Carlos Cariño

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cariño and the second or maternal family name is Medina.

Carlos Cariño

Personal information
Full name	Carlos Augusto Cariño Medina
Date of birth	(1977-10-21) 21 October 1977
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Club information
Current team	Pumas Tabasco (Manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–2000	UNAM	75	(1)
2000–2006	Santos Laguna	232	(5)
2007–2008	Veracruz	27	(2)
2009	Mérida	22	(0)
2009–2010	Tijuana	31	(0)
2011	Atlante UTN	15	(1)
2011–2013	Neza	35	(0)
2013	Pumas Morelos	9	(0)
National team
2000	Mexico	2	(0)
Teams managed
2016–2017	América U–13 (Assistant)
2018	UNAM (TDP)
2018–2019	UNAM U–19
2019–2020	UNAM U–20
2020–2021	UNAM U–17
2021–2022	UNAM U–20
2022	Pumas Tabasco (Interim)
2022–	Pumas Tabasco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Carlos Augusto Cariño Medina (born October 21, 1977) is a Mexican football manager and former player. He was born in Mexico City.

He began his career at UNAM, where he played 75 games between 1995 and 2000. Later he would go to Santos Laguna where he played 232 games between 2000 and 2006. After his departure from Santos Laguna he played for Veracruz, Mérida, Tijuana, Atlante UTN, Neza and finally Pumas Morelos, he retired in 2013. During his football career he played as a midfielder.

In 2016 he began his career on the bench, when he was named assistant in the U-13 team of Club América. In 2018 he took charge of the UNAM Liga TDP team, later he would go on to lead various UNAM development teams.

In April 2022, Cariño was appointed interim manager of Pumas Tabasco, a team that plays in the Liga de Expansión MX. On May 19 he was confirmed in his position.