Name: Carlos Enzo Exsequiel Reinoso Valdenegro

Nicknames: "El Maestro", "El Gran Chaparral"



Country: Chile
Club: Club América
Shirt Number: 8 (for América), 10 (for NT)
Position: ★AMF
Side: RF/BS
Age: 26-31 years (07/03/1945)

Height: 168 cm
Weight: 67 kg

Attack: 81
Defence: 45
Balance: 78
Stamina: 79
Top Speed: 81
Acceleration: 82
Response: 77
Agility: 82
Dribble Accuracy: 85
Dribble Speed: 78
Short Pass Accuracy: 85
Short Pass Speed: 83
Long Pass Accuracy: 90
Long Pass Speed: 84
Shot Accuracy: 78
Shot Power: 89
Shot Technique: 83
Free Kick Accuracy: 88
Swerve: 86
Heading: 70
Jump: 68
Technique: 90
Aggression: 84
Mentality: 75
Goalkeeper Skills: 50
Team work: 84

Injury Tolerance: B
Condition/Fitness: 5
Weak Foot Accuracy: 6
Weak Foot Frequency: 4
Consistency: 6
Growth type: Standard

CARDS:
P11 - Long Ranger
P15 - Talisman
S02 - Passer
S05 - 1-Touch Play
S06 - Outside Curve
S18 - Turning Skills

SPECIAL ABILITIES: Tactical Dribble - Playmaking - Passing - Middle Shooting - 1-Touch Pass - Outside

Attack/Defence Awareness Card: Attack-Minded

INFO:
Carlos Reinoso is a former Chilean footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Born in Santiago, Chile (07/03/1945), he began his football career in 1962 with Audax Italiano. A year later, he was selected to play for his country's national youth team and later joined the senior national team. In 1968, he was the top scorer of the Metropolitan Tournament, scoring 13 goals, even though he was not a center-forward. In 1970, Colo-Colo requested him as a reinforcement to play in a friendly quadrangular against Santos from Brazil and América from Mexico. As a result of that quadrangular, América from Mexico bought him. He made his debut as a player for América in 1970 in a league match against Atlante and remained with the club for eight years. During that golden decade, he won the league title in the 1970-71 and 1975-76 seasons, the Copa México in the 1973-74 season, the Campeón de Campeones in 1975-76, and the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 1978. Additionally, thanks to Reinoso, América achieved its most important accomplishment: the Interamerican Cup in 1978, against Boca Juniors of Argentina, after scoring the winning goal with Hugo Orlando Gatti as goalkeeper, from a direct free-kick on the left at the end of extra time. His feats with América, alongside striker Enrique Borja, consecrated them as the greatest football idols in the club's history. His quality on the field and his great skill in controlling and distributing the ball earned Carlos Reinoso recognition in Chilean football. For the Chilean National Team, Reinoso was the offensive midfielder in the qualifiers and in the 1974 FIFA World Cup, forming a luxurious midfield alongside Guillermo Páez and Francisco Valdés. During the World Cup, he worked hard to direct the team's midfield with long shots and occasional collective plays, and he had a good performance. However, his teammates' expulsions and the torrential rain in the match against Australia prevented the South American team from advancing to the next round, achieving two draws and one defeat against the host team. Over time, Reinoso continued to be called up for his national team, but he never fully adapted, mainly due to personality and leadership differences between Francisco Valdés and Carlos Reinoso himself. Reinoso would play for over a decade for the Chile national team, scoring 7 goals in 34 matches.

It's neither coincidence nor mere flattery that Reinoso is known as 'El Maestro', because he was a genius with the ball. The Chilean was a natural right-footer who combined technique, talent, class, and vision on the field. He could make precise passes from forty meters away or place the ball in the corner of any goal. He scored rabonas, trivelas, free kicks, and corners, and often directly from the midfield, like he did in the 1972-73 Cup final against Atlético Español. He had very good technique and was also dynamic, so another of his main qualities was his leg power, not only when kicking the ball but also when advancing all over the field, receiving numerous fouls. His coach at Club América, José Antonio Roca, stated that 'since almost all the balls had to go through Reinoso, besides having a lot of physical condition, quality, and technique, this forced him to have a leader's attitude.' Despite his almost 200 goals throughout his career, Reinoso was not a pure goalscorer; he was a playmaker: his style of play differed from that of a classic number 10, as he did not remain static in the attacking third but occupied the entire field from midfield forward. At América, during the decade he played, Reinoso was the player who had the ball the most time per game in Mexico: he controlled the tempo of the game and dictated all the plays precisely; América played as Reinoso wanted them to play. Carlos Reinoso is considered the best foreigner to have ever played in Mexico, alongside Cabinho and José Saturnino Cardozo, as well as the best player and the club's biggest icon in the history of Club América, alongside Enrique Borja and Cuauhtémoc Blanco. Additionally, the specialized press in his country often labels him as the best offensive midfielder in the history of Chile, alongside his teammate in the 1974 World Cup, Francisco Valdés.