Carlos de los Cobos

Carlos de los Cobos
Personnel
Surname	Carlos de los Cobos Martinez
birthday	December 10, 1958
place of birth	Matamoros ,  Mexico
position	Defender
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1977-1988	Querétaro Fútbol Club
1979-1984	Club America	134 (7)
1984-1986	Necaxa	24 (2)
1986-1987	Querétaro Fútbol Club	15 (1)
1987-1989	Club America	22 (0)
1989-1991	CF Monterrey	62 (1)
1991-1992	Querétaro Fútbol Club	34 (1)
1992-1993	CF Monterrey	35 (2)
1993-1994	Querétaro Fútbol Club	3 (0)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1983-1986	Mexico	26 (0)
Stations as a trainer
Years	station
1993-1994	Querétaro Fútbol Club
1994-1995	UANL Tigres
1996	Club America
2000-2001	Celaya Fútbol Club
2003	CD Irapuato
2006	CD FAS
2006-2009	El Salvador
2010-2011	Chicago Fire
2012	Querétaro Fútbol Club
2015–	Cafetaleros de Tapachula
1 Only league games are given.

Carlos de los Cobos Martínez (born December 10, 1958 in Matamoros ) is a Mexican football coach and former player.

Player career

Carlos de los Cobos was active as a player exclusively in his home country Mexico and played from 1977 to 1994 for various larger clubs, mainly at Club América and the Querétaro Fútbol Club . With Club América he won the Mexican championship in 1984, 1988 and 1989 . He also won the national cup with CF Monterrey in 1991 and the CONCACAF Cup Winners' Cup two years later .

National team

For the Mexican national soccer team de los Cobos played from 1983 to 1986. Among other things, he was part of the squad at the 1986 World Cup in his own country. At this World Cup he was used in 3 out of 5 games.

Coaching career

Carlos de los Cobos began his coaching career where he left off as a player, at the Querétaro Fútbol Club . He also coached the teams of UANL Tigres and the clubs Club América , Celaya Fútbol Club and CD Irapuato . In 2006 the Mexican went abroad for the first time to train the CD FAS. A short time later, he became head coach of the national soccer team of El Salvador , which at that time had not won a game for almost two years. Under de los Cobos' direction, the team achieved the highest victory in the association's history with a 12-0 victory over the Anguilla national soccer team on February 6, 2008. In qualifying for the 2010 World Cup , he and his team reached the finals. There El Salvador dropped out after a 5th place and could not qualify for the 2010 World Cup. On December 14, 2009, de los Cobos declared that he would no longer be available after his contract expired. He cited a lack of motivation on his part as the reason.

On January 8, 2010, Carlos de los Cobos became the new coach of the Major League Soccer franchise Chicago Fire . On May 30, 2011, he was fired from the MLS franchise and replaced by Frank Klopas . In 2012 he briefly coached the Querétaro Fútbol Club in his native Mexico.

title

• as a player:
  • Mexican champion : 1984, 1988 and 1989 (with Club América)
  • Mexican Supercup : 1988 and 1989 (with Club América)
  • Mexican Cup Winner : 1991 (with CF Monterrey)
  • CONCACAF Cup Winners' Cup : 1993 (with CF Monterrey)

Web links

• Carlos de los Cobos in the database of transfermarkt.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ De los Cobos: "The pressure of expectation is growing" (de.fifa.com, July 22, 2008)
2. ↑ Chicago Fire Hire Carlos de los Cobos As Head Coach (www.goal.com, January 11, 2010)