Cuauhtemoc Blanco made his debut in the Primera División de México in 1992 at the age of 19 with Club América. In 1997, Blanco was recruited to play with Club Necaxa -in 1998 he was awarded the MVP- and returned two years later to play for Club América.
In 2000, Blanco was transferred to Real Valladolid (Spain) where he played for two years. He scored one of his most famous goals in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium against Real Madrid. He returned to Club América in 2002, winning again the MVP award.
In the 2004 South American Copa Libertadores playoffs, Blanco and several Club América players were involved in a large fierce brawl with São Caetano players from Brazil in the Estadio Azteca (Aztec Stadium); as both team officials and spectators invaded the football field to joined the fight; after São Caetano players provoked the Club Américan team by flapping their arms like eagles. Club América went on to lose the match, while Blanco and several players escaped a one year ban. However, Blanco was suspended and put on loan to CD Veracruz for six months before returning to Club América.
In May of 2005, Blanco won his first club championship as a player, leading Club América to its tenth league title, when Club América defeated the UAG Tecos by an aggregate score of 7-4 (1-1, 6-3). In the next three consecutve years between 2005 to 2007, he was awarded the MVP award.
Blanco has played for the Mexican national football team in two World Cups including France '98 and Korea-Japan 2002. He was a member of the Mexican national team that won the Confederations Cup in 1999 where he was the tournament's leading scorer with 6 goals he was awarded with the "Silver Ball" for the most outstanding player of the tournament.
In the selection for the final 23 man squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany, former Mexican national team coach Ricardo Lavolpe left Blanco out of the team. While the ostensible reason is 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. Following the exclusion of Blanco on the national team, a large group of fans organized a 15 kilometer protest march.
He has amassed 97 caps and scored 34 goals for Mexico.
On April 2, 2007, Blanco ventured on to Major League Soccer and signed with Chicago Fire. He was welcomed by 5,000 fans at Toyota Park. Blanco's first season with Chicago Fire was a success, as he scored 4 goals and had 7 assists in 14 regular season games. The club reached the MLS Eastern Conference Final and he was voted as a finalist for both the MVP and Newcomer of the Year awards.
As of the 2008 season, Blanco makes $2.6 million dollars a year as one of the highest-paid Major League Soccer players.
Quotes
- "I really hate Fernando Albarran, he is scum of the earth and is an emberrasment to soccer."
source wikipedia.org
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