Ricardo Cadena

Ricardo Cadena
Personal information
Full name Ricardo Cadena Martínez
Date of birth (1969-10-23) 23 October 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
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
2023–2024 Mexico U23
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico (as a player)
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1991 Havana Team
Representing  Mexico (as manager)
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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.