Forgotten Mexican Coaches: Stories of Past Glory and Current Retirement

Nothing lasts forever, it is the law of life and sport is the clear example. There are Mexican coaches who touched the sky, lived top moments in the MX League and are now forgotten, in some cases on the verge of retirement or already living in it, while others wait patiently for an opportunity to lead again. account.

The list of forgotten coaches is headed by Enrique “Ojitos” Meza, who laid the foundations in the history of Pachuca with four titles, credited Toluca with three leagues, was also with Atlas, Veracruz and was close to adding one more title. with Cruz Azul, but did not succeed. Today he is one hundred percent involved in a personal project; he is a lover of reading and seeks to write down his experiences.

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The first Mexican coach to achieve the two-time championship in the League already with short tournaments established was Hugo Sánchez, with Pumas. He then had short spells with Pachuca and Necaxa, but nothing important happened. His last team was Pachuca in 2012, which he failed to get into the Liguilla and the managers decided to dismiss him. Since then, they want to accommodate him in all the teams that do not have a coach, but he has failed in the attempt.

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He triumphed in Chivas, in the same way in Toluca in his first stage because in the second he was far from the expected success. He directed the Mexican National Team and was worn a lot by the environment, today he is seen meeting frequently with soccer friends waiting to return to the foreground. Today he is a candidate to lead Necaxa.

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José Manuel de la Torre requested it in the past Draft. Photo: Imago7

There is a strategist who is considered a ‘firefighter’, but despite the fact that several ‘fires’ have been detected, he has not been able to accommodate himself again in Liga MX, it is Profe Cruz, who at the time was sought by teams that they had quotient problems. He emerged successfully avoiding the relegation of several, but the teams with other types of aspirations did not see him with the profile of being a protagonist with a better payroll. Not even when he made Atlante champion, in 2007, did he receive important proposals. Today Puebla had him in their sights.

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Manuel Lapuente is another of the successful strategists in our football, he was champion with Puebla, Necaxa and América. He directed the National Team in the World Cup in France 98. In the 1999 Confederations Cup played in Mexico, he won the championship. Today Lapuente already enjoys his life away from the sideboards and occasionally has a public appearance.

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Finally we talk about Raúl Arias, who has a label that is difficult to match. He was the only Mexican strategist to defeat Real Madrid in an official competition, in that distant Club World Cup in 2000. In the history of Necaxa he has a place of honor, since he collaborated to a great extent in the record that the institution has today, because among his titles achieved is the final that he beat Guadalajara in the winter of 1998. He also directed Chivas, Tecos, San Luis, of which he has tried his luck abroad since he had no options in Mexico, as in Peru and Guatemala.

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2023-08-29 22:59:12
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