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{{ Football player infobox|playername=Cuauhtémoc Blanco|
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| fullname = Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo
| image = [[Image:870 1.jpg|200px]]
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1973|1|17}}
| cityofbirth = [[Mexico City|Mexico D.F.]]
| countryofbirth = [[Mexico]]
| height = {{height|m=1.78}}
| currentclub = [[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]]
| position = [[Attacking midfielder]] and [[Striker]]
| clubnumber = 10
| years = 1992&ndash;2007<br />1997&ndash;1998<br />2000&ndash;2002<br />2004<br />2007&ndash;
| clubs = [[Club América|América]]<br />→ [[Club Necaxa|Necaxa]] (''loan'')<br />→ [[Real Valladolid]] (''loan'')<br/>→ [[CD Veracruz|Veracruz]] (''loan'')<br /> [[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]]
| caps(goals) = 333 (125)<br />{{0}}28 (13)<br />{{0}}23 {{0}}(3)<br />{{0}}15 {{0}}(5)<br />{{0}}37 {{0}}(9)
| nationalyears = 1995&ndash;2008
| nationalteam = [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]
| nationalcaps(goals) = 100 (34)<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=844&pn=Cuauht%C3%A9moc_Blanco_Bravo |title= Cuauhtémoc Blanco |accessdate=2008-09-21 |work= |publisher= footballdatabase.com |date= }}</ref>
| pcupdate = [[June 15]], [[2008]]
| ntupdate = [[August 22]], [[2008]]
}}
'''Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo''' (born January 17, 1973 in [[Mexico City|Mexico, D.F.]]), also known as ''' Cuau''' or '''Temo''', is a [[Mexico|Mexican]] international [[football (soccer)|football]] [[midfielder]], who currently plays for [[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]] in the [[United States]]' [[Major League Soccer]] division.


Blanco is the only Mexican football player with an award in an international [[FIFA]] competition, as he won the Silver Ball and the Golden Shoe awards in the [[1999 FIFA Confederations Cup]]. He has been awarded the [[MVP]] of the Mexican First League Division five times. Although Blanco plays mostly as an [[attacking midfielder]]; he is tied with [[Brazil national football team|Brazilian]] football player [[Ronaldinho]] as the leading [[FIFA Confederations Cup goalscorers|Confederations Cup goalscorer]]. Blanco is also Mexico's second top scorer in both the [[FIFA World Cup]] and the [[Copa Libertadores]] tournaments; and the fourth top scorer of the [[Mexico national football team|Mexican national football team]] of all time, one goal behind [[Carlos Hermosillo]] and [[Luis Hernández (footballer)|Luis Hernández]]. He is also the second top scorer of the Mexican team, [[Club América]].
[[Image:Olympic Stadium of Athens.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Athens Olympic Stadium]]
The '''Olympic Stadium''' is the name usually given to the big centrepiece [[stadium]] of the [[Summer Olympic Games]]. Traditionally, the opening and closing ceremonies and the [[Athletics (track & field)|track & field]] competitions are held in the Olympic Stadium. Many, though not all, of these venues actually contain the words ''Olympic Stadium'' as part of their name. The [[Winter Olympic Games]] do not have a central Olympic Stadium, however some edifices are designated as the Olympic Stadium, which usually hosts the opening and closing ceremonies.


He is also known for his theatrical goal celebrations and unique football technique known as the "Blanco Bounce", which is the official name given by FIFA administrators. In [[Mexico]] it is known as the "Cuauhtemiña". He is considered by FIFA and the FMF as one of the best Mexican soccer players in the history of the sport.
==Summer Olympic Stadiums==
[[Image:Summer olympics all cities2.PNG|thumb|right|300px|Map of Summer Olympics locations - blue representing purposely built, green representing otherwise.]]
== Biography ==
=== Primera División ===
Blanco was born and raised in the infamous Mexico City neighbourhood of [[Tepito]] where he learned to love and play the game of football. Growing up in a rough environment, as Tepito is an area with a high crime rate, Blanco developed a style of play based on creativity and aggressiveness leading him to sometimes lose his temper. Blanco made his debut in the [[Primera División de México|Primera División]] (Mexican First Division) in 1992 at the age of 19 with [[Club América|América]]. In 1997, Blanco was loaned out to play with [[Club Necaxa|Necaxa]], in 1998 he was awarded the MVP, and returned two years later to play for Club América. In 2000, Blanco was loaned to [[Real Valladolid]] in [[Spain]] where he played for two years in the [[La Liga]] (The Spanish League) where he scored one of his most famous goals in the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium against [[Real Madrid]]. Blanco returned to [[Club América]] in 2002, winning the MVP award.


In May 2005, Blanco won his first club championship as a player, leading Club América to its tenth league title, when Club América defeated [[UAG Tecos|U.A.G.]] by an aggregate score of 7-4 (1-1, 6-3). In the next three consecutve years between 2005 to 2007, he was awarded the MVP.
The following is a list of all Summer Olympics stadiums.


