 Reinoso in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Enzo Reinoso Valdenegro[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1945-03-07)7 March 1945 (age 80) | ||
| Place of birth | Santiago, Chile | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position | 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) |
| Total | 488 | (168) | |
| International career | |||
| 1966–1977 | Chile | 34 | (7[3]) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1981–1984 | América | ||
| 1985–1987 | Tampico | ||
| 1987–1988 | Atlas | ||
| 1988–1989 | Tampico Madero | ||
| 1989–1992 | Tigres UANL | ||
| 1992–1994 | Veracruz | ||
| 1994–1996 | Toros Neza | ||
| 1997 | León | ||
| 1998 | América | ||
| 1999 | Tecos | ||
| 1999–2000 | León | ||
| 2001–2002 | Atlante | ||
| 2003 | León | ||
| 2004 | San Luis | ||
| 2005–2006 | Tecos | ||
| 2009–2010 | Querétaro | ||
| 2011 | América | ||
| 2015–2016 | Veracruz | ||
| 2016–2017 | Veracruz | ||
| 2019 | Correcaminos UAT | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carlos Enzo Exzequiel Reinoso Valdenegro (born 7 March 1945) is a Chilean formerfootballer and manager who recently managed Mexican clubUAT.
He began his career in the 1960s playing forAudax Italiano in his nativeChile. In 1970 Reinoso was scouted by Mexicanclub América, with whom he played for nine years. He is considered one of the greatest foreign players in Mexican football history,[4] and widely regarded as the greatest player in Club América history.[5][6][7]
Carlos Reinoso began his playing career playing for boyhood clubAudax Italiano, joining them at age 15. He played in over 150 games with Audax before he was sold toClub América of Mexico.
His debut with América came in 1970 in a league match againstAtlante. Reinoso played in over 200 matches with the Mexican club, winning the league in the 1970–71 and 1975–76 seasons, as well as theCopa México in 1973–74, aCampeón de Campeones cup in 1975–76, aCONCACAF Cup in 1977, and aCopa 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 withDeportivo Neza, before retiring and embarking on a coaching career.
AChilean international, Reinoso played in 34 matches and scored 7 goals with the national team from 1966 till 1977, and played at the1974 FIFA World Cup, as well as the1975 Copa America.
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 rivalsGuadalajara. 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, andSan Luis, with varying degrees of success.
He managed América twice more, in 1998 and 2011, and last managed Veracruz from 2015 till 2017, winning theClausura 2016 Copa MX after defeatingNecaxa in the final.
He also has won two league titles of theMexican second level with León and San Luis.[8]
In Mexico, he was nicknamedEl Gran Chaparral by the journalistÁngel Fernández [es] due to his short height and great football qualities.[9]
He married the Mexican singerLupita D'Alessio and datedVerónica Castro.[10]
His sonCarlos Jr. is a Mexican football manager and former footballer.[11]
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