Cuauhtémoc
Tlatoani of Tenochtitlan
Bust of Cuauhtémoc in el Zócalo, Mexico City.
Reign	1520–1521
Born	Circa 1495
Died	28 February 1525 (aged 29–30)
Predecessor	Cuitlahuac
Successor	Tlacotzin
Father	Ahuitzotl
Mother	Tlilancapatl

Cuauhtémoc (also known as Cuauhtemotzin, Guatimozin or Guatemoc; c. 1495^[1] – 28 February 1525) was the Aztec ruler (tlatoani) of Tenochtitlan from 1520 to 1521. The name Cuāuhtemōc (Nahuatl pronunciation: [kʷaːʍˈtemoːk]) means "One That Has Descended Like an Eagle", commonly rendered in English as "Swooping Eagle" as in the moment when an eagle folds its wings and plummets down to strike its prey, so this is a name that implies aggressiveness and determination.

Cuauhtémoc took power in 1520 as successor of Cuitláhuac and was a cousin of the former emperor Moctezuma II, and his young wife, who would later be known as Isabel Moctezuma, was one of Moctezuma's daughters.^[1] He ascended to the throne when he was 25 years of age, as his city was being besieged by the Spanish and devastated by an epidemic of smallpox brought to the New World by Spanish Invaders. Probably after the killings in the main temple, there were few Aztec captains available to take the position.

Attempted escape and recapture[link]

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On August 13, 1521, Cuauhtémoc went to call for reinforcements from the countryside to aid the falling Tenochtitlán, after eighty days of continuous urban warfare against the Spanish. Of all the Nahuas, only Tlatelolcas remained loyal, and the surviving Tenochcas looked for refuge in Tlatelolco, where even women took part in the battle. Cuauhtémoc was captured while fleeing Tenochtitlán by crossing Lake Texcoco in disguise with his wife, family, and friends. He surrendered to Hernán Cortés along with the surviving pipiltin (nobles), and offered him his knife and asked to be killed.

At first, Cortés treated his foe chivalrously. "A Spaniard knows how to respect valor, even in an enemy," he declared. However, he allowed Aldrete, the royal treasurer, to have Cuauhtémoc tortured to make him reveal the whereabouts of hidden treasure. Cuauhtémoc, insisting that there was no hidden treasure, withstood the ordeal.^[1]

Torture[link]

"The Torture of Cuauhtémoc", a 19th century painting by Leandro Izaguirre.

Cuauhtémoc was tortured by having his feet put to a fire, along with Tetlepanquetzal, the tlatoani of Tlacopán, and the Cihuacóatl (counselor) Tlacotzin, but even so they refused to divulge information about the treasures the Spanish coveted. It is said that during the torture, Tetlepanquetzal asked him to reveal the location of the treasures in order to stop the pain given to them, and Cuauhtémoc is quoted to say "Do you think I am in a bath for pleasure?" This would be popularized in the 19th century as "Do you think I am in a bed of roses?" The date and details of this episode are unknown. In the end, a shamed Cortés delivered Cuauhtémoc from Aldrete's hands.

Eventually Cortés recovered some gold from a noble's house, but most of the tales about "Aztec gold" were a myth. Since for the Aztecs, gold had no intrinsic value^{[verification needed]}, they did not have big solid pieces of gold, instead they preferred wood covered with gold. After those pieces were melted, they only gave a fraction of the gold that Cortés and his men expected.

Execution[link]

Mosaic of what is considered to be Cuauhtemoc's last address as tlatoani in Nahuatl and Spanish

In 1525, Cortés took Cuauhtémoc and several other indigenous nobles on his expedition to Honduras, fearing that Cuauhtémoc could have led an insurrection in his absence.^[2] While the expedition was stopped in the Chontal Maya capital of Itzamkanac, known as Acalan in Nahuatl, Cortés had Cuauhtémoc executed for allegedly conspiring to kill him and the other Spaniards.

Statue of Cuauhtémoc on Avenida Reforma in Mexico City. The inscription at the bottom of the statue translates as "In memory of Cuauhtémoc (spelled Quautemoc) and his warriors who battled heroically in defense of their country."

There are a number of discrepancies in the various accounts of the event. According to Cortés himself, on 27 February 1525 it was revealed to him by a citizen of Tenochtitlan named Mexicalcingo that Cuauhtémoc, Coanacoch (the ruler of Texcoco) and Tetlepanquetzal (the ruler of Tlacopan) were plotting his death. Cortés interrogated them until each confessed, and then had Cuauhtémoc, Tetlepanquetzal, and another lord named Tlacatlec hanged. Cortés wrote that the other lords would be too frightened to plot against him again, as they believed he had uncovered the plan through magic powers. Cortés's account is supported by the historian Francisco López de Gómara.^[3]

According to Bernal Díaz del Castillo, a conquistador serving under Cortés who recorded his experiences in his book The Conquest of New Spain, the supposed plot was revealed by two men, named Tapia and Juan Velásquez. Díaz portrays the executions as unjust and based on no evidence, and admits to having liked Cuauhtémoc personally. He also records Cuauhtémoc giving the following speech to Cortés, through his interpreter Malinche:

Oh Malinzin [i.e., Cortés]! Now I understand your false promises and the kind of death you have had in store for me. For you are killing me unjustly. May God demand justice from you, as it was taken from me when I entrusted myself to you in my city of Mexico!

Díaz wrote that afterwards, Cortés suffered from insomnia due to guilt, and badly injured himself while wandering at night.^[4]

Fernando de Alva Cortés Ixtlilxóchitl, a Mestizo historian and descendant of Coanacoch, wrote an account of the executions in the 17th century partly based on Texcocan oral tradition.^[2] According to Ixtlilxóchitl the three lords were joking cheerfully with each other, due to a rumor that Cortés had decided to return the expedition to Mexico, when Cortés asked a spy to tell him what they are talking about. The spy reported honestly, but Cortés invented the plot himself. Cuauhtémoc, Coanacoch and Tetlepanquetzal were all hanged, as well as eight others. However, Cortés cut down Coanacoch, the last to be hanged, after his brother began rallying his warriors. Coanacoch did not have long to enjoy his reprieve—Ixtlilxóchitl wrote that he died a few days later.^[5]

Legacy[link]

Aztec civilization
Aztec society
Nahuatl language
Religion · Mythology · Philosophy · Calendars
Human sacrifice · Medicine
Aztec history
Aztlán · Codices · Warfare
Aztec Triple Alliance
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
Fall of Tenochtitlan · La Noche Triste
Montezuma II · Hernán Cortés
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Monument to Cuauhtémoc in Veracruz, Mexico

Tlacotzin, Cuauhtémoc's cihuacoatl, was appointed his successor as tlatoani. He died the next year before returning to Tenochtitlan.

The modern-day town of Ixcateopan in the state of Guerrero is home to an ossuary purportedly containing Cuauhtémoc's remains.

Many places in Mexico are named in honour of Cuauhtémoc. These include Ciudad Cuauhtémoc in Chihuahua and the Cuauhtémoc borough of the Mexican Federal District. There is also a Cuauhtémoc station on the Mexico City metro and the Monterrey Metrorrey. Cuauhtémoc is also one of the few non-Spanish given names for Mexican boys that is perennially popular. In the Aztec campaign of the PC game Age of Empires II: The Conquerors, the player plays as Cuauhtémoc, despite the name Montezuma for the campaign itself, and Cuauhtémoc narrates the openings and closings to each scenario. In the next installment to the series, Age of Empires 3: The War Chiefs, Cuauhtémoc was the leader of Aztecs.

In the 1996 Rage Against The Machine single People of the Sun, lyricist Zack De La Rocha rhymes "When the fifth sun sets get back reclaimed, The spirit of Cuauhtémoc alive an untamed".

Cuauhtémoc, in the name Guatemoc, is portrayed sympathetically in the adventure novel Montezuma's Daughter, by H. Rider Haggard. First appearing in Chapter XIV, he becomes friends with the protagonist after they save each other's lives. His coronation, torture, and death are described in the novel.

Notes[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Cuauhtémoc

•  "Cuauhtemotzín". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. 1900. 

Cuauhtémoc Blanco

Blanco with Veracruz in 2010.
Personal information
Full name	Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo
Date of birth	(1973-01-17) 17 January 1973 (age 39)
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Height	5 ft 9.5 in (1.77 m)[1]
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder Forward
Club information
Current club	Dorados de Sinaloa
Number	20
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1992–2007	América	333	(125)
1997–1998	→ Necaxa (loan)	28	(13)
2000–2002	→ Real Valladolid (loan)	23	(3)
2004	→ Veracruz (loan)	15	(5)
2007–2009	Chicago Fire	62	(16)
2008	→ Santos Laguna (loan)	4	(1)
2010	Veracruz	14	(5)
2010–2011	Irapuato	47	(9)
2012–	Dorados de Sinaloa	13	(5)
National team
1995–2010	Mexico	119	(39)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 April 2012. † Appearances (Goals).

Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo (Spanish pronunciation: [kwauˈtemok ˈblaŋko]; born 17 January 1973) is a Mexican professional footballer who currently plays for Dorados de Sinaloa^[2] in the Mexican Liga de Ascenso.

Known for his aggressive yet charismatic personality on the field, playing most of his career as a deep-lying forward and his last years as an attacking midfielder. He is widely considered one of the greatest and most talented Mexican players in the last two decades.

Blanco is the only Mexican football player with an award in a major 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 First League Division five times.

He is tied with Ronaldinho as the leading Confederations Cup goalscorer. Blanco is the second leading goal scorer for the Mexican national football 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.

Club career[link]

Blanco was born in Tlatilco, but grew up in Tepito, a poor neighborhood of Mexico City, where he learned to love playing football in the local fields. Growing up in a rough environment with a high crime rate, Blanco developed a style of play based on creativity and aggressiveness leading him to sometimes lose his temper. 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.

Club América[link]

Blanco during his time with Club América.

Having played most of his career in Club América, with 333 appearances and 125 goals, Cuauhtémoc has become an idol to the club's supporters and an important figure in the history of the team.

Blanco made his debut in the Primera División (Mexican First Division) in 1992 at the age of 19 with Club América. He won his first Golden Boot with 16 goals in the Winter 1998 season for Las Aguilas.

In May 2005, Blanco won his first club championship as a player, leading Club América to its tenth league title, when Club América defeated U.A.G. by an aggregate score of 7–4 (1–1, 6–3). In the next three consecutive years between 2005 to 2007, he was awarded the MVP.

He scored his last goal is this club during the championship final against Pachuca in 2007. After that game he moved to Chicago and played the next two seasons for Chicago Fire.

Necaxa[link]

He was loaned for Winter 1997 and Summer 1998 at Club Necaxa, in which he scored 13 goals in 28 appearances.

Real Valladolid[link]

In the year 2000, after winning the Golden Shoe in the Confederations Cup 1999, Blanco was loaned to Real Valladolid for the 2000–01 campaign. On October of that year in an international WCQ match against Trinidad and Tobago, he received a strong kick from an opposing defender, breaking his leg and leaving him out of the fields for the next 8 months.

After the peak of his career was stopped by an injury, he continued in the club for another season (2001–02), in which he struggled with homesickness and regaining his form; after scoring great goals in Spain, including a free-kick against Real Madrid's Iker Casillas at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium,^[3] he returned to Mexico.

Veracruz[link]

In the Apertura 2004 he had a successful season with the Tiburones Rojos in which they ended up leaders, Blanco being an important factor. During this season he gained an important following at the port, which led him to come back later on.

Chicago Fire[link]

Blanco in Chicago in 2009 during his time with the Chicago Fire.

On 2 April 2007, Blanco ventured on to Major League Soccer in the United States and signed with Chicago Fire. He was welcomed by 5,000 fans at Toyota Park as he conducted interviews with the media, signed autographs and greeted with fans.

He was later voted as a finalist for both the M.V.P. and Newcomer of the Year awards in 2007.^[4] Blanco was the 2007 Sierra Mist Goal of the Year Winner which was his first season, goal came in week 20 against RSL.^[5]

Blanco was the second-highest paid player in Major League Soccer, after Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder David Beckham, earning $2.7 million a year.^[6] Once again finalist for the M.V.P of the year award.

On 24 July 2008 during the MLS All-Stars vs West Ham United, Blanco won the MVP of the game with one assist and one goal, a game in which he only played 46 minutes. The MLS All-stars won 3–2.

Santos Laguna[link]

On November 19, 2008, it was announced that Santos Laguna signed Blanco on a loan to play only for the Apertura 2008 Liguilla, after the injury of their Ecuadorian striker Christian Benítez. Blanco was formally presented to the press the next day, wearing jersey number 9, and stated that he looks forward to giving Santos a back-to-back championship.^[7][8][9] Blanco scored his first goal with Santos Laguna 29 November 2008. It was penalty against San Luis goalkeeper Adrian Martinez in the return game which Santos Laguna won 2–1 and 5–2 aggregate score.

Return to Mexico[link]

In October 2009 Blanco announced he would not be renewing his contract with Chicago Fire and would instead sign with Veracruz of Liga de Ascenso starting January 2010.^[10] However, after 6 months with Veracruz he left for Irapuato FC.^[11] Led by Cuauhtemoc Irapuato won Clausura 2011, but the team failed to advance to the Primera División losing to Club Tijuana in the promotional final.

In December 2011, after he could not secure a contract with any Primera División team and a month shy of his 39th birthday, Blanco joined Dorados de Sinaloa of Liga de Ascenso.^[2] According to Blanco, this will be the last team he represents.^[2] He would like to finish his professional player career playing for Dorados de Sinaloa and later pursue his career as a coach.^[2]

International career[link]

Blanco has played for Mexico at three World Cups. He was part of the squad at France '98, Korea-Japan 2002 and South Africa 2010. He was also a member of the Mexico team that won the Confederations Cup in 1999 where he was the tournament's leading scorer with six goals, including one in the final. He was awarded the "Golden Boot" and "Silver Boot" for outstanding player of the tournament. Blanco holds the record along with Brazil's Ronaldinho as the highest scoring players in the Confederations Cup with nine goals, three in 1997 and six in 1999.

In the selection for the final 23-man squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, former Mexican national team coach Ricardo La Volpe left Blanco out of the team. While the ostensible reason given was that Blanco was frequently injured and not in good form; some people considered this to be a consequence of the previous year's constant bickering, due to on-going personal problems between coach and player.

Blanco became part of the squad that played the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, scoring one penalty goal, and the 2007 Copa América, where he scored 2 goals also in penalty kicks. He has since been praised for his influential performance and is now tipped to be a certain starter for the majority of Mexico's qualifying games, mostly due to his experience and current form with Chicago Fire in MLS. On 13 September 2008, he earned his 100th cap for his country in its 2–1 World Cup qualifier victory over Canada at Tuxtla Gutierrez, coming on with only 15 seconds left in regulation.

Blanco returned to the national team since Javier Aguirre's arrival to the team in April 2009, playing in all the games throughout the Hexagonal of the World Cup Qualifying since then; Blanco becoming an important factor for Mexico's team regain of form and confidence.

On 10 October 2009, Blanco provoked the first opposition own goal and scored the second goal in a 4–1 victory over El Salvador to help Mexico clinch a spot in the 2010 World Cup. On 17 June 2010, he scored a penalty in the 78th minute of the 2–0 win against France at the World Cup in South Africa.^[12] With this goal he became the first Mexican to score a goal in three World Cup tournaments and the third-oldest goalscorer in World Cup history.^[13][14] Blanco is considered by many to be one of the greatest penalty kickers of all time. He also has a penalty-taking record; out of a total of 58 taken, he has only ever missed three.