Blanco is regarded as one of Mexico's best football attacking midfielders and one of the league's most prolific scorers still in activity, with 151 goals. He has amassed 100 caps and scored 34 goals for his country.
{| class="wikitable"
!Olympics!!Stadium!!City!!Country
|-
|[[1896 Summer Olympics|1896]]||[[Panathinaiko Stadium]]||[[Athens]]|| {{flag|Greece|old}}
|-
|[[1900 Summer Olympics|1900]]||[[Vélodrome de Vincennes]]||[[Paris]]|| {{flag|France}}
|-
|[[1904 Summer Olympics|1904]]||[[Francis Field]]||[[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]] || {{flag|United States|1896}}
|-
|[[1908 Summer Olympics|1908]]||[[White City Stadium]]||[[London]]||{{flag|United Kingdom}}
|-
|[[1912 Summer Olympics|1912]]||[[Stockholm Olympic Stadium|Stockholms Olympiastadion]]||[[Stockholm]] || {{flag|Sweden}}
|-
|[[1920 Summer Olympics|1920]]||[[Olympisch Stadion (Antwerp)|Olympisch Stadion]]||[[Antwerp]] || {{flag|Belgium}}
|-
| [[1924 Summer Olympics|1924]]||[[Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir]]||[[Paris]] || {{flag|France}}
|-
|[[1928 Summer Olympics|1928]]||[[Olympisch Stadion (Amsterdam)|Olympisch Stadion]]||[[Amsterdam]]||{{flag|Netherlands}}
|-
|[[1932 Summer Olympics|1932]]||[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]|||[[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]||{{flag|United States|1912}}
|-
|[[1936 Summer Olympics|1936]]||[[Olympic Stadium (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]]||[[Berlin]]||{{flag|Germany|Nazi}}
|-
|[[1948 Summer Olympics|1948]]||[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]]||[[London]]||{{flag|United Kingdom}}
|-
|[[1952 Summer Olympics|1952]]||[[Helsinki Olympic Stadium|Olympiastadion]]||[[Helsinki]] || {{flag|Finland}}
|-
|[[1956 Summer Olympics|1956]]||[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]]||[[Melbourne]] || {{flag|Australia}}
|-
|[[1960 Summer Olympics|1960]]||[[Stadio Olimpico]]||[[Rome]] || {{flag|Italy}}
|-
|[[1964 Summer Olympics|1964]]||[[Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)|National Olympic Stadium]]||[[Tokyo]]|| {{flag|Japan}}
|-
|[[1968 Summer Olympics|1968]]||[[Estadio Olímpico Universitario]]||[[Mexico City]] || {{flag|Mexico}}
|-
|[[1972 Summer Olympics|1972]]||[[Olympic Stadium (Munich)|Olympiastadion]]||[[Munich]] || {{flag|West Germany}}
|-
|[[1976 Summer Olympics|1976]]||[[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium/Stade Olympique]]||[[Montreal]] || {{flag|Canada}}
|-
|[[1980 Summer Olympics|1980]]||[[Luzhniki Stadium]]||[[Moscow]] || {{flag|Soviet Union}}
|-
|[[1984 Summer Olympics|1984]]||[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]||[[Los Angeles]] || {{flag|United States}}
|-
|[[1988 Summer Olympics|1988]]||[[Olympic Stadium (Seoul)|Jamsil Olympic Stadium]]||[[Seoul]]|| {{flag|South Korea}}
|-
|[[1992 Summer Olympics|1992]]||[[Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys]]||[[Barcelona]]|| {{flag|Spain}}
|-
|[[1996 Summer Olympics|1996]]||[[Centennial Olympic Stadium]]||[[Atlanta]]|| {{flag|United States}}
|-
|[[2000 Summer Olympics|2000]]||[[Stadium Australia]]||[[Sydney]]|| {{flag|Australia}}
|-
|[[2004 Summer Olympics|2004]]||[[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Olympiako Stadio Athinas 'Spyros Louis']]||[[Athens]] || {{flag|Greece}}
|-
|[[2008 Summer Olympics|2008]]||[[Beijing National Stadium|Beijing National Stadium/Bird's Nest (鸟巢)]]||[[Beijing]]|| {{flag|China}}
|-
|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012]]||[[Olympic Stadium (London)|Olympic Stadium]]||[[London]]|| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
|}


