Reinaldo Cordeiro (October 3, 1910 — January 8, 1990) was a Cuban baseball player and manager. He managed the Cuba national baseball team at the 1940 Amateur World Series.[1]
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| Born: October 3, 1910 Havana, Cuba | |||||||||||||||
| Died: January 8, 1990 (aged 79) Miami, Florida | |||||||||||||||
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Cordeiro began his playing career as a catcher. He played with Club Fortuna in the Cuban Amateur League, and later managed the team to several amateur league titles. He also managed the Vedado Tennis Club team, until jumping to the professional Cuban Winter League as skipper for Almendares, replacing longtime manager Adolfo Luque. He led Almendares to a championship in 1945.[2]
Cordeiro managed Chihuahua and Ciudad Juárez in the Mexican National League in 1945, and Laguneros de Torreón in 1946.[3] He was a coach with Almendares under Fermin Guerra, until being appointed manager of Marianao partway through the 1948–49 season, safter hte firing of Gil Torres.[4][5] He later coached with the Havana Sugar Kings of the International League, resigning along with manager Tony Castaño when the team moved to Jersey City in 1960 due to the Cuban Revolution.[6]
While coaching in Venezuela with the Industriales de Valencia, Cordeiro signed Elio Chacón to a minor league contract for the Havana Sugar Kings.[7] He was named manager of the Leones del Caracas for the 1958–59 season.[8] He also coached for Tiburones de La Guaira, briefly serving as interim manager after the firing of Dave Garcia in the 1971–72 season.[9][10]
Cordeiro died on January 8, 1990 in Miami.[2]
References
edit- ↑ Bjarkman, Peter (2007). A History of Cuban Baseball, 1864-2006. McFarland. p. 226. ISBN 978-0786428298.
- 1 2 "Muere Cordeiro". Newspapers.com. El Nuevo Herald. 8 January 1990. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Mexico's Class B Loop Battles Rivals". Paper of Record. The Sporting News. 28 March 1946. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Guerra Again to Pilot in Cuba". Paper of Record. The Sporting News. 30 June 1948. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Dropped as Marianao Pilot, Torres Joins Havana Club". Paper of Record. The Sporting News. 8 December 1948. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Havana Pilot Ends Career, Quitting Post". Macon Telegraph. 13 July 1960. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Maduro's Plans Pay Off, Chacon Hitting Jackpot". Paper of Record. The Sporting News. 25 June 1958. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Same 4 Clubs But 'New Look' in Venezuela". Paper of Record. The Sporting News. 24 September 1958. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "And Bart Johnson Jells in Venezuela". Paper of Record. The Sporting News. 28 October 1958. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ↑ "Sharks Go Native To Rout Aragua In Opening Game". Paper of Record. The Sporting News. 28 October 1958. Retrieved 15 May 2026.