Víctor Manuel Vucetich
Mexican footballer and manager (born 1955) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas (born 25 June 1955) is a Mexican professional football manager and former player.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas | ||
Date of birth | (1955-06-25) 25 June 1955 (age 68) | ||
Place of birth | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Universidad Nacional | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1981 | Atlante | 76 | (0) |
1981–1983 | Oaxtepec | 32 | (1) |
Total | 108 | (1) | |
Managerial career | |||
1988–1989 | Neza | ||
1990–1993 | León | ||
1993–1995 | Tecos | ||
1995–1996 | Tigres UANL | ||
1996–1997 | Cruz Azul | ||
1997–1998 | Tecos | ||
1999 | León | ||
1999–2000 | Tigres UANL | ||
2001–2002 | La Piedad | ||
2002–2003 | Puebla | ||
2003–2004 | Pachuca | ||
2005–2006 | Veracruz | ||
2007 | Chiapas | ||
2009–2013 | Monterrey | ||
2013 | Mexico | ||
2015–2017 | Querétaro | ||
2019–2020 | Querétaro | ||
2020–2021 | Guadalajara | ||
2022–2023 | Monterrey | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
With a career spanning more than thirty years, Vucetich is one of the most decorated managers in the history of Mexican football. He has coached thirteen teams in the Liga MX, winning five league championships with four clubs. He has also won four Copa México championships, an InterLiga championship and two second division titles, as well as three CONCACAF Champions League cups.
Because of his many achievements with multiple clubs he is popularly nicknamed by the Mexican press, players and fans as El Rey Midas (King Midas) because "everything he touches turns to gold"[1][2]