There is only one man in the Liga MX today who has won 500 triumphs as a coach; His name is Ricardo Ferretti, his nickname is “Tuca” and his nationality is Brazilian but Mexico is his home and school.
This Thursday, FC Juárez beat Necaxa 2-1 at the start of Clausura 2022, giving Tuca the opportunity to engrave his name in gold letters in Mexican soccer: 500 victories as a coach in 30 years of work and 1192 games played , just under 50 percent effective.
But it is not only the half thousand games won that we must highlight, it is the accumulation of qualities that make Tuca a mythical coach of the league tournament in Mexico; the constancy of 30 uninterrupted years as a current coach and winner, 5 Liga MX titles and the curiosity of reaching 100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 victories with different teams.
- Win 1: Pumas 3-1 Cobras (1991)
- Triumph 100: Celaya 1-2 Chivas (1997)
- Triumph 200: Toluca 6-0 America (2003)
- Triumph 300: Pumas 2-0 Morelia (2010)
- Triumph 400: Tigers 4-1 America (2016)
- Triumph 500: FC Juárez 2-1 Necaxa (2022)
Pumas in 2 stages, Chivas, Toluca, Tigres in 3 stages, Morelia and currently FC Juárez are his resume as a manager in Aztec football. The “Super Chivas”, Cardozo’s great goal in 2003 against America, the “Powerful Tigres” and the big Pumas are moments in which Ferretti has been present.
The man with 500 victories is synonymous with stability, quality and discipline. The memory of Mexican soccer treasures him for what he is: a coach worthy of the long term and the winning processes.
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