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Israel Hernández Pat
Mexican footballer and manager
Israel Octavio Hernández Pat (born 27 June 1976) is a Mexican football manager.[1]
He has spent most of his career on the bench for youth teams of Santos Laguna, América and Cruz Azul. He got the runner-up twice with Santos Laguna.
On September 20, 2016, he was the manager of the Club América first team after the dismissal of Ignacio Ambriz.[2] The only game under his direction, the team tied a goal against Necaxa.[3]
In January 2018 he was the managerial assistant at Celaya F.C., but he only stayed for one match.[4]
On July 1, 2020 Hernández was named as the Manager of Celaya F.C., a team that plays in the Liga de Expansión MX. Being his first formal position as Manager in a first team.[5] Hernández would remain in Celaya until the summer of 2022. Later he was appointed as manager of Deportivo Malacateco, a team that plays in Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala.[6]