=== International career ===
Some of the Olympic stadiums have usually been built specifically to host the Olympics, as opposed to being an already existing facility. Others have been already completed when their city has been awarded the Olympics, and have had the title added:
Blanco has played for the Mexican national football team in two World Cups including [[1998 FIFA World Cup|France '98]] and [[2002 FIFA World Cup|Korea-Japan 2002]], scoring in each one of them. He was a member of the Mexican national team that won the [[Confederations Cup]] in 1999 where he was the tournament's leading scorer with 6 goals. He was awarded the "Golden Boot" and "Silver Ball" for outstanding player of the tournament. Blanco holds the record along with Ronaldinho as the highest scoring players in the Confederations Cup with 9 goals, three in 1997 and 6 in 1999. He is also one of the top scorers of the Mexican national football team; nine goals behind the top scorer [[Jared Borgetti]].
===Specially built===
[[Image:Amsterdam Olympisch Stadion.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The 1928 [[Olympisch Stadion (Amsterdam)|Olympic Stadium]] in Amsterdam, designed by Jan Wils, won the gold medal in architecture at the 1928 Olympics.]]
Blanco was responsible for introducing a unique football technique known popularly in Mexico as the "Cuautemiña" (also known as the "Blanco Bounce" or "Bunny Hop"), whereupon Blanco would deviously secure the ball lodged between both feet to avoid tackling players, with the ball hidden away from the defenders. This skill was introduced in the 1998 World Cup in [[France]], against [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]]. In the selection for the final 23 man squad for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Germany]], former Mexican national team coach [[Ricardo Lavolpe]] left Blanco out of the team. While the ostensible reason is that Blanco was frequently injured and not in good form; some people considered this to be a consequence of the previous year's constant bickering, due to on-going personal problems between coach and player. Following the exclusion of Blanco on the national team, a large group of fans organized a 15-kilometer protest march.
*[[Olympisch Stadion (Amsterdam)|Olympisch Stadion]] - [[Amsterdam]]
*[[Olympisch Stadion (Antwerp)|Olympisch Stadion]] - [[Antwerp]]
*[[Centennial Olympic Stadium]] - [[Atlanta]]
*[[Olympic Stadium (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]] - [[Berlin]] (1916, 1936)
*[[Helsinki Olympic Stadium|Olympiastadion]] - [[Helsinki]] (1940, 1952)
*[[Olympic Stadium (London)|Olympic Stadium]] - [[London]] (2012)
*[[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Le Stade Olympique]] - [[Montréal]] (1976)
*[[Olympic Stadium (Munich)|Olympiastadion]] - [[Munich]]
*[[Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir|Stade Olympique de Colombes]] - [[Paris]] (1924)
*[[Stadio Olimpico]] - [[Rome]]
*[[Stockholms Olympiastadion]] - [[Stockholm]]


Blanco became part of the squad that played the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, scoring one penalty goal, and the 2007 Copa America, where he scored 2 goals also in penalty kicks.
===Already constructed===
*[[Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)|National Olympic Stadium]] - [[Tokyo]] (1964)
*[[Estadio Olímpico Universitario]] - [[Mexico City]] (1968)
*[[Olympic Stadium (Seoul)|Jamsil Olympic Stadium]] - [[Seoul]] (1988)
*[[Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys|Estadi Olímpic de Montjuic]] - [[Barcelona]] (1992)
*[[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Olympiako Stadio Athinas 'Spyros Louis']] - [[Athens]] (2004)<ref>stadium was built for a bid for the 1996 Centennial Olympics</ref>


After [[Sven-Göran Eriksson]] was signed to be the Mexico national coach, he observed Blanco in an MLS match. Eriksson was very impressed and plans on building his team around Blanco when he starts coaching Mexico in August for the WC qualifiers.{{Fact|date=June 2008}}
There have been a number of other stadia that have been used as the main stadium for the Olympics, but which have not incorporated the words ''Olympic Stadium'' into their name - again, some of these were specially built for the games, while others were already existing:


Blanco was part of the squad that played the first World Cup 2010 qualifying game against Honduras in Sven-Göran Eriksson's first game as coach of the National team. Having gone 1-0 down, the Mexican crowd voiced their wish to see Blanco on the field. Eriksson resisted, but eventually introduced Blanco in the 70th minute to a standing ovation.
===Specially built===
Blanco's presence shook Honduras, together with his trickery and cheekiness, Blanco started the run of play that ended in Pavel Pardo's 30 yard pile-driver into the top corner and 3 minutes later won the free-kick which Pardo again took, and scored from.
*[[Francis Field]] - [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]] (1904)
*[[White City Stadium]] - [[London]] (1908)
*[[Telstra Stadium|Stadium Australia]] - [[Sydney]] (2000)
*[[Beijing National Stadium|Beijing National Stadium/Bird's Nest (鸟巢)]] - [[Beijing]] (2008)


He has since been praised for his influential performance and is now tipped to be a certain starter for the majority of Mexico's qualifying games, mostly down to his experience and current form with Chicago Fire in the MLS. Blanco officially announced his retirement from the Mexican National team on September 10, 2008, before a World Cup Qualifier against [[Canada men's national soccer team|Canada]].
===Already built===
*[[Panathinaiko Stadium|Panathinaiko Stadio]] - Athens (1896)
*[[Vélodrome de Vincennes]] - Paris (1900)
*[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] - [[Los Angeles]] (1932, 1984)
*[[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Empire Stadium]] - London (1944, 1948)
*[[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] - [[Melbourne]] (1956)
*[[Luzhniki Stadium]] - [[Moscow]] (1980)


