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Cuauhtemoc Blanco

Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Cuauhtemoc Blanco.jpg
Municipal president of Cuernavaca
Assumed office
1 January 2016
Preceded by Jorge Morales Barud
Personal details
Born Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo
(1973-01-17) 17 January 1973 (age 44)
Mexico City, Mexico
Nationality Mexican
Political party Social Democratic Party (PSD)
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Spouse(s) Natalia Rezende (m. 2015)
Children Cuauhtémoc, Jr. (b.1996)
Bárbara (b. 2002)
Occupation

Association football career
Playing position
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–2007 América 333 (135)
1997–1998 Necaxa (loan) 28 (13)
2000–2002 Real Valladolid (loan) 23 (3)
2004 Veracruz (loan) 13 (5)
2007–2009 Chicago Fire 95 (23)
2008 Santos Laguna (loan) 4 (1)
2010 Veracruz 14 (5)
2010–2011 Irapuato 49 (9)
2012–2013 Dorados 40 (14)
2013–2014 BUAP 22 (6)
2014–2015 Puebla 19 (3)
2016 América 1 (0)
Total 641 (217)
National team
1995–2014 Mexico 120 (39)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
Playing position
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–2007 América 333 (135)
1997–1998 Necaxa (loan) 28 (13)
2000–2002 Real Valladolid (loan) 23 (3)
2004 Veracruz (loan) 13 (5)
2007–2009 Chicago Fire 95 (23)
2008 Santos Laguna (loan) 4 (1)
2010 Veracruz 14 (5)
2010–2011 Irapuato 49 (9)
2012–2013 Dorados 40 (14)
2013–2014 BUAP 22 (6)
2014–2015 Puebla 19 (3)
2016 América 1 (0)
Total 641 (217)
National team
1995–2014 Mexico 120 (39)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo (Spanish pronunciation: [kwauˈtemok ˈβlaŋko]; born 17 January 1973) is a Mexican politician and former professional footballer. He currently serves as the mayor of Cuernavaca, Morelos under the Social Democratic Party (PSD). As a footballer, Blanco was known for his attacking ability and played most of his career as a deep-lying forward and his last years as an attacking midfielder. He was also known for his accurate penalties, crucial passes and vision. Blanco is considered to be one of the greatest Mexican footballers of all time.

Blanco is the only Mexican football player with an award in an international FIFA competition, as he won the Silver Ball and the Silver Shoe awards in the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup. He has been awarded the MVP of the Mexican Primera División four times.

He is tied with Ronaldinho as the all-time leading Confederations Cup goalscorer. Blanco is the third leading goalscorer for the Mexico national team and his debut team Club América; he is also Mexico's second top scorer in both the FIFA World Cup and the Copa Libertadores tournament.

Blanco was born in Tlatilco, but grew up in Tepito, where he learned to love playing football in the local fields. Growing up in a rough environment, Blanco developed a style of play based on creativity. Ángel González a scout for Club América discovered him as he won the Torneo Benito Juárez as a part of the Distrito Federal selection team, and brought him to Club América's development program.


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