International goals[link]

Blanco – goals for Mexico
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	January 19, 1996	Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, United States	Guatemala	1–0	1–0	1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2.	January 21, 1996	L.A. Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States	Brazil	2–0	2–0	1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
3.	February 7, 1996	Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile	Chile	1–0	1–2	Friendly
4.	June 16, 1996	Rose Bowl, Pasadena, United States	United States	2–1	2–2	1996 U.S. Cup
5.	June 22, 1997	Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba, Bolivia	Ecuador	1–1	1–1	1997 Copa América
6.	December 14, 1997	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	3–0	5–0	1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
7.	December 14, 1997	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	5–0	5–0	1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
8.	December 16, 1997	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Brazil	1–1	2–3	1997 FIFA Confederations Cup
9.	February 7, 1998	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, United States	Honduras	1–0	2–0	1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
10.	February 7, 1998	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, United States	Honduras	2–0	2–0	1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
11.	June 20, 1998	Parc Lescure, Bordeaux, France	Belgium	2–2	2–2	1998 FIFA World Cup
12.	July 6, 1999	Antonio Oddone Sarubbi, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay	Venezuela	1–0	3–1	1999 Copa América
13.	July 6, 1999	Antonio Oddone Sarubbi, Ciudad del Este, Paraguay	Venezuela	3–0	3–1	1999 Copa América
14.	July 25, 1999	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Saudi Arabia	1–0	5–1	1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
15.	July 25, 1999	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Saudi Arabia	2–0	5–1	1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
16.	July 25, 1999	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Saudi Arabia	4–1	5–1	1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
17.	July 25, 1999	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Saudi Arabia	5–1	5–1	1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
18.	August 1, 1999	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	United States	1–0	1–0	1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
19.	August 4, 1999	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Brazil	4–2	4–3	1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
20.	January 9, 2000	Networks Associates Coliseum, Oakland, United States	Iran	2–0	2–1	Friendly
21.	September 3, 2000	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Panama	4–0	7–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
22.	September 3, 2000	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Panama	7–1	7–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
23.	October 8, 2000	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Trinidad and Tobago	1–0	7–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
24.	October 8, 2000	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Trinidad and Tobago	3–0	7–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
25.	September 2, 2001	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Jamaica	1–1	2–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
26.	September 2, 2001	Independence Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Jamaica	2–1	2–1	2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
27.	September 5, 2001	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Trinidad and Tobago	3–0	3–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
28.	November 11, 2001	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Honduras	1–0	3–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
29.	November 11, 2001	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Honduras	3–0	3–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier
30.	June 3, 2002	Niigata Stadium, Niigata, Japan	Croatia	1–0	1–0	2002 FIFA World Cup
31.	February 28, 2007	Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States	Venezuela	3–0	3–0	Friendly
32.	June 10, 2007	Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, United States	Honduras	1–0	1–2	2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
33.	July 8, 2007	Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín, Venezuela	Paraguay	5–0	6–0	2007 Copa América
34.	July 14, 2007	Estadio Olímpico, Caracas, Venezuela	Uruguay	1–1	3–1	2007 Copa América
35.	June 6, 2009	Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador	El Salvador	1–1	1–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
36.	September 9, 2009	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Honduras	1–0	1–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
37.	October 10, 2009	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	El Salvador	2–0	4–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier
38.	March 17, 2010	Estadio Corona, Torreón, Mexico	North Korea	1–0	2–1	Friendly
39.	June 17, 2010	Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane, South Africa	France	2–0	2–0	2010 FIFA World Cup

Celebration[link]