===United States, Major League Soccer===
In addition to these, there are other stadia called ''Olympic Stadium'' around the world, which have been built as part of a prospective bid for the Games:
On [[April 2]], [[2007]], Blanco ventured on to Major League Soccer in the United States and signed with Chicago Fire. He was welcomed by 5,000 fans at [[Toyota Park (Bridgeview)|Toyota Park]] as he conducted interviews with the media, signed autographs and greeted with fans. He told fans, "I am coming to [[Chicago]]", "I am very happy and will give 100 percent for Chicago to be in the final. I look forward to working with this group of players to bring a championship title to Chicago, a community that has always supported me, in good times and in bad times. I hope to bring great satisfaction to all of you."
* [[Atatürk Olympic Stadium]] - [[Istanbul]]
* [[Estadio Olímpico de Sevilla]] - [[Seville]]
* [[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Olympiako Stadio Athinas 'Spyros Louis']] - [[Athens]] (1996) ''Note: subsequently used for 2004 Summer Olympic Games''
* [[Estádio Olímpico João Havelange|Joao Havelange Olympic Stadium]] - [[Rio de Janeiro]] ''Note: built specially for the [[2007 Pan American Games]]''
* [[Guangdong Olympic Stadium]] - [[Guangzhou]], [[China]] (2008) ''Note: the Guangdong Olympic Stadium was intended to be the Olympic Stadium for the 2008 games until the Beijing National Stadium / Bird Nest 鸟巢 was proposed.''


Blanco played his first match against [[Scotland|Scottish]] club [[Celtic FC]]. He scored the first goal of the game in a drawn match. Blanco's first season with Chicago achieved him success, as he scored 4 goals and had 7 assists in 14 regular season games as he helped the club reach the MLS Eastern Conference Final. He was later voted as a finalist for both the M.V.P. and Newcomer of the Year awards in 2007.<ref name="mls"> {{cite web | title= MLSnet.com: Press release | work= 2007 MLS award finalists & announcement schedule | url=http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20071029&content_id=126642&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp | accessdate = 2007-10-29}} </ref> As of the 2008 season, Blanco is the second-highest paid player in Major League Soccer, after [[Los Angeles Galaxy]] midfielder [[David Beckham]], earning $2.7 million a year.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/cuauht%C3%A9moc-blanco/ |title= Mr. White Gets to 100 Caps (Maybe), Walks Away |accessdate=2008-09-21 |work= |publisher= New York Times |date= }}</ref>
====Not associated with the Olympics====
The term "Olympic Stadium" may also be used to describe any stadia that contain an athletic track with the official measures adopted by the IAAF and IOC. Some stadia have simply been named that way, even though they were neither part of an Olympic bid, nor host to any Olympic events:
* [[Stade Olympique de la Pontaise]] - [[Lausanne]]. The [[IOC]] is based in Lausanne [[Switzerland]]
* [[Olympic Stadium (Ashkhabad)|Olympic Stadium]] - [[Ashgabat]]
* [[Estádio Olímpico Monumental]] - [[Porto Alegre]]
* [[Stadio Olimpico (San Marino)|Stadio Olimpico]] - [[Serravalle]] [[San Marino]]
* [[Phnom Penh National Olympic Stadium]] - [[Phnom Penh]]
* [[Olimpiysky National Sports Complex]] - [[Kiev]]
* [[Olympic Stadium (Wrocław)|Olympic Stadium]] - [[Wrocław]]
* [[Estádio Olímpico João Havelange]] - [[Rio de Janeiro]]


Blanco was the 2007 Sierra Mist Goal of the Year Winner which was his first season, goal came in week 20 against RSL.<ref>[http://web.mlsnet.com/media/player/mp_tpl.jsp?w=mms%3A//a1503.v115042.c11504.g.vm.akamaistream.net/7/1503/11504/v0001/mlbmls.download.akamai.com/11504/2007/open/partner/sierra_mist/goty/081807_smgoty_w20_blanco_350.wmv&w_id=14327&catCode=partner_sponsor&type=v_free&_mp=1 Media Player<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
===Used twice===
A number of stadiums have been used in more than one Olympics, in those cities that have held the Games twice. While only one (the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]) has been the main stadium twice, both the Panathinaiko Stadio and the Vélodrome de Vincennes have hosted events at subsequent Olympics. Wembley Stadium will also be used again at the 2012 Games, although that stadium is a completely rebuilt structure on the same site as the 1948 stadium. The only stadium to have been used twice, but only host one Olympics, is the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] which was the venue in [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956]] and hosted the first game of the [[Sydney]] [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000]] [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|football tournament]].


On July 24, 2008 during the [[MLS All-Star 2008|MLS All-Stars]] vs [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]], Blanco won the MVP of the game with one assist and one goal, a game in which he only played 46 Minutes the MLS All-stars won 3&ndash;2.
===Other major events===
*Athens - Olympiako Stadio - [[1983 European Cup Final|1983]], [[1994 UEFA Champions League Final|1994]] and [[2007 UEFA Champions League Final]], [[1997 World Championships in Athletics|1997]] [[IAAF World Championships in Athletics|World Championships in Athletics]], [[World Rally Championship|WRC]] [[Acropolis Rally]] SuperSpecial Stage 2005 and 2006, [[2006 IAAF World Cup|2006]] [[IAAF World Cup in Athletics]]
*Berlin - Olympiastadion - [[2006 FIFA World Cup Final]]
*Helsinki - Olympiastadion - [[1983 World Championships in Athletics|1983]] and [[2005 World Championships in Athletics]]
*London - Wembley Stadium (original) - [[1966 FIFA World Cup Final]], [[UEFA Euro 1996]] Final, [[1992 European Cup Final]]
*London - White City Stadium - [[1934 British Empire Games]]
*Los Angeles - Memorial Coliseum - [[Super Bowl I]] (1967), [[Super Bowl VII]] (1973), [[1959 World Series]]
*Melbourne - Melbourne Cricket Ground - [[1992 Cricket World Cup]] Final, [[2006 Commonwealth Games]], annual [[Australian Football League]] [[AFL Grand Final|Grand Final]]
*Munich - Olympiastadion - [[1974 FIFA World Cup]] Final, [[1979 European Cup Final]], [[UEFA Euro 1988]] Final, [[1993 UEFA Champions League Final|1993]] and [[1997 UEFA Champions League Final]]s
*Paris - Stade Olympique de Colombes - [[1938 FIFA World Cup]] Final
*Rome - Stadio Olimpico - [[1977 European Cup Final|1977]] and [[1984 European Cup Final]]s, [[1987 World Championships in Athletics]], [[1990 FIFA World Cup Final]], [[1996 UEFA Champions League Final]]
*Sydney - Stadium Australia - [[2003 Rugby World Cup]] Final, annual [[National Rugby League|NRL]] Grand Final
*Tokyo - National Olympic Stadium - [[1991 World Championships in Athletics]]


