‘Coco’ Carrasquilla in a select group of Panamanians

Adalberto “Coco” Carrasquilla Arrived at Houston Dynamo in the 2021 season, from Cartagena (second division of Spain) and two years later, he dedicated himself to his first title in the orange institution, winning US Open Cup in American football last wednesday night.

Houston Dynamo They came out of the four-year drought of not winning the title with a victory in the final against Inter Miami (1-2), in which Leonel Messi was absent due to injury.

The last time Houston won a title was just that US Open Cup in the 2018 season, they have another Panamanian in their ranks, central defender Adolfo Machado, who arrived at Dynamo from Costa Rican Saprissa.

And although Machado he did not play in the final, he received a medal as champion US Open, because he was a member of the team.

It indicates that only, Adolfo Machado and now “Coco” Carrasquillaare Panamanians who won the US Open Cup.

There are few Panamanians who have won titles in American football, the first to win the trophy in the MLS was a gatekeeper Jaime Penedo with Galaxy from Los Angeles in the 2014 season.

The second Panamanian to win a football championship in a North American country was Roman Torres.

The former captain of the Panamanian national team was crowned twice with Seattle Sounders in the 2016 and 2019 campaigns.

“El Mazinger” is so far the only Panamanian with two stars in MLS.

For his part, Armando Cooper also won an American football title. United States with Toronto FC in the 2017 season.