5 Mexican Coaches Who Will Lead in Costa Rica During 2024: A Look at Their Prospects in the Liga Mx

These are the Mexicans who will lead in Costa Rica during 2024 Credit: Cuartoscuro

The Liga Mx seems to have closed the doors for Mexican strategists, who have had to look for options in other countries, especially in Central America, where the necessary value is given to their work and although it may be difficult to believe, the Liga Costa Rica will have more Aztec technical directors than the Mexican championship itself.

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The 2024 Clausura of soccer in Mexico will only have four national coaches, while the remaining 14 clubs will have foreigners on the bench. Miguel Herrera (Tijuana), Eduardo Fentanes (Necaxa), Diego Mejía (FC Juárez) and Ricardo Carbajal (Puebla) are the strategists who will have a guaranteed place at least during the start of the tournament.

However, the Costa Rican championship will have five Mexican coaches, one more than in the Liga Mx. A situation that demonstrates the few opportunities that national strategists have in their own country’s league, where foreigners are trusted more and are given better tools.

By 2024, there will be five strategists who will start the tournament in Costa Rica, some of them with experience in soccer in that country and others will be new additions, thus having their debut, although counting on players who already know what it is like to be in the Liga Mx.

Juan Francisco Palencia already had the opportunity to direct during 2023. (EFE/Francisco Guasco)

Former soccer player Juan Francisco Palencia came to “Tico” soccer in July 2023 after having participated in the reality show MasterChef, ending a period of three years without directing, after leaving Mazatlán. Sporting FC was the team that had confidence in him, directing a total of 22 games, in which he obtained seven victories, five draws and 10 defeats, six of his failures consecutively at the close of the tournament, which did not allow him the club advance to the final phase.

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Despite not having had the best results, Sporting FC confirmed him as its Technical Director for 2024, so he will seek to put what happened in the final tournament behind him and have a better record that will allow him to show his quality.

Javier San Román will be another Mexican strategist who will have his opportunity in Costa Rica. He is in charge of the Municipal Grecia team, which finished in last place in the classification, although the coach was only in charge for 12 games, after taking the interim position, remembering that he also serves as Sports Director.

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He achieved a record of three wins, four draws and five losses in the matches he was in charge. During the Apertura 2023 he starred in one of his most controversial moments, when he took out his wallet and pretended to expel the referee because he considered that his work affected his team.

The Argentine nationalized Mexican coach Andrés Carevic arrived in Alajuelense in 2022, where he has remained for the next few years and has already reached a final with them. EFE/Welcome Velasco

The Argentine naturalized Mexican coach is in charge of Alajuelense, a club that recently announced its renewal after rumors that he was leaving due to the end of his contract. Andrés Carevic managed to position his team in second place in the standings with 14 wins, four draws and four losses.

In the end they ended up losing in the semifinals against Herediano by an aggregate of 3 to 1, remembering that Carevic’s project began at the end of 2022 and they already reached a final, in which they lost to Saprissa.

• Hector “Pity” Altamirano

In recent days, Club Sport Herediano communicated the determination that Héctor “Pity” Altamirano take the reins of the team in technical direction. With the purpose of ending the drought that the institution has, which has not been able to be crowned since 2021.

In addition, he will guide them during the first phase of the 2024 Champions Cup where they will face Toluca, with the intention of advancing to the next stage. “Pity” Altamirano already had the opportunity to coach in the Liga Mx, but he did not have good results with Gallos Blancos, for which they thanked him.

Héctor “Pity” Altamirano was announced as the new coach of Club Herediano in Costa Rica Credit: Cuartoscuro

In the absence of an official announcement, Mario García will become the new coach of Cartaginés, taking the place left by Mauricio Wright, after the team was eliminated in the semifinals by Saprissa. The Mexican coach successfully led Atlante during the last three years, managing to win three titles in the Expansion League, although he was never able to promote them.

He lost the most recent final he played with the Iron Colts, thus ending his cycle with the Barça team. Despite his excellent results, he was never considered by any club in the Liga Mx.

2023-12-29 07:30:41
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