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2022–23 Cruz Azul Season
The 2022–23 Club de Futbol Cruz Azul season was the 96th season in the football club's history and the 58th consecutive season in the top flight of Mexican football. Cruz Azul competed in Liga MX and the Supercopa de la Liga MX. Season overview May On 19 May, Cruz Azul announced the dismissal of Juan Reynoso as the first team coach, ending his spell at the club after 16 months. On 31 May, Cruz Azul announced the appointment of Diego Aguirre as the new first team head coach until 2023. August On 5 August, Cruz Azul announced the signing of Ramiro Funes Mori from Al-Nassr. On 7 August, Rafael Baca's contract was automatically renewed until the end of 2023 after reaching an undisclosed percentage of minutes played. February On 4 February, Carlos Vargas made his debut with Cruz Azul and suffered a season-ending torn ACL in his right knee in the 14th minute of play. Cruz Azul began the Clausura tournament with a five-game winless streak and four consecutive losses. On 13 Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruz Azul
Club de Futbol Cruz Azul S.A. de C.V., commonly referred to as Cruz Azul, is a professional association football, football club based in Mexico City, Mexico. It competes in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football league system, Mexican football. Founded in 1927 in Jasso, Hidalgo (state), Hidalgo, as Club Deportivo, Social y Cultural Cruz Azul A.C., the club officially moved to Mexico City in 1971, where it had already registered a great presence and activity since its beginnings. The team changed its name to Cruz Azul Fútbol Club, A.C. in 2012 and later to its current name in 2022. Since 2025, Cruz Azul has played its home matches at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario, due to renovations at the Estadio Azteca for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Its Instalaciones La Noria, headquarters are in La Noria, a suburb within Xochimilco in the southern part of Mexico City. Domestically, the club has won nine Liga MX#Champions and runners-up, league titles, four Copa MX, three Campeón de Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Puebla
Club Puebla is a Mexican professional Association football, football club based in Puebla (city), Puebla. It competes in Liga MX, the top division of Mexican football league system, Mexican football. Founded in 1944 as Puebla Fútbol Club, and then changed to its current name in 2016. Nicknamed ''La Franja'' ("The Striped Ones"), the team shirt features a diagonal stripe (traditionally blue on white on the home kit, and a combination of different colors on the away kits) that crosses the chest diagonally from right to left, which is considered a distinctive element of its identity. Since 1904, the city of Puebla had an official football team. It started as club Puebla A.C., Puebla AC, founded by Englishmen. It was later incorporated into the Mexican football league during the amateur era. In the 1944–45 season, they won their first official tournament, the Copa Mexico (nowadays known as Copa MX). They won that trophy again in the 1953–54 season. Their first league title came ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Alberto Rodríguez
Carlos may refer to: Places ;Canada * Carlos, Alberta, a locality ;United States * Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community * Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County * Carlos, Minnesota, a small city * Carlos, West Virginia ;Elsewhere * Carlos (crater), Montes Apenninus, LQ12, Moon; a lunar crater near Mons Hadley People * Carlos (given name), including a list of name holders * Carlos (surname), including a list of name holders Sportspeople * Carlos (Timorese footballer) (Carlos Mateus Ximenes, born 1986) * Carlos (footballer, born 1995) (Carlos Alberto Carvalho da Silva Júnior), Brazilian footballer * Carlos (footballer, born 1985) (Carlos Santos de Jesus), Brazilian footballer Others * Carlos (Calusa) (died 1567), king or paramount chief of the Calusa people of Southwest Florida * Carlos (singer) (1943—2008), French entertainer * Carlos the Jackal, a Venezuelan terrorist Arts and entertainment * ''Carlos'' (miniseries), 2010 biopic about the terrorist Carlo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guillermo Vázquez (footballer)
Guillermo Alejandro Vázquez Herrera (born May 25, 1967) is a Mexican former professional footballer and manager. Vázquez debuted for Pumas UNAM during the 1984–85 season. He has also played for Tecos, Monterrey, Toros Neza and Pachuca. He was an experienced midfielder who ensured a calm and controlled midfield. Management career Vázquez began as an interim coach for Pumas UNAM after Miguel España was sacked. Vázquez coached the last five matches of the Clausura 2006 with two victories, two draws, and one loss. For the Apertura 2006 Pumas UNAM hired Ricardo Ferretti and Vázquez became his assistant coach. In July 2010, when Ricardo Ferretti left Pumas for Tigres de la UANL, Vázquez was given the head coach position. Managerial statistics Managerial statistics Honours Player UNAM * CONCACAF Champions' Cup: 1989 Monterrey * Copa México: 1991–92 UAG * Mexican Primera División: 1993–94 Manager UNAM * Mexican Primera División: Clausura 2011 Cruz Azul * Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joel Huiqui
Joel Adrián Huiqui Andrade (born 18 February 1983) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He is currently serving as assistant first-team coach at Liga MX club Cruz Azul. His paternal surname is of Mayo origin (indigenous people of Sonora and Sinaloa). Career Joel Huiqui began his football career with Hermosillo Hidalgo in the Primera Division 'A', the affiliate team of Cruz Azul, before being loaned to Pachuca. He made his professional debut with Pachuca during the Apertura 2003 season in a 0–0 draw against Querétaro. After appearing in 38 matches over two tournaments, he returned to Cruz Azul in 2004, where he established himself as a regular starter. Huiqui represented Mexico at both the U-23 and senior national team levels. He was part of the squad during the qualifiers for the 2006 FIFA World Cup but was ultimately not selected by coach Ricardo La Volpe for the final 23-man roster. In 2013, he captained the Mexican national team du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
An anterior cruciate ligament injury occurs when the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is either stretched, partially torn, or completely torn. The most common injury is a complete tear. Symptoms include pain, an audible cracking sound during injury, instability of the knee, and knee effusion, joint swelling. Swelling generally appears within a couple of hours. In approximately 50% of cases, other knee joint, structures of the knee such as surrounding ligaments, cartilage, or Meniscus (anatomy), meniscus are damaged. The underlying mechanism often involves a rapid change in direction, sudden stop, landing after a jump, or direct contact to the knee. It is more common in athletes, particularly those who participate in alpine skiing, Association football, football (soccer), netball, American football, or basketball. Diagnosis is typically made by physical examination and is sometimes supported by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Physical examination will often show tenderness aro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Alonso Vargas
Carlos Alonso Vargas Tenorio (born 14 February 1999) is a Mexican professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left-back for Liga MX club Cruz Azul. Club career Tijuana In 2014, Vargas first joined Club Tijuana, Tijuana's Club Tijuana Reserves and Academy, youth academy. In 2017, first-team coach Miguel Herrera promoted 18 year-old Vargas to the team competing in that year’s Clausura tournament. On 17 March 2017, Vargas made his debut against Santos Laguna. He started the match and played all 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw. He made twelve appearances as Tijuana finished the tournament in first place and managed to reach the semifinals of the playoffs. América In June 2017, Vargas joined Club América, América, reuniting with manager Miguel Herrera. He made his debut on 22 July against Querétaro F.C., Querétaro. He started in the match which ended in a 0–1 defeat. Cruz Azul On 18 January 2023, Cruz Azul announced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rafael Baca
Rafael Baca Miranda (born 11 September 1989) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Oakland Roots SC in the USL Championship. His past clubs include San Jose Earthquakes, Cruz Azul, and Monterey Bay FC. Career Early career Born in Tuxpan, near Morelia, Baca moved to California at the age of 7, and graduated from Ánimo Leadership Charter High School in Inglewood in 2007. While there he scored a total of 58 goals and received the Athlete Academic Award. Baca attended Loyola Marymount University (2007–2010), where he was a star player for the team. LMU won their first conference championship in school history in 2010 during Baca's junior season, in which Baca was named to the thirty player watch list for the Hermann Trophy. Baca captained the Lions in his final three seasons, and was named First-Team All-West Coast Conference those three seasons as well. A member of the LA Galaxy academy program while at LMU, Baca was not offered an opportun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Nassr FC
Al-Nassr Football Club () is a professional Association football, football club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The club competes in the Saudi Pro League, the top tier of the Saudi football league system. Al-Nassr is List of unrelegated association football clubs#Never relegated, one of only three clubs to have participated in every season of the Saudi Pro League, highest-tier Saudi leagues since their inception. In addition to football, Al-Nassr is a multi-sports club with teams in various sports, including handball, basketball, esports, volleyball, and more, catering to both men and women of all ages. Al-Nassr has won 28 official titles across multiple competitions. In domestic competitions, they have claimed the Saudi Pro League, Saudi top tier league 9 times, three Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Crown Prince's Cup titles, and three Saudi Federation Cup titles. They have also won 6 King's Cup (Saudi Arabia), King's Cup titles and two Saudi Super Cup, Super Cup titles. At the conti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramiro Funes Mori
José Ramiro Funes Mori (; born 5 March 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Argentine Primera División club Estudiantes. He plays primarily as a centre-back but can also operate as a left-back and defensive midfielder. Early life Funes Mori was born in Mendoza. He emigrated with his family from Argentina to the United States in 2001. His father, Miguel, played professional football in Argentina with clubs such as Independiente Rivadavia and Club Atlético Argentino in the 1980s. In 2008, Funes Mori joined the FC Dallas youth team after his twin brother Rogelio Gabriel won the Sueño MLS talent competition, but spent less than a year playing for the side before moving back to Argentina. Club career River Plate Funes Mori joined River Plate as a youth player, progressing to the senior team in 2011. He is considered a legend of the club because he won six professional titles, four of them international, including the 2015 Copa Liber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Reynoso (footballer)
Juan Máximo Reynoso Guzmán (born 28 December 1969) is a Peruvian manager and former footballer. He started his playing career in his native Peru where he played for Alianza Lima from 1986 to 1990. He made over 230 appearances with Cruz Azul where he served as captain and let the team to a historic treble in the 1996–97 season. He later joined Necaxa and retired in 2004 after making playing over 75 games. At international level Reynoso capped for the Peru, with 84 appearances from 1986 to 2000, serving as captain from 1993 to 1999. He represented the team at five Copa America tournaments in 1987, 1989, 1993, 1995 and 1999. He also captained the team to reach the semi-finals of 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup his final tournament. Club career Born in Lima, Reynoso started his career playing for Alianza Lima from 1986 to 1990. He later joined Spanish club Sabadell in 1990, with the club featuring in the Segunda División at the time. In his only season with the Barcelona-based cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mexican Football League System
The Mexican football league system is organized by the Federación Mexicana de Fútbol (FMF), except for Liga MX and Liga de Expansión MX, which are organized independently; The league system consist of six professional divisions (four men's levels and two women's levels). In addition to having other national competitions that are the ''Campeón de Campeones'', which is a super cup that is played in each division, except in Liga TDP and Liga TDP Femenil. The Copa MX was played for the top and second levels, and the Copa Conecta is also played for the third and fourth levels. Men's professional divisions Liga MX formerly called as ''Liga Mayor'' from 1943 to 1949, and ''Primera División de México'' from 1949 to 2012, is the top level division of Mexican football and consists of 18 clubs. Each calendar year is split into two short tournaments called ''Apertura'' and ''Clausura''. In each short tournament, a club plays the other 17 clubs once in the regular phase. A new cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