== Celebration ==
==Winter Olympic stadiums==
From early on in his career, Blanco celebrates scoring a goal by acting like the [[Prehispanic]] [[Tlatoani]] Aztec emperor [[Cuauhtémoc]], in order to show respect for the Mexican people, and their indigenous Amerindian heritage. {{Fact|date=June 2008}}
[[Image:Winter olympics all cities.PNG|thumb|300px|Locations of the Winter Olympics]]


The feud between Blanco and former Mexican national team coach Ricardo Lavolpe has lasted for more than 10 years; since when inappropriate words were said before a match between Club América and [[CF Atlas]], where Lavolpe was coach. Blanco scored a goal in that match and celebrated by intimidating and lying on the field just several meters in front of Lavolpe.
===Comprehensive list===


== Open Cup Ban ==
The following is a list of all main Winter Olympics stadiums.
Blanco has been suspended from U.S. Open Cup play for a minimum of two years for his conduct during a quarterfinal game against [[D.C. United]] on July 8th. At age 35, it is unlikely Blanco will ever play in the Open Cup again. Blanco was sent off in extra time for his involvement in a scuffle with United player [[Clyde Simms]] where he punched him in the stomach and poked him in the eye. After declining to leave the field in a timely manner, Blanco allegedly headbutted a United operations official.


==Career statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
<ref>[http://www.world-soccer.org/p-25135.htm クアウテモク･ブランコ<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
!Olympics!!Stadium!!City!!Country
{{Football player statistics 1|YY}}
{{Football player statistics 2|MEX|YY}}
|-
|-
|1992-93||rowspan="5"|[[Club América|América]]||||12||0||||||||||||||||
|[[1924 Winter Olympics|1924]]||[[Stade Olympique de Chamonix]] || [[Chamonix]] || {{flag|France}}
|-
|-
|1993-94||||4||0||||||||||||||||
|[[1928 Winter Olympics|1928]]||[[St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink]] || [[St Moritz]] || {{flag|Switzerland}}
|-
|-
|1994-95||||33||6||||||||||||||||
|[[1932 Winter Olympics|1932]]||[[Lake Placid Speedskating Oval]] || [[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]], [[New York]] || {{flag|United States|1912}}
|-
|-
|1995-96||||32||0||||||||||||||||
|[[1936 Winter Olympics|1936]] ||[[Olympia Skistadion]]|| [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen]] || {{flag|Germany|Nazi}}
|-
|-
|1996-97||||27||9||||||||||||||||
|[[1948 Winter Olympics|1948]]||[[St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink]] || [[St Moritz]] || {{flag|Switzerland}}
|-
|-
|1997-98||[[Club Necaxa|Necaxa]]||||28||13||||||||||||||||
|[[1952 Winter Olympics|1952]]||[[Bislett stadion]] || [[Oslo]] || {{flag|Norway}}
|-
|-
|1998-99||rowspan="2"|[[Club América|América]]||||31||31||||||||||||||||
|[[1956 Winter Olympics|1956]]||[[Stadio Olympica]] || [[Cortina d'Ampezzo]] || {{flag|Italy}}
|-
|-
|1999-00||||36||20||||||||||||||||
|[[1960 Winter Olympics|1960]]||[[Blyth Arena]] || [[Squaw Valley Ski Resort|Squaw Valley]], [[California]] || {{flag|United States|1959}}
{{Football player statistics 2|ESP|YY}}
|-
|-
|[[La Liga 2000-01|2000-01]]||rowspan="2"|[[Real Valladolid]]||rowspan="2"|[[La Liga]]||3||0||||||||||||||||
|[[1964 Winter Olympics|1964]]||[[Bergisel]] || [[Innsbruck]] || {{flag|Austria}}
|-
|-
|[[La Liga 2001-02|2001-02]]||20||3||||||||||||||||
|[[1968 Winter Olympics|1968]]||[[Stade Lesdiguières]] || [[Grenoble]] || {{flag|France}}
{{Football player statistics 2|MEX|YY}}
|-
|-
|2002-03||rowspan="5"|[[Club América|América]]||rowspan="5"|[[Primera División de México|Primera División]]||36||11||||||||||||||||
|[[1972 Winter Olympics|1972]]||[[Makomanai Open Stadium]] || [[Sapporo]] || {{flag|Japan}}
|-
|-
|2003-04||38||20||||||||||||||||
|[[1976 Winter Olympics|1976]]||[[Bergisel]] || [[Innsbruck]] || {{flag|Austria}}
|-
|[[1980 Winter Olympics|1980]]||[[Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium]] || [[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]], [[New York]] || {{flag|United States}}
|-
|-
|2004-05||35||13||||||||||||||||
|[[1984 Winter Olympics|1984]]||[[Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium]] || [[Sarajevo]] || {{flag|Yugoslavia}}
|-
|-
|2005-06||28||7||||||||||||||||
|[[1988 Winter Olympics|1988]] ||[[McMahon Stadium]]|| [[Calgary]] || {{flag|Canada}}
|-
|-
|2006-07||36||13||||||||||||||||
|[[1992 Winter Olympics|1992]]||[[Théâtre des Cérémonies]] || [[Albertville]] || {{flag|France}}
{{Football player statistics 2|USA|YY}}
|-
|-
|[[2007 Major League Soccer season|2007]]||rowspan="2"|[[Chicago Fire (soccer)|Chicago Fire]]||rowspan="2"|[[Major League Soccer]]||14||4||||||||||||||||
|[[1994 Winter Olympics|1994]]||[[Lysgårdsbakken]] || [[Lillehammer]] || {{flag|Norway}}
|-
|-
|[[2008 Major League Soccer season|2008]]||17||4||||||||||||||||
|[[1998 Winter Olympics|1998]]||[[Nagano Olympic Stadium]] || [[Nagano]] || {{flag|Japan}}
{{Football player statistics 3|3|MEX}}376||143||||||||||||||||
|-
{{Football player statistics 4|ESP}}23||3||||||||||||||||
|[[2002 Winter Olympics|2002]]||[[Rice-Eccles Stadium]] || [[Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]] || {{flag|United States}}
{{Football player statistics 4|USA}}30||8||||||||||||||||
|-
{{Football player statistics 5}}416||150||||||||||||||||
|[[2006 Winter Olympics|2006]]||[[Stadio Olimpico di Torino]] || [[Turin|Turin (Torino)]] || {{flag|Italy}}
|-
|[[2010 Winter Olympics|2010]]||[[BC Place Stadium]] || [[Vancouver]] || {{flag|Canada}}
|-
|[[2014 Winter Olympics|2014]]||[[Sochi Olympic Stadium]] || [[Sochi]] || {{flag|Russia}}
|}
|}


