Cuauhtémoc Blanco

Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Blanco in 2024
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
31 August 2024
Governor of Morelos
In office
1 October 2018  31 August 2024
Preceded byGraco Ramírez
Succeeded byMargarita González Saravia
Municipal president of Cuernavaca
In office
1 January 2016  2 April 2018
Preceded byJorge Morales Barud
Succeeded byDenisse Arizmendi Villegas
Personal details
Born
Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo

(1973-01-17) 17 January 1973
Mexico City, Mexico
Political partyMORENA (since 2022)
Other political
affiliations
Social Democratic Party
(2015–2016)
Independent
(2016–2017)
Social Encounter Party
(2017–2022)
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Spouses
Marisela Santoyo
(m. 1996; div. 2003)
    Natalia Rezende
    (m. 2015)
    Children4
    Occupation

    Association football career
    Position(s)
    Youth career
    1988–1992 América
    Senior career*
    Years Team Apps (Gls)
    1992–2007 América 308 (108)
    1997–1998Necaxa (loan) 18 (11)
    2000–2002Real Valladolid (loan) 23 (3)
    2004Veracruz (loan) 15 (5)
    2007–2009 Chicago Fire 62 (16)
    2008Santos Laguna (loan) 4 (1)
    2010 Veracruz 14 (5)
    2010–2011 Irapuato 47 (9)
    2012–2013 Dorados 40 (14)
    2013–2014 BUAP 22 (6)
    2014–2015 Puebla 19 (3)
    2016 América 1 (0)
    Total 573 (181)
    International career
    1995–2014 Mexico 119 (38)
    Medal record
    Men's football
    Representing  Mexico
    FIFA Confederations Cup
    Winner1999 Mexico
    1995 Saudi Arabia
    CONCACAF Gold Cup
    Winner1996 United States
    Winner1998 United States
    Runner-up2007 United States
    Copa América
    1997 Bolivia
    1999 Paraguay
    2007 Venezuela
    Pan American Games
    1995 Mar del PlataTeam
    *Club domestic league appearances and goals

    Cuauhtémoc Blanco Bravo (Spanish pronunciation: [kwawˈtemok ˈblaŋko]; born 17 January 1973) is a Mexican politician and former professional footballer serving as a member of the Chamber of Deputies.

    He served as the Governor of Morelos from 2018 to 2024 under the coalition Juntos Haremos Historia, and as the mayor of Cuernavaca, Morelos.

    As a footballer, Blanco was known for his attacking ability and played most of his career as a deep-lying forward and his last years as an attacking midfielder. Blanco is considered to be one of the greatest Mexican footballers of all time.