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Carlos Salcido

Not to be confused with Carlos Salcedo.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Salcido and the second or maternal family name is Flores.

Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores (Latin American Spanish: [ˈkaɾlos aɾˈnoldo salˈsiðo ˈfloɾes]; born 2 April 1980) is a Mexican former professional footballer. He started his career as a centre-back and played most of it as left-back, then converted to defensive midfielder and ended it as centre-back. He won the 2012 Olympic gold medal.[4]

Carlos Salcido
Salcido in 2008
Personal information
Full name Carlos Arnoldo Salcido Flores[1]
Date of birth (1980-04-02) 2 April 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Ocotlán, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back, defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Halcones (manager)
Youth career
1999–2001 Deportivo Oro[3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2006 Guadalajara 96 (2)
2006–2010 PSV 121 (3)
2010–2012 Fulham 23 (0)
2011–2012 → UANL (loan) 37 (1)
2012–2014 UANL 86 (5)
2014–2018 Guadalajara 117 (2)
2019 Veracruz 29 (0)
Total 509 (13)
International career
2012 Mexico Olympic (O.P.) 10 (0)
2004–2014 Mexico 123 (10)
Managerial career
2024– Halcones
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner 2011 United States
Runner-up 2007 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

After emerging through Guadalajara's youth system, he went on to be a mainstay for PSV Eindhoven, acting as vice-captain for the Dutch team and was the first player from Mexico to be champion in the Eredivisie. Salcido also played a season for Fulham before returning to Mexico with Tigres UANL. In 2014 he returned to Guadalajara, winning the league title with the club in 2017.

Internationally, Salcido represented the national team in three World Cups: 2006, 2010, 2014 and three Gold Cups: 2005, 2007, 2011, He was a member of Mexico's team that won the gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He made his first national team appearance at the age of 24 in 2004. In 2014, after the World Cup in Brazil, Salcido officially retired from the national team.

Salcido served as the first president of the Liga de Balompié Mexicano. In 2024 he began his career as a manager, his first position was at the head of Halcones FC, a team that participates in the Liga Premier de México - Serie A.[5]

Club career

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Guadalajara

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Carlos Salcido began his football career at his nearby home town team Chivas. He progressed through the ranks having successful seasons with the youth teams until he was called up to the national team in 2001, making his official debut in the Primera División de México on 22 July 2001 in a 1–1 draw against La Piedad in 2001. Salcido disappeared from Chivas' first squad until 2003, when he regained trust as a good defender. He would go on to play five half-seasons registering two goals in 105 matches.[6] Salcido was a 2005 and 2006 Copa Libertadores Semifinalist with Guadalajara and a Runner-Up in Primera División (First Division), losing against Pumas in penalty shoot-outs in 2004. Salcido made his final league appearance for Guadalajara on 1 April 2006 against Pachuca in a 3–2 win.

PSV Eindhoven

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In June and July following the 2006 FIFA World Cup, press speculation linked Salcido to several clubs in Europe, with one report claiming that he had agreed to sign for FA Premier League club Arsenal F.C.[7] However, these speculations proved false as he signed a four-year contract with Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven on 10 July 2006.

Salcido was a first team regular in the Eredivisie under Coach Ronald Koeman, starting 33 of 34 league games in his first season at the club, which saw PSV crowned Dutch champions. On 18 November 2006, he scored his first goal in Europe, a spectacular long-distance goal in a match against Excelsior Rotterdam that ended 4–0. Salcido also appeared in the 2006–07 UEFA Champions League. In total Salcido played 48 Eredivisie and Champions League games that season, finishing 46 of them. For the 2007–08 season, Salcido was awarded the number 3 shirt, previously worn by Michael Reiziger. He was also named the team Vice-Captain[8] after Timmy Simons was promoted to team Captain following the departure of former captain Phillip Cocu. In his second season at PSV Salcido played 33 games in the Dutch League, and 6 games in the Champions League, Salcido was crowned champion for the second straight year with PSV. In his third season with the club he played 28 games in the Dutch League scoring two goals. In 2009–10 Salcido played 27 Eredivisie matches and 9 UEFA Europa League matches. Salcido was a substitute for the beginning of the 2010–11 Eredivisie and the Europa League, where he did not appear in any matches but was soon transferred to Fulham of England.

Fulham

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After a good performance with Mexico at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, it was reported that Liverpool wanted to sign Salcido.[9]

On 26 August 2010 it was announced that Fulham had agreed a £3.6 million deal with PSV to sign the player but the deal was still subject to the player agreeing terms. The deal was then finalised the next day.[10] He made his debut against Blackburn Rovers on 18 September 2010. He contributed an assist in the 56th minute, when his cross pass fell to American player Clint Dempsey, who headed it into the net from 8 yards to level the game at 1–1. He played all 90 minutes.[11] He left the club in August 2011 on loan to club Tigres UANL.[12]

Tigres UANL

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Salcido with Tigres UANL in 2011

On 17 August 2011, it was announced that Salcido was transferred to Mexican side Tigres UANL on a season-long loan. After a robbery at his home in Claygate, London, Salcido requested to be transferred back to Mexico due to his family feeling unsettled.[13] In his first season back in Mexico, Salcido helped Tigres win their third league title, and their first title in over thirty years.

On 7 March 2012, Fulham confirmed that Salcido had joined Tigres on a permanent basis.[12]

Return to Guadalajara

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On 20 May 2014, Guadalajara officially announced the signing of Salcido.[14] After his participation at the World Cup, Salcido made his debut for Guadalajara in a pre-season friendly match 9 July 2014 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California. Against Cruz Azul, the match ended in a 2–1 win for Guadalajara, with Salcido playing the entire match.[15][16] Salcido made his first league appearance for Guadalajara 20 July 2014 in a match against Chiapas and played for the entire match.

Following the departure of captain Omar Bravo, Salcedo was named main captain of the club for the 2016–17 season.[17] On 24 November 2016, he scored his first goal for his second stint with Guadalajara from a penalty against rivals América.

In April 2017, Guadalajara won the Clausura Copa MX final against Monarcas Morelia.[18][19] The following month, they disputed Clausura championship against Tigres UANL, as Guadalajara would go on to win the title, finishing an eleven-year-long drought of league titles.[20][21] As a result, Guadalajara won their first Double since the 1969–70 season.[22]

Veracruz

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In January 2019, he officially joined Veracruz.[23] On 4 February he made his debut against his former club Guadalajara in a 0–0 draw.[24] He played his final match in the Liga MX on 23 November against his former club Guadalajara in a 1–3 loss.[25]

International career

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Salcido playing for Mexico at the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Salcido debuted with Mexico 8 September 2004 in a 2006 world cup qualifying match against Trinidad and Tobago, he soon established himself with the number 3 shirt as the national sides first choice left back. He has gone on to appear in several international competitions with Mexico. In 2005, he played in the Confederations Cup in Germany, helping the national team to a fourth-place finish, where he appeared as a starter in all five matches. During a semi-final match against Argentina, Salcido scored a goal in extra time. He recovered the ball in the Mexican area, dribbled it past three defenders while going the entire length of the pitch, then scored after the shot fooled keeper Germán Lux when it bounced off Fabricio Coloccini.

Salcido was included in the 24-man squad selected on 2 April 2006, by head coach Ricardo Lavolpe, to play for the national team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Salcido played all four matches during the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.

Salcido was called up by former Mexico national footballer now manager Hugo Sánchez for the 2007 Gold Cup. He announced that he would not participate in the 2007 Copa America with the team because he needed rest. He played in the final of the Gold Cup, where Mexico finished runner-up against rivals the United States. He was included in the tournament's All-Tournament Team.

Salcido played all four games at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.[10]

Salcido was one of the three over age players selected for the 2012 Summer Olympics. He won the gold medal with the Olympic team.[26]

Salcido's inclusion into Mexico's 2014 FIFA World Cup roster was a surprise to the player and to analysts alike.[27] He made his only start during the knockout stage against the Netherlands replacing the suspended José Juan Vázquez.[28]

Salcido announced his retirement from international football on 29 August 2014.[29][30]

Post playing career

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In October 2017, the creation of the Asociación Mexicana de Futbolistas (Mexican Footballers Association) was announced, with Salcido serving as co-president alongside Oribe Peralta.[31]

In May 2020, he was named as the first president of the Liga de Balompié Mexicano.[32] Following various issues that plagued the first season, he resigned in January 2021.[33] A month following his departure, he presented a project for a new football league, named Liga Top.[34]

In July 2024, he began his career as a manager when he was named the new coach of Halcones F.C., a team that plays in the third tier of Mexican football.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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Updated 29 August 2014[35][36]

Club performance League National cup League cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mexico League Cup League Cup North America Total
2001–02 Guadalajara Primera División 1 0 – – – 1 0
2002–03 – – – – 0 0
2003–04 42 1 – – – 42 1
2004–05 33 1 – – – 33 1
2005–06 29 0 – – 4[37] 0 33 0
Netherlands League KNVB Cup League Cup Europe Total
2006–07 PSV Eredivisie 33 1 4 0 – 9 0 46 1
2007–08 33 0 1 0 – 12 0 46 0
2008–09 28 2 2 0 – 6 0 36 2
2009–10 27 0 2 0 – 9 0 38 0
2010–111 – – – – 0 0
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2010–11 Fulham Premier League 23 0 2 0 1 0 – – 26 0
Mexico League Copa MX League Cup North America Total
2011–12 Tigres UANL Liga MX 37 1 – – - 37 1
2012–13 30 2 – – - 30 2
2013–14 32 2 6 1 – – 38 3
Mexico League Copa MX SuperCopa MX North America Total
2014–15 Guadalajara Liga MX 31 0 – – - 31 0
Total Mexico 225 7 6 1 – 4 0 235 8
Netherlands 121 3 9 0 0 0 36 0 166 3
England 23 0 2 0 1 0 – – 26 0
Total Club 369 10 17 1 1 0 40 0 427 11

1.^ Salcido was an unused substitute in 4 Eredivisie and 2 Europa League matches.[35]

International

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As of match played 29 June 2014[38]
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2004 5 0
2005 22 2
2006 9 0
2007 13 1
2008 11 2
2009 8 1
2010 13 0
2011 15 1
2012 9 3
2013 14 0
2014 4 0
Total 123 10

International goals

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Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.[39][40]

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 June 2005 AWD-Arena, Hanover, Germany   Argentina 1–0 1–1 (p.s.o.) 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup
2. 26 October 2005 Estadio Jalisco, Guadalajara, Mexico   Uruguay 1–0 3–1 Friendly
3. 13 June 2007 Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States   Panama 1–0 1–0 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
4. 26 March 2008 Craven Cottage, London, England   Ghana 1–1 2–1 Friendly
5. 15 October 2008 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada   Canada 1–1 2–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6. 14 October 2009 Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago   Trinidad & Tobago 2–2 2–2
7. 11 November 2011 Estadio Corregidora, Querétaro, Mexico   Serbia 1–0 2–0 Friendly
8. 25 January 2012 Reliant Stadium, Houston, United States   Venezuela 1–1 3–1
9. 8 June 2012 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico   Guyana 1–0 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
10. 7 September 2012 Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica   Costa Rica 1–0 2–0

Honours

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PSV

UANL

Guadalajara

Mexico Olympic

Mexico

Individual

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2006 FIFA World Cup Germany: List of Players: Mexico" (PDF). FIFA. 21 March 2014. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: CD Guadalajara" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
  3. ^ Deportivo Oro equipo en el que Salcido inició su carrera retirará su número (in Spanish)
  4. ^ "Olympics football: Mexico shock Brazil to win gold". BBC. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Dante Eludier presentó a Carlos Salcido como DT de Halcones FC". Ecos del Quinceo (in Spanish). 10 July 2024. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
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  8. ^ "Salcido, Vice-Captain for PSV" 18 Jul 2007,
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  14. ^ "Comunicación y Medios Club Deportivo Guadalajara" (in Spanish). Chivas de Corazon. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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  28. ^ Reuters
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  37. ^ Includes Copa Libertadores
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