Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Cuauhtémoc " Temo " Blanco Bravo ( born January 17, 1973 in Mexico City) is a Mexican football player.
Association
Blanco made his debut in the first Mexican League at the age of 19 years, where he played for Club América. After that he worked for a season at Necaxa (1997-1998) before moving back to Club América. In 2000 he moved for 18 months to Real Valladolid in Spain, did not make the breakthrough, however. He returned for two years then back to Club América (2002-2004) back and then played one year at CD Veracruz. In 2005 he moved again to his hometown club, Club América, where he won his first league title with an overall victory of 7:4 (1:1, 6:3 ) via UAG Tecos in May 2005.
2007 Blanco joined in the American professional league to Major League Soccer Chicago Fire SC. Presenting his person in Toyota Park 5,000 fans were in attendance. This change was made possible by the newly created Designated Player Rule. After the 2008 season, he gave a short spell in the Primera División de México to help Santos Laguna in the title defense. However, this plan failed in the semifinals of the playoffs the Apertura 2008. Since January 2010 Blanco plays again for the CD Veracruz in the second Mexican soccer league.
From 2011 Blanco is for CD Irapuato in use.
National
Blanco played in three World Cups for Mexico; in France in 1998, Korea / Japan 2002 and South Africa 2010. He scoring three goals. Blanco was the Confederations Cup in 1999, when Mexico defeated in the Mexican squad in the final Brazil 4-3. Blanco was at the tournament with six goals scorer.
During qualifying for the 2002 World Cup Blanco suffered a serious knee injury that zunichtemachte his plans for another station in Europe. While Blancos injury had the Mexican team's big problems in qualifying. Only after his return, Mexico could regain games and make it clear to the participation in the World Cup finals.
After falling at the former Mexican national team coach Ricardo La Volpe in disgrace, he was not nominated for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, although he had been elected to Mexico's Footballer of the Year in the same year for the fourth time.
But he returned to the national team and should still win his 100th cap. After the match against Canada on September 10, 2008 ( 1:2 ), he ended his career in the national team.
To ensure the qualification of Mexico to the World Cup 2010 in South Africa, Blanco, however, returned to the "Tri " and scored a 1-0 win over Honduras on September 9, 2009 the winning goal by penalty.
Through his Foulelfmetertor in the preliminary round match against France in the World Cup on 17 June 2010 Blanco advanced by 37 years and 151 days on the third- oldest scorer in World Cup history. Blanco was also the oldest outfield player of the tournament.
Personal Achievements
- Scorer in the Primera División: Winter 1998
- Scorer of the Confederations Cup: 1999
- Golden Ball for the best football player of Mexico: 2005, 2006
Trivia
Blanco is even named after a trick. When Cuauhtemiña the ball is clamped between the feet so as to jump over a grätschenden opponent. For the first time the world saw public this trick at the 1998 World Cup in the match against South Korea's national soccer team.