Carlos Padilla Velásquez

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
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1950's	Motagua
Managerial career
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Padilla and the second or maternal family name is 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.

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).