Ricardo Cadena

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cadena and the second or maternal family name is Martínez.

Ricardo Cadena Martínez (born 23 October 1969) is a Mexican former professional footballer and current head coach of the Mexico under-23 national team.

Ricardo Cadena

Personal information
Full name	Ricardo Cadena Martínez
Date of birth	(1969-10-23) 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
Medal record Men's football Representing Mexico (as a player) Pan American Games 1991 Havana Team Representing Mexico (as manager) Pan American Games 2023 Santiago Team
*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 September 2024

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Tapatío	23 September 2021	14 April 2022	30	10	9	11	033.33
Guadalajara	14 April 2022	16 October 2022	25	10	9	6	040.00
Mexico U23	3 September 2023	Present	13	6	3	4	046.15
Total			68	26	21	21	038.24

Honours

Manager

Mexico U23

• Pan American Bronze Medal: 2023

References

• sports-reference
• FIFA

External links

• Ricardo Cadena – Liga MX stats at MedioTiempo.com (archived) (in Spanish)