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Jaime Lozano

Jaime Lozano

Mexican footballer and manager

For the Mexican boxer, see Jaime Lozano (boxer).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Lozano and the second or maternal family name is Espín.

Jaime Arturo "Jimmy" Lozano Espín (born 29 September 1978) is a Mexican professional football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the Mexico national team.

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Lozano spent the majority of his playing career with Club Universidad Nacional, playing in over 160 matches with the club. He also had spells with Tigres UANL and Cruz Azul, and Monarcas Morelia.

A Mexico international, Lozano made his debut in 2000, earning 34 caps and scoring 12 goals during a seven-year period. He participated with the national team in various competitions, including the 2004 and 2007 Copa América tournaments, the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, and the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Club career

He debuted with Pumas UNAM in 1998, and until 2001, when he moved to Celaya to play for a team that then contested in the Primera División (First Division), but has since been relegated. In 2002, he returned to Pumas where he won the Mexican Championship twice. After that, Lozano had problems renewing his contract for the following tournament and became a free agent. He signed on with Tigres UANL for the next two years.

International career

Lozano was capped 34 times for the Mexico national team; he made three appearances in the team's fourth-place finish at the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup, and eleven in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[1] A series of injuries kept him away from the team in the months leading up to the World Cup. Nevertheless, Lozano was named by Ricardo La Volpe in a provisional list of 26 players. However, he did not make the final list.

Lozano was one of the players selected by Hugo Sánchez to compete in the Copa América 2007. He made his first appearance in the tournament coming on as a substitute in Mexico's opening 2–0 group stage victory over Brazil.

Managerial career

Querétaro

After winning the U-20 Clausura Liga MX title with Querétaro FC's U-20 team, Lozano was promoted to be an assistant coach at Querétaro's senior team under Víctor Manuel Vucetich.

After Vucetich was sacked on 31 January 2017, Lozano was appointed manager. On 16 July, he won his first career title as a manager when Querétaro defeated América 2–0 to clinch the 2017 Supercopa MX. On 22 October, Lozano was sacked after a poor run of form which left Querétaro in last place, being replaced by Luis Fernando Tena.[2]

Mexico U23

On 18 December 2018, Lozano was named manager of the Mexico U-23 national team.[3]

At the 2019 Toulon Tournament, Lozano took the team to a third-place finish, defeating the Republic of Ireland in a penalty shoot-out 4–3 following a scoreless draw.[4] Disputing the Pan American Games the following month, he led the team to a third-place finish, defeating Uruguay 1–0, receiving the bronze medal.[5] At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Lozano took the U-23 team to a third-place finish, defeating hosts Japan 3–1 in the bronze medal match.[6]

Necaxa

On 9 February 2022, Lozano was appointed as manager of Liga MX side Necaxa.[7] He led the team to the Reclassification phase of the Clausura 2022, where they tied 1–1 on aggregate but lost 3–1 in a penalty shoot-out to Cruz Azul. After Necaxa failed to get past the Reclassification phase in the Apertura 2022 following a 2–0 defeat to Tigres UANL, Necaxa mutually parted ways with Lozano.[8]

Mexico national team

After Mexico's 3–0 loss to the United States in the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League semi-finals and the subsequent firing of head coach Diego Cocca, Lozano was appointed as interim head coach by the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) to lead the side for the forthcoming Gold Cup (with a finalized roster that Cocca had chosen).[9] Mexico went on to win the tournament, defeating Panama 1–0 in the final.[10] On 10 August, FMF president Ivar Sisniega announced that Lozano would stay on as head coach of the national team.[11]

Personal life

Lozano's parents were both telenovela actors, and was given the nickname "El Actor" during his playing career.[12] His mother is actress Ana Bertha Espín and his father is actor of the same name Jaime Lozano.

During the peