Raúl Cárdenas de la Vega (30 October 1928 – 26 March 2016) was a Mexican professional footballer and manager. He represented Mexico at the 1948 Olympics.[3]
 Cárdenas in 1962 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raúl Cárdenas de la Vega | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Date of death | 26 March 2016 (aged 87)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Cuernavaca, Mexico[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1947–1950 | Real Club España | ||
| 1950–1951 | Guadalajara | ||
| 1951–1953 | Marte | ||
| 1953–1954 | Puebla | ||
| 1954–1965 | Zacatepec | ||
| International career | |||
| 1948–1962 | Mexico | 37 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editClub
editBorn in Mexico City, Cárdenas began playing football with Real Club España, making his Mexican Primera División debut against Asturias F.C. in the 1947–48 season. He would play three seasons with España before the club withdrew from the league.[4] He also competed for Mexico at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[5]
Cárdenas played for Guadalajara, C.D. Marte and Puebla, before joining Zacatepec for 10 seasons. He retired from playing at age 37, becoming a coach for Cruz Azul.[4]
International
editCárdenas represented the Mexico national team as a player in three FIFA World Cups: 1954, 1958 and 1962 tournaments.[4] He earned a total of 37 caps, scoring 3 goals.[6]
Managerial career
editCárdenas had four separate stints coaching the national team, including in the 1970 FIFA World Cup, held in home soil, where they reached the quarterfinals for the first time in their history.[7] He also managed Cruz Azul towards their first 5 titles in 7 years in 8 finals. He also managed Club América for their 3rd title.
Cárdenas died in Cuernavaca, Morelos, on 25 March 2016, aged 87.[7]
Honours
editPlayer
editIndividual
Manager
editCruz Azul
- Primera División: 1968–69, Mexico '70, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74
- CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1969, 1970, 1971
América
References
edit- ^ a b "Murió Raúl Cárdenas, histórico del fútbol mexicano", Tudn (in Spanish), 25 March 2016
- ^ Flores, Andrés (5 March 2018). "¿Quién fue Raúl Cárdenas? El gran entrenador del Cruz Azul". AS México (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "Raúl Cárdenas". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Este fue, es y será tu equipo: Zacatepec" [This was, is and will be your team: Zacatepec] (in Spanish). El Sol de Cuernavaca. 10 January 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "Raúl Cárdenas Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
- ^ Appearances for Mexico National Team - RSSSF
- ^ a b "Former Mexico coach Raul Cardenas dead". SK Football. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ^ "IFFHS".
External links
edit- Raúl Cárdenas at National-Football-Teams.com