1. Carlos Salcido 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.
32 Facts About Carlos Salcido
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Internationally, Carlos 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.
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Carlos Salcido made his first national team appearance at the age of 24 in 2004.
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In 2014, after the World Cup in Brazil, Carlos Salcido officially retired from the national team.
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Carlos Salcido served as the first president of the Liga de Balompie Mexicano.
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Carlos Salcido began his football career at his nearby home town team Chivas.
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Carlos Salcido disappeared from Chivas' first squad until 2003, when he regained trust as a good defender.
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Carlos Salcido would go on to play five half-seasons registering two goals in 105 matches.
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Carlos Salcido was a 2005 and 2006 Copa Libertadores Semifinalist with Guadalajara and a Runner-Up in Primera Division, losing against Pumas in penalty shoot-outs in 2004.
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Carlos 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.
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In total Carlos Salcido played 48 Eredivisie and Champions League games that season, finishing 46 of them.
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Carlos Salcido was named the team Vice-Captain after Timmy Simons was promoted to team Captain following the departure of former captain Phillip Cocu.
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Carlos Salcido made his debut against Blackburn Rovers on 18 September 2010.
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Carlos Salcido left the club in August 2011 on loan to club Tigres UANL.
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On 17 August 2011, it was announced that Carlos Salcido was transferred to Mexican side Tigres UANL on a season-long loan.
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On 7 March 2012, Fulham confirmed that Carlos Salcido had joined Tigres on a permanent basis.
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Carlos Salcido made his first league appearance for Guadalajara 20 July 2014 in a match against Chiapas and played for the entire match.
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Carlos 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.
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Carlos Salcido has gone on to appear in several international competitions with Mexico.
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Carlos Salcido 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 German Lux when it bounced off Fabricio Coloccini.
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Carlos 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.
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Carlos Salcido played all four matches during the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany.
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Carlos Salcido was called up by former Mexico national footballer now manager Hugo Sanchez for the 2007 Gold Cup.
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Carlos Salcido announced that he would not participate in the 2007 Copa America with the team because he needed rest.
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Carlos Salcido played in the final of the Gold Cup, where Mexico finished runner-up against rivals the United States.
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Carlos Salcido played all four games at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
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Carlos Salcido was one of the three over age players selected for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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Carlos Salcido won the gold medal with the Olympic team.
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Carlos Salcido's inclusion into Mexico's 2014 FIFA World Cup roster was a surprise to the player and to analysts alike.
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Carlos Salcido made his only start during the knockout stage against the Netherlands replacing the suspended Jose Juan Vazquez.
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Carlos Salcido announced his retirement from international football on 29 August 2014.
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In October 2017, the creation of the Asociacion Mexicana de Futbolistas was announced, with Carlos Salcido serving as co-president alongside Oribe Peralta.