Manuel Cerda

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cerda and the second or maternal family name is Canela.
Manuel Cerda
Personal information
Full name Manuel Cerda Canela
Date of birth (1945-04-19) 19 April 1945 (age 80)
Place of birth Jiquilpan de Juárez, Michoacán, Mexico
Position Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1966 Poza Rica
1966–1971 Toluca
1971–1975 Zacatepec
1975–1976 Veracruz
1976–1978 Atlético Potosino
1978–1979 Atlas
International career
1966–1967 Mexico 9 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Manuel Cerda Canela (born 19 April 1945) is a Mexican football player and manager. As a player, he primarily played for Toluca and Zacatepec throughout the 1960s and the 1970s.

Club career

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Cerda made his debut for Poza Rica during the 1962–63 Mexican Segunda División where the club would nearly be promoted that season, losing out by just two points to play in the top-flight of Mexican football. This trend of narrowly missing out qualification to the Primera División would continue for all of Cerda's tenure with the club before he switched over to Toluca for the 1966–67 season. He would be a part of a generation that included players such as Albino Morales, Vicente Pereda, Jesús Romero Reyes, Amaury Epaminondas, Carlos García Carrasco and Francisco Linares.[1] He would also spend a majority of his career with manager Ignacio Trelles with Cerda having a fond memory of Trelles' coaching style as well as his personality. Cerda's career highlights would be under Trelles as he was part of the winning squads for the Mexican Primera División and the Campeón de Campeones for the 1966–67 season with the club winning both tournaments once more for the following 1967–68 season.[2][3]

Throughout the 1970s, he played for Zacatepec and Veracruz. He notably played in the disastrous 1972–73 season where the club narrowly avoided relegation after winning the relegation playoffs against Pachuca.[4] Notably, during his final season as a player, he chose to play for Toluca's main rivals Atlas for the 1978–79 season.[5]

International career

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Cerda was first called up to represent Mexico for the 1966 Central American and Caribbean Games where he made 5 appearances and scored two goals in the tournament.[6] He made three more appearances during the 1967 CONCACAF Championship, including another goal against Trinidad and Tobago.[7]

Personal life

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His son Emmanuel Cerda is also a professional footballer who also briefly represented Mexico internationally as well as play for Tigres UANL throughout a majority of his career.[8]

During a match between his former club of Zacatepec and Inter de Acapulco [es], he was given his first homage for his career with the club as a "Cañero".[6]

References

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  1. ^ Rosas, Sergio Luis (5 November 2023). "Páginas del Ayey: "La Venganza de García Carrasco"". El Sol de la Laguna (in Mexican Spanish). Organización Editorial Mexicana. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  2. ^ "De Ignacio Trelles nunca escuché una mala palabra: Manuel Cerda, ex futbolsita". Global Media (in Mexican Spanish). 26 March 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Los 100 mejores jugadores en la historia del Toluca". Diario AS (in Mexican Spanish). 7 February 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  4. ^ "1972-1973 Zacatepec juega la liguilla por el no descenso". Explora Morelos (in Mexican Spanish). 15 October 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  5. ^ Mercado, José Luis (26 September 2024). "Toluca vs Atlas: Futbolistas que militaron en ambos equipos". Posta Deportes (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Manuel Cerda será homenajeado en Zacatepec por sus años como "Cañero"". Radio Formula (in Mexican Spanish). 22 April 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  7. ^ Mendoza, Eduardo; Lugo, Erik Francisco; ANCCIF (8 January 2023). "III COPA DE NACIONES CONCACAF 1967 (NORCECA) - Match Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  8. ^ Palma, Ángel (4 August 2022). "¿Qué fue de la vida de Emmanuel Cerda, el delantero mexicano que campeonó con Reynoso en 2009?". La República (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2025.