Blanco himself has accepted on Mexican television and to the press that his goal celebration is an imitation of the "Archer"^[15] celebration created by former Atletico de Madrid striker Kiko Narvaez. In a 2005 interview with Mexican newspaper El Universal (Mexico City), Blanco explains that while watching a Spanish league game accompanied by his teammate Germán Villa, both players agreed to celebrate their next goal by imitating the "Archer" gesture. In the end, only Blanco did it, and jokingly reprimanded Villa for not keeping his word.^[16][16] However, the Chicago Fire official website claims that Blanco celebrates scoring a goal by acting like the Prehispanic Tlatoani Aztec emperor Cuauhtémoc, "in order to show respect for the Mexican people, and their indigenous Amerindian heritage".^[17]

Cuauhtemiña[link]

Blanco remains remembered for the Cuauhtemiña (also spelled Cuauhteminha), or Blanco Trick, which he performed notably at the 1998 World Cup.^[18] In the trick, when two or more opposition players are trying to take the ball from him, he traps the ball between his feet and jumps through the defenders- releasing the ball in the air and landing with it under control as he leaves the opposition players behind.^[19] The trick is easy to perform but is eye-catching and has been incorporated as a special skill into the FIFA series of football video games.

Career statistics[link]

As of October 22, 2009 ^[20]

International[link]

^[21]

Honors[link]

Filmography[link]

Writer[link]

• Abismo de pasión (2012–2013) – Adaption
• Cuando me enamoro (telenovela) (2010–2011) – original story
• Mi pecado (2009–2010) – written
• En Nombre del Amor (2008–2009) – original story
• El manantial (2001–2002) – original story
• Laberintos de Pasión (1999–2000) – original story
• Angela (telenovela) (1998–1999) – written
• Cañaveral de Pasiones (1996) – adaption
• Capricho (telenovela) (1993) – original story
• Cadenas de Amargura (1991) – original story

[edit] Actor^[22]

• Triunfo del Amor (2010–2011) as Juan José Martínez Robles "Juanjo"
• Hasta Que el Dinero Nos Separe (2009) as himself
• Adidas... Y tu qué sientes por ella? (2009)

See also[link]

• FIFA Confederations Cup goalscorers
• Retired numbers in association football

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Cuauhtémoc Blanco

Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Cuauhtémoc Blanco

• Cuauhtémoc Blanco – FIFA competition record
• Player stats at Federación Mexicana
• Cuauhtémoc Blanco stats at Medio Tiempo.com (Spanish)
• Cuauhtémoc Blanco at National-Football-Teams.com

