Famous People with Name Cerda

Carles Rexach Cerdà            Origin/Culture/Country: Spanish

Carles Rexach Cerdà: a Catalan footballer and manager. He has spent the majority of career at FC Barcelona. Rexach first joined the club as a junior player when he was 12. He was a player at the club for 22 years and then worked for them as a scout, coach and manager for another 22 years. Rexach formed a successful partnership with Johan Cruyff, both on and off the field. As players they helped FC Barcelona win La Liga in 1974, the club's first win in 14 years. He also served as assistant coach to Cruyff during the Dream Team era between 1988 and 1996.

Pedro Abelino Aguirre Cerda            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Pedro Abelino Aguirre Cerda: was a Chilean political figure. A member of the Radical Party, he was chosen as the Popular Front's candidate for the 1938 presidential election, and was triumphally elected. He governed Chile until his death in 1941.. As such, he promoted the development of the technical-industrial schools as a means to promote the formation of technicians for the nascent industrialization of the country. He also created thousands of new regular schools and the growth of the university system to cover the whole of the country.

Jaime Magana Cerda            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jaime Magana Cerda: is a retired left-handed Major League Baseball relief pitcher. Cerda played previously with the New York Mets (2002-2003) and the Kansas City Royals (2004-2005). He played with the Tacoma Rainers, the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, in 2007, but was released due to his high ERA.While warming up in the bullpen during a 2005 game against the Baltimore Orioles, Cerda developed a fan base known as Cerda's Seven. At the end of the night he was kind enough to sign Butch Carfley's, a renowned NJ high-school football coach, baseball. Cerda's fan club is based in Maryland and has made several attempts to attend his games in 2006 without much success. The seven have gained in numbers since 2005 and are especially drawn towards his record setting bullpen fastballs and kind demeanor.

Pedro Aguirre Cerda            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Pedro Aguirre Cerda: was a Chilean political figure. A member of the Radical Party, he was chosen as the Popular Front's candidate for the 1938 presidential election, and was triumphally elected. He governed Chile until his death in 1941. Pedro Aguirre Cerda was of Basque descent. For the presidential elections of 1938, he was the candidate of the Popular Front, and narrowly defeated conservative candidate Gustavo Ross, mostly because of the political backlash caused by the Seguro Obrero Massacre.

Miguel Cerda            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Miguel Cerda: is a Chilean rower.