Dorados de Sinaloa just shocked the world of football by appointing Diego Armando Maradona as the manager of the club. However, the Argentine icon will not be the only figure of legendary status to have represented the team from Culiacan, here are five others.
Joel Sanchez
“El Tiburon” had an extensive playing career from 1991-2011, obtaining over 500 appearances in Mexico’s top-tier league. Sanchez is considered a legend at Chivas de Guadalajara and was part of Mexico’s squad in the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 1999 Confederations Cup, where El Tri would win it in surprising fashion. The Mexican centre-back played with Dorados from 2004-2005 where he had 34 appearances and two goals.
Sebastian Abreu
Abreu has the Guinness World Record for the most clubs played in a career with 27 and also has scored over 400 goals. “El Loco” is still going strong with Deportes Magallanes in Chile and did play with El Gran Pez from 2005-2006 where he scored 22 goals in 34 appearances.
Jared Borgetti
Borgetti finished his career with over 300 total goals and will be more remembered for his time with Santos Laguna and the Mexico national team. The Culiacan native scored eight goals in 14 games for his hometown team in 2004 before being sold off to Pachuca.
Cuauhtemoc Blanco
“El Cuau” reached icon status in Mexico with Club America and El Tri, but played with several different teams after leaving Las Aguilas in 2007. Blanco played with Dorados from 2012-2013 where he scored 14 goals in 40 appearances and led Los Sinaloenses to a Copa MX title in the Apertura 2012 season.
Pep Guardiola
Guardiola is now being considered in the talks as one of the best managers of all time and also had a very solid playing career as well. Pep represented Spain in the 1994 FIFA World Cup and had an illustrious playing career with Barcelona, winning six league titles and a total of 14 trophies including a European Cup in 1992. The former midfielder finished his career with Dorados de Sinaloa in 2006 where he received inspiration to his tiki-taka style of play by manager Juan Manuel Lillo.