Mexico squads v t e Mexico squad – 1995 King Fahd Cup Third Place 1 Campos 2 Suárez 4 Ambríz 5 Ramírez 6 Bernal 7 Hermosillo 8 García Aspe 9 Rodríguez 10 García 11 Zague 12 Chávez 13 Vidrio 14 del Olmo 15 Esquivel 16 Coyote 17 Galindo 18 Blanco 20 Navarro 21 Gutiérrez Coach: Mejía Barón v t e Mexico squad – 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners (2nd title) 1 Sánchez 2 Suárez 5 Davino 6 Lara 7 Ramírez 8 García Aspe 9 Peláez 10 L. García 11 Hernández 12 Briones 14 del Olmo 15 Blanco 16 Astivia 17 Villa 18 A. García 19 Campos 20 Rizo 21 Gutiérrez Coach: Milutinović v t e Mexico squad – 1996 Summer Olympics 1 O. Sánchez 2 Suárez 3 Oteo 4 Villa 5 Davino 6 Lara 7 Torres 8 Sol 9 Campos 10 García 11 Blanco 12 F. Sánchez 13 Pardo 14 Alvarado 15 Arellano 16 Alfaro 17 Palencia 18 Abundis Coach: de los Cobos v t e Mexico squad – Copa América 1997 Third Place 1 Ríos 2 Suárez 3 Sánchez 4 Villa 5 Davino 6 Lara 7 García 8 Ramírez 9 Chávez 10 Rizo 11 Blanco 12 Pineda 13 Pardo 14 Romero 15 Hernández 16 Jiménez 17 Palencia 18 Saavedra 19 de Anda 20 Abundis 21 Sancho 22 Zuñiga Coach: Lapuente v t e Mexico squad – 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup 1 Sánchez 2 Suárez 3 de Anda 4 Villa 5 Davino 6 Lara 7 Ramírez 8 Luna 9 Chávez 10 García 11 Blanco 12 Pérez 13 Pardo 14 Terrazas 15 Hernández 16 López 17 Palencia 18 Carmona 19 Zárate 20 Abundis Coach: Lapuente v t e Mexico squad – 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners (3rd Title) 1 Pérez 2 Suárez 3 de Anda 4 Villa 5 Davino 6 Lara 7 Ramírez 8 Luna 9 Alfaro 10 Lozano 11 Blanco 12 Martínez 13 Pardo 14 Medina 15 Hernández 16 López 17 Palencia 18 Carmona 19 Mercado 20 Mora Coach: Lapuente v t e Mexico squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Campos 2 Suárez 3 J. Sánchez 4 Villa 5 Davino 6 Bernal 7 Ramírez 8 García Aspe (c) 9 Peláez 10 García 11 Blanco 12 O. Sánchez 13 Pardo 14 Lara 15 Hernández 16 Terrazas 17 Palencia 18 Carmona 19 Luna 20 Ordiales 21 Arellano 22 Pérez Coach: Lapuente v t e Mexico squad – Copa América 1999 Third Place 1 Campos 2 Suárez 3 Sánchez 4 Márquez 5 Torrado 6 Lara 7 Ramírez 8 García Aspe 9 Chávez 10 Blanco 11 Osorno 12 Pérez 13 Pardo 14 Terrazas 15 Hernández 16 Cabrera 17 Palencia 18 Carmona 19 Zepeda 20 García 21 Almaguer 22 Ríos Coach: Lapuente v t e Mexico squad – 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup Winners (1st Title) 1 Campos 2 Suárez (c) 3 Sánchez 4 Márquez 5 Torrado 6 Villa 7 Ramírez 8 García Aspe 9 Abundis 10 Blanco 11 Osorno 12 Pérez 13 Pardo 14 Terrazas 15 Hernández 16 Arellano 17 Palencia 18 Carmona 19 Zepeda 20 García Coach: Lapuente v t e Mexico squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Pérez 2 de Anda 3 García 4 Márquez (c) 5 Vidrio 6 Torrado 7 Morales 8 García Aspe 9 Borgetti 10 Blanco 11 Luna 12 Sánchez 13 Mercado 14 Villa 15 Hernández 16 Carmona 17 Palencia 18 J. Rodríguez 19 Caballero 20 Brown 21 Arellano 22 A. Rodríguez 23 Campos Coach: Aguirre v t e Mexico squad – 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup Runners-up 1 O. Sánchez 2 Magallón 3 Salcido 4 Márquez 5 Osorio 6 Torrado 7 Medina 8 Pardo 9 Borgetti 10 Blanco 11 Morales 12 Corona 13 Ochoa 14 Pinto 15 Castro 16 Lozano 17 Fonseca 18 Guardado 19 Bravo 20 Arce 21 Castillo 22 Rodríguez 23 Bautista Coach: H. Sánchez v t e Mexico squad – Copa América 2007 Third Place 1 O. Sánchez 2 Magallón 3 Pinto 4 Márquez (c) 5 I. Castro 6 Torrado 7 Medina 8 Correa 9 Landín 10 Blanco 11 Morales 12 Cacho 13 Ochoa 14 Pineda 15 J. Castro 16 Lozano 17 Bautista 18 Guardado 19 Bravo 20 Arce 21 Castillo 22 Rodríguez Coach: H. Sánchez v t e Mexico squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup 1 Pérez 2 Rodríguez 3 Salcido 4 Márquez (c) 5 Osorio 6 Torrado 7 Barrera 8 Castro 9 Franco 10 Blanco 11 Vela 12 Aguilar 13 Ochoa 14 Hernández 15 Moreno 16 Juárez 17 dos Santos 18 Guardado 19 Magallón 20 Torres Nilo 21 Bautista 22 Medina 23 Michel Coach: Aguirre