Esteve Padilla

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Padilla and the second or maternal family name is Velasco.
Esteve Padilla
Personal information
Full name Esteve Gerardo Padilla Velasco[1]
Date of birth (1975-09-16) 16 September 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Malacateco (assistant)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1997 Atlas
1997–1990 Toros Neza
1999 Club Zacatepec
2000–2001 Toros Neza
2001 Irapuato
2002 Veracruz
2002–2003 Club Zacatepec
2003–2004 Jaguares de Tapachula
2004–2006 Delfines de Coatzacoalcos
2006–2008 Irapuato
International career‡
1995–1996 Mexico 4 (0)
Managerial career
2008 Libertadores de Pénjamo (assistant)
2010–2011 Cazcanes de Ameca
2012 Alianza de Sayula
2013 Tequila Pueblo Mágico
2016 Morelia Reserves and Academy
2017–2019 Morelia (assistant)
2019 Morelia Reserves and Academy
2019 Morelia (interim)
2020–2021 UAT (assistant)
2021–2022 Malacateco (assistant)
2022–2024 Sonora (assistant)
2024- Malacateco (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 1, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 1, 2023

Esteve Gerardo Padilla Velasco (born 16 September 1975) is a former Mexican professional footballer who played as a defender for Liga MX and he is currently the assistant manager of the Sonora.[2]

Club career

He started in the minor categories of Atlas F.C., making his debut in Liga MX in the 93–94 season with the rojinegros. In Winter '97 he moved to Toros Neza, where his participation has not enjoyed the continuity that he had in Atlas.[3] He had a brief stint with the Ascenso MX Club Zacatepec where he remained for six months on loan, where he contributed with a goal in the 1999 Winter final although it was not enough to achieve promotion. After his acceptable time with the Cañeros he returned to Mexico's highest category with the Toros where he is regular in some matches to suffer relegation with the club and he spent some seasons with them in the promotion division and then signed with the Club Irapuato for winter 2001.[4] However, due to the change of headquarters of the strawberry team, he continued his career in the franchise that moved to Veracruz with the nickname of Tiburones Rojos de Veracruz, being his last club in the first division to culminate his career in the second highest category, including his returns in the clubs of Zacatepec and Irapuato also played for Jaguares de Tapachula and Delfines de Coatzacoalcos of the same division.

International career

He has been international with the Mexico national football team between 1995 and 1996 and played 4 international matches.[5]

Managerial career

In 2017 he started as an assistant for Morelia.[6] In 2020, Padilla was named assistant coach of UAT.[7] In 2021, Padilla was part of the coaching staff that won the championship with Malacateco.[8] In 2022, he was appointed as assistant of Sonora.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Esteve Padilla profile". Liga MX (in Spanish). Liga MX. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "No bajamos los brazos: Esteve Padilla". Quadratin (in Spanish). Quadratin Michoacán. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  3. ^ "Leyenda del Atlas asegura que en el Clásico Tapatío, no hay favoritos, ni sirven los títulos". AS (in Spanish). AS. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  4. ^ "El último 'toreo' del Neza en Primera". El Siglo de Coahuila (in Spanish). El Siglo de Coahuila. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "Mis recuerdos de los clásicos". El Diario NTR (in Spanish). El Diario NTR. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "En Morelia ya no hay 'Monarca'; despidieron a Roberto Hernández". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  7. ^ "Roberto Hernández es el nuevo técnico de Correcaminos". Soy Futbol (in Spanish). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Malacateco anuncia la renovación del técnico mexicano Roberto Hernández". Publinews (in Spanish). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Cimarrones de Sonora empata con Tepatitlán FC el Torneo de Apertura 2023". El Sol de Hermosillo (in Spanish). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2022.