Olaf Heredia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Carlos Olaf Heredia Orozco | ||
| Date of birth | 19 October 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Apatzingán, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1984 | UNAM | 201 | (0) |
| 1984–1987 | Tigres UANL | 60 | (0) |
| 1987–1990 | Morelia | 114 | (0) |
| 1990–1993 | Cruz Azul | 59 | (0) |
| 1993–1997 | Santos Laguna | 60 | (0) |
| Total | 494 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1983–1986 | Mexico | 18 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2006 | UNAM (Assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Veracruz (Goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2014 | Sinaloa (Goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2015–2017 | Atlante (Goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Tampico Madero (Goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2020–2023 | Querétaro (Goalkeeping coach) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Carlos Olaf Heredia Orozco (born 19 October 1957) is a Mexican former professional football goalkeeper who played for Mexico in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.[1] He also played for Tigres UANL and Santos Laguna.
Career
[edit | edit source]Born in Apatzingán, Heredia was the fifth of seven children and devoted himself to football. He began playing football with UNAM Pumas and made his Mexican Primera División debut against Atlético Potosino in 1978. Heredia would play six seasons with Pumas, and won the 1980–81 Primera title with the club.[2]
After leaving Pumas, Heredia had spells with Tigres UANL, Monarcas Morelia, Cruz Azul and Santos Laguna. Before he retired, he won a second Primera title with Santos in 1996.[2]
After he finished playing football, Heredia became a goalkeeping coach for Pumas.[2][3] On 2012 he was appointed new Chivas GK coach.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico
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External links
[edit | edit source]- FIFA profile
- Olaf Heredia at National-Football-Teams.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Olaf Heredia – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)
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- 1957 births
- Living people
- People from Apatzingán
- Footballers from Michoacán
- Mexican men's footballers
- Mexico men's international footballers
- 1986 FIFA World Cup players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Pumas UNAM footballers
- Tigres UANL footballers
- Atlético Morelia players
- Cruz Azul footballers
- Santos Laguna footballers
- Liga MX players
- Querétaro F.C. non-playing staff
- Atlante F.C. non-playing staff
- 20th-century Mexican sportsmen