Olaf Heredia

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Olaf Heredia
Personal information
Full name Carlos Olaf Heredia Orozco
Date of birth (1957-10-19) 19 October 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Apatzingán, Mexico
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
Total494(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 [a] (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.

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Career

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.

Notes

  1. ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herediaand the second or maternal family name is Orozco.

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References

  1. ↑ 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico
  2. 1 2 3 Contreras, Edgar (14 June 2004). "ENTREGA Y SACRIFICIO, LOS PRECEPTOS DE OLAF HEREDIA" [Delivery and sacrifice, the precepts of Olaf Heredia] (in Spanish). AUNAM Digital.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ Parra, José Ángel (21 November 2006). "Heredia espera aval para la selección" [Heredia expected endorsement for the national team] (in Spanish). El Universal.
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