019 | UAT | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2007 |
He began his career in the 1960s playing for Audax Italiano in his native Chile. In 1970 Reinoso was scouted by Mexican club América, with whom he played for nine years. He is considered one of the greatest foreign players in Mexican football history,[4] and among the greatest players in Club América history.[5][6][7]
Playing career
Carlos Reinoso began his playing career playing for boyhood club Audax Italiano, joining them at age 15. He played in over 150 games with Audax before he was sold to Club América of Mexico.
His debut with América came in 1970 in a league match against Atlante. Reinoso played in over 200 matches with the Mexican club, winning the league in the 1970–71 and 1975–76 seasons, as well as the Copa México in 1973–74, a Campeón de Campeones cup in 1975–76, a CONCACAF Cup in 1977, and a Copa Interamericana in 1978. To date, he is the foreigner with the most games played for Club América, playing in 364 games across all competitions, and with 95 goals he is the club's seventh-highest scorer of all-time.
In 1979, Reinoso played a season with Deportivo Neza, before retiring and embarking on a coaching career.
A Chilean international, Reinoso played in 34 matches and scored 7 goals with the national team from 1966 till 1977, and played at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, as well as the 1975 Copa America.
Coaching career
In 1981, Reinoso was named head coach of Club América, with whom he won two league titles, most notably winning the 1983–84 final against rivals Guadalajara. He would go on to manage a number of different clubs in Mexico including former club Neza, Tigres UANL, Tampico Madero, Atlas, Veracruz, León, Atlante, Quéretaro, Tecos UAG, and San Luis, with varying degrees of success.
He managed América twice more, in 1998 and 2011, and last managed Veracruz from 2015 till 2017, winning the Clausura 2016 Copa MX after defeating Necaxa in the final.
Honours
Player
- América
- Primera División (2): 1970–71, 1975–76
- Copa México (1): 1973–74
- Campeón de Campeones (1): 1976
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup (1): 1977
- Copa Interamericana (1): 1977
Individual
- Top scorer of the Chilean Primera División (1): 1968
- Best player in the history of Club América[8]
References
- "Carlos Enzo Reinoso Valdenegro". Televisa Deportes. Archived from the original on 2019-04-14. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
- http://www.zocalo.com.mx/seccion/opinion-articulo/carlos-reinoso
- http://www.solofutbol.cl/seleccion%20chilena/jugadores%20seleccion%20chilena%20R/reinoso,%20carlos.html
- "Los mejores extranjeros en la historia del fútbol mexicano". Terra Networks. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
- "El Salón de la Fama". Club América – Sitio Oficial.
- "Carlos Reinoso: "Soy el mejor extranjero en la historia del futbol mexicano". Ferplei. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- "Carlos Reinoso". Realidad Américanista. Archived from the original on 2011-07-20.
- http://www2.esmas.com/club-america-v2/salon-de-la-fama/410615/carlos-reinoso/
External links
- Carlos Reinoso at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile as www.esmas.com