Olaf Heredia

Olaf Heredia
Personal information
Full name Carlos Olaf Heredia Orozco
Date of birth (1957-10-19) 19 October 1957
Place of birth Apatzingán, Mexico
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1984 Pumas 201 (0)
1984–1987 Tigres 60 (0)
1978–1990 Morelia 114 (0)
1990–1993 Cruz Azul 59 (0)
1993–1997 Santos Laguna 60 (0)
National team
1983–1986 Mexico 18 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Carlos Olaf Heredia Orozco (born 19 October 1957) is a Mexican football goalkeeper who played for Mexico in the 1986 FIFA World Cup.[1] He also played for Tigres de la UANL.

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 de la 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.

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.
  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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