==Honors==
===Purpose built Olympic Stadia for the Games===
===Club Honors===
* [[Lysgårdsbakkene Olympic Stadium]] - Lillehammer - [[1994 Winter Olympics]]
{{flagicon|Mexico}}
* Minami Sports Park - Nagano - [[1998 Winter Olympics]]
'''[[Club America]]'''
* Ceremonies Theatre - Albertville - [[1992 Winter Olympics]] (the first temporary Olympic Stadium)
* [[CONCACAF Champions' Cup]] 2006
{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}
* [[Primera División de México|Primera División]] - Clausura 2005

* [[Primera División de México|Primera División]] - Campeón De Campeones (Mexican Super Cup) 2005
===Existing stadia renamed for the Games===
* [[FIFA Club World Cup]] 4th Place 2007
*[[Stadio Olimpico (Turin)|Stadio Olimpico]] - [[2006 Winter Olympics]] [[Turin, Italy]] (was "Stadio Comunale di Torino", will be called "Stadio Grande Torino" after the Games)
*[[Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium]] - [[2002 Winter Olympics]] [[Salt Lake City, Utah, USA]] (was "Rice-Eccles Stadium" before and after the games).

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===Existing stadia used for the Games===
*[[McMahon Stadium]] - [[1988 Winter Olympics]] [[Calgary, Alberta, Canada]]
*[[BC Place]] - [[2010 Winter Olympics]] [[Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada]] (the first indoor Olympic Stadium). <small>'''NOTE:''' The Olympic Stadium in Montreal, was to have had a retractable roof, however it was not completed in time for the 1976 Summer Games</small>

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==Picture Gallery (Summer)==
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Image:Bird's Nest stadium, May 2008.jpg|[[Beijing National Stadium]](aka The Bird's Nest) in May 2008.
Image:23208533040bf57a09b3ig.jpg|The [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]] in Montreal.
Image:LA Coliseum gate.jpg|Entrance to the [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|Coliseum]] in [[Los Angeles]].
Image:Stadio olimpico.jpg| Inside the [[Stadio Olimpico]] in [[Rome, Italy|Rome]].
Image:Olympiastadion Muenchen.jpg| The [[Olympiastadion]] at a Bird's Eye view.
Image:Panathinaiko.jpg|The [[Panathinaiko Stadium]], The first stadium meant for the Olympics.
Image:ANZStadium.jpg|The [[Stadium Australia]] in [[Sydney]].
Image:Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys - Barcelona, Spain - Jan 2007.jpg|The [[Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys]] in [[Barcelona]].
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==Picture Gallery (Winter)==
<gallery>
Image:BCplace stadium.jpg|The [[BC Place Stadium]] is going to be used for the [[2010 Olympic Games]].
Image:Olympic-Stadium-Turin.jpg| The [[Stadio Olimpico di Torino]] in 2006.
Image:McMahon Stadium 3.jpg|The [[McMahon Stadium]], which was used for the [[1988 Winter Olympics]].
Image:Bislett stadion1.jpg|The [[Bislett stadion]], which was used for the [[1952 Winter Olympics]] in [[Oslo, Norway|Oslo]].
Image:Lysgård.JPG|A skii slide at [[Lysgårdsbakken]].
Image:Cauldron1.jpg|The [[Olympic Torch|Olympic Cauldron]] at the [[Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium]].
Image:Bergisel-N.jpg|View on [[Bergisel]] from the North IN [[Innsbruck]], [[Austria]].
Image:Asim Ferhatovic Hase.jpg|The [[Asim Ferhatović Hase Stadium]] in [[Sarajevo]].




</gallery>


===International Honors===
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* [[Confederations Cup]] 1999
* [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] 1996
* [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] 1998


===Individual Honors===
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* [[Golden Boot]] in the [[Confederations Cup]] - 1999
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* Silver Ball in the [[Confederations Cup]] - 1999
* [[Top-scorer]] in the Primera División, Invierno 1998
* [[Most valuable player|Primera División MVP]], 1997-1998
* [[Most valuable player|Primera División MVP]], 2004-2005
* [[Most valuable player|Primera División MVP]], 2005-2006
* [[Most valuable player|Primera División MVP]], [[Primera División de México Clausura 2007|2006-2007]]
* Best [[Mexico|Mexican]] Player - Season 2001-2002
* [[MLS]] 2007 [[Sierra Mist]] Goal of the Year Winner
* [[Major League Soccer All-Star Game|MLS All-Star MVP]], [[MLS All-Star 2008|2008 MLS All-Star Game]]
* [[Tecate]] awards - The best athlete of the year (2008)


==See also==
== See also ==
*[[List of Olympic Games host cities]]
*[[List of current MLS players]]
*[[FIFA Confederations Cup goalscorers]]


==References==
== References ==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.sightseebyspace.com/browse_by.php?category=Olympic%20Stadiums Aerial and Satellite Photography of Olympic Stadiums] from SightseeBySpace.com
*[http://www.esmas.com/deportes/biografias/304230.html Cuauhtémoc Blanco Article] {{es icon}}
*[http://www.footballdatabase.com/site/players/index.php?dumpPlayer=844 Football Database.com provides Cuauhtémoc Blanco's profile and stats]
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Cuauhtémoc Blanco
File:870 1.jpg
Personal information
Full name Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder and Striker
Team information
Current team
 Chicago Fire
Number 10
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 22, 2008

Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo (born January 17, 1973 in Mexico, D.F.), also known as Cuau or Temo, is a Mexican international football midfielder, who currently plays for Chicago Fire in the United States' Major League Soccer division.

Blanco is the only Mexican football player with an award in an international FIFA competition, as he won the Silver Ball and the Golden Shoe awards in the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup. He has been awarded the MVP of the Mexican First League Division five times. Although Blanco plays mostly as an attacking midfielder; he is tied with Brazilian football player Ronaldinho as the leading Confederations Cup goalscorer. Blanco is also Mexico's second top scorer in both the FIFA World Cup and the Copa Libertadores tournaments; and the fourth top scorer of the Mexican national football team of all time, one goal behind Carlos Hermosillo and Luis Hernández. He is also the second top scorer of the Mexican team, Club América.

He is also known for his theatrical goal celebrations and unique football technique known as the "Blanco Bounce", which is the official name given by FIFA administrators. In Mexico it is known as the "Cuauhtemiña". He is considered by FIFA and the FMF as one of the best Mexican soccer players in the history of the sport.

Biography

Primera División

Blanco was born and raised in the infamous Mexico City neighbourhood of Tepito where he learned to love and play the game of football. Growing up in a rough environment, as Tepito is an area with a high crime rate, Blanco developed a style of play based on creativity and aggressiveness leading him to sometimes lose his temper. Blanco made his debut in the Primera División (Mexican First Division) in 1992 at the age of 19 with América. In 1997, Blanco was loaned out to play with Necaxa, in 1998 he was awarded the MVP, and returned two years later to play for Club América. In 2000, Blanco was loaned to Real Valladolid in Spain where he played for two years in the La Liga (The Spanish League) where he scored one of his most famous goals in the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium against Real Madrid. Blanco returned to Club América in 2002, winning the MVP award.

In May 2005, Blanco won his first club championship as a player, leading Club América to its tenth league title, when Club América defeated U.A.G. by an aggregate score of 7-4 (1-1, 6-3). In the next three consecutve years between 2005 to 2007, he was awarded the MVP.

Blanco is regarded as one of Mexico's best football attacking midfielders and one of the league's most prolific scorers still in activity, with 151 goals. He has amassed 100 caps and scored 34 goals for his country.

International career

Blanco has played for the Mexican national football team in two World Cups including France '98 and Korea-Japan 2002, scoring in each one of them. He was a member of the Mexican national team that won the Confederations Cup in 1999 where he was the tournament's leading scorer with 6 goals. He was awarded the "Golden Boot" and "Silver Ball" for outstanding player of the tournament. Blanco holds the record along with Ronaldinho as the highest scoring players in the Confederations Cup with 9 goals, three in 1997 and 6 in 1999. He is also one of the top scorers of the Mexican national football team; nine goals behind the top scorer Jared Borgetti.

Blanco was responsible for introducing a unique football technique known popularly in Mexico as the "Cuautemiña" (also known as the "Blanco Bounce" or "Bunny Hop"), whereupon Blanco would deviously secure the ball lodged between both feet to avoid tackling players, with the ball hidden away from the defenders. This skill was introduced in the 1998 World Cup in France, against South Korea. In the selection for the final 23 man squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, former Mexican national team coach Ricardo Lavolpe left Blanco out of the team. While the ostensible reason is that Blanco was frequently injured and not in good form; some people considered this to be a consequence of the previous year's constant bickering, due to on-going personal problems between coach and player. Following the exclusion of Blanco on the national team, a large group of fans organized a 15-kilometer protest march.

Blanco became part of the squad that played the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, scoring one penalty goal, and the 2007 Copa America, where he scored 2 goals also in penalty kicks.

After Sven-Göran Eriksson was signed to be the Mexico national coach, he observed Blanco in an MLS match. Eriksson was very impressed and plans on building his team around Blanco when he starts coaching Mexico in August for the WC qualifiers.[citation needed]

Blanco was part of the squad that played the first World Cup 2010 qualifying game against Honduras in Sven-Göran Eriksson's first game as coach of the National team. Having gone 1-0 down, the Mexican crowd voiced their wish to see Blanco on the field. Eriksson resisted, but eventually introduced Blanco in the 70th minute to a standing ovation. Blanco's presence shook Honduras, together with his trickery and cheekiness, Blanco started the run of play that ended in Pavel Pardo's 30 yard pile-driver into the top corner and 3 minutes later won the free-kick which Pardo again took, and scored from.

He has since been praised for his influential performance and is now tipped to be a certain starter for the majority of Mexico's qualifying games, mostly down to his experience and current form with Chicago Fire in the MLS. Blanco officially announced his retirement from the Mexican National team on September 10, 2008, before a World Cup Qualifier against Canada.

United States, Major League Soccer

On April 2, 2007, Blanco ventured on to Major League Soccer in the United States and signed with Chicago Fire. He was welcomed by 5,000 fans at Toyota Park as he conducted interviews with the media, signed autographs and greeted with fans. He told fans, "I am coming to Chicago", "I am very happy and will give 100 percent for Chicago to be in the final. I look forward to working with this group of players to bring a championship title to Chicago, a community that has always supported me, in good times and in bad times. I hope to bring great satisfaction to all of you."

Blanco played his first match against Scottish club Celtic FC. He scored the first goal of the game in a drawn match. Blanco's first season with Chicago achieved him success, as he scored 4 goals and had 7 assists in 14 regular season games as he helped the club reach the MLS Eastern Conference Final. He was later voted as a finalist for both the M.V.P. and Newcomer of the Year awards in 2007.[2] As of the 2008 season, Blanco is the second-highest paid player in Major League Soccer, after Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham, earning $2.7 million a year.[3]

Blanco was the 2007 Sierra Mist Goal of the Year Winner which was his first season, goal came in week 20 against RSL.[4]

On July 24, 2008 during the MLS All-Stars vs West Ham United, Blanco won the MVP of the game with one assist and one goal, a game in which he only played 46 Minutes the MLS All-stars won 3–2.

Celebration

From early on in his career, Blanco celebrates scoring a goal by acting like the Prehispanic Tlatoani Aztec emperor Cuauhtémoc, in order to show respect for the Mexican people, and their indigenous Amerindian heritage. [citation needed]

The feud between Blanco and former Mexican national team coach Ricardo Lavolpe has lasted for more than 10 years; since when inappropriate words were said before a match between Club América and CF Atlas, where Lavolpe was coach. Blanco scored a goal in that match and celebrated by intimidating and lying on the field just several meters in front of Lavolpe.

Open Cup Ban

Blanco has been suspended from U.S. Open Cup play for a minimum of two years for his conduct during a quarterfinal game against D.C. United on July 8th. At age 35, it is unlikely Blanco will ever play in the Open Cup again. Blanco was sent off in extra time for his involvement in a scuffle with United player Clyde Simms where he punched him in the stomach and poked him in the eye. After declining to leave the field in a timely manner, Blanco allegedly headbutted a United operations official.

Career statistics

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Honors

Club Honors

Mexico Club America

International Honors

Mexico Mexico

Individual Honors

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cuauhtémoc Blanco". footballdatabase.com. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  2. ^ "MLSnet.com: Press release". 2007 MLS award finalists & announcement schedule. Retrieved 2007-10-29.
  3. ^ "Mr. White Gets to 100 Caps (Maybe), Walks Away". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  4. ^ Media Player
  5. ^ クアウテモク･ブランコ

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