Ricardo Cadena Martínez (born 23 October 1969) is a Mexican former professional footballer and current head coach of the Mexico under-23 national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ricardo Cadena Martínez | ||
| Date of birth | 23 October 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mexico U23 (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1993 | Guadalajara | 69 | (0) |
| 1993–2000 | León | 186 | (3) |
| 2000–2002 | La Piedad | 73 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Jaguares | 32 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Dorados | 39 | (0) |
| 2005 | Lagartos de Tabasco | 11 | (0) |
| 2005 | Tijuana | 18 | (0) |
| Total | 428 | (3) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993 | Mexico | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Salamanca (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Irapuato (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Unión de Curtidores (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Irapuato (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2011 | Dorados (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2014 | Necaxa (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Correcaminos UAT (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Mineros de Zacatecas (assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Correcaminos UAT (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Alebrijes de Oaxaca (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Guadalajara Premier | ||
| 2019–2020 | Guadalajara (academy) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Guadalajara (assistant) | ||
| 2021 | Tapatío (Interim) | ||
| 2022 | Tapatío | ||
| 2022 | Guadalajara (Interim) | ||
| 2022 | Guadalajara | ||
| 2023– | Mexico U23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played as a defender during his career. He was a member of the Mexico national team competing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, and earned one cap for the senior side.
Managerial statistics
- Statistics accurate as of match played 9 October 2022
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||||
| Tapatío |  | 23 September 2021 | 14 April 2022 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 34.78 | ||
| Guadalajara | | 14 April 2022 | 16 October 2022 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 40.00 | ||
| Total | 48 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 37.50 | |||||
Honours
Manager
Mexico U23
References
External links
- Ricardo Cadena – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)