Carlos Enzo Exzequiel Reinoso Valdenegro (born 7 March 1945) is a Chilean former footballer and manager who recently managed Mexican club UAT. He began his career in the 1960s playing for Audax Italiano in his native

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. 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, and among the greatest players in Club América history.

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

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in 1973–74, a

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cup in 1975–76, a

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in 1977, and a

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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,

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, Tampico Madero,

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, 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.

Personal life

In Mexico, he was nicknamed ''El Gran Chaparral'' by the journalist due to his short height and great football qualities. He married the Mexican singer

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and dated

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. His son Carlos Jr. is a Mexican football manager and former footballer.

Honours

Player

;América * Primera División (2): 1970–71, 1975–76 *

(1): 1973–74 *

(1): 1976 * CONCACAF Champions' Cup (1): 1977 *

(1): 1977

Managerial

;América * Primera División (1): 1983–84 ;Veracruz *

Copa MX The Copa MX (formerly called Copa Tower Monterrey, Copa Eliminatoria, Copa México and Copa Corona MX (for sponsorship reasons)) was a Mexican football cup competition that was established in 1907. After a lengthy hiatus that began in 1997, it wa ...

(1): Clausura 2016

Individual

*Top scorer of the Chilean Primera División (1): 1968 *Best player in the history of Club América

References

External links

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Profile
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at PartidosdeLaRoja.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Reinoso, Carlos 1946 births Living people Footballers from Santiago Chilean footballers Chilean expatriate footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Expatriate footballers in Mexico Chile international footballers Chilean emigrants to Mexico Mexican footballers Chilean Primera División managers Liga MX players Audax Italiano footballers Club América footballers Coyotes Neza footballers Association football midfielders Chilean football managers Mexican football managers Liga MX managers Club América managers Atlas F.C. managers C.D. Veracruz managers Tigres UANL managers Atlante F.C. managers Club León managers Tecos F.C. managers San Luis F.C. managers Querétaro F.C. managers Expatriate football managers in Mexico 1974 FIFA World Cup players 1975 Copa América players Toros Neza footballers Naturalized citizens of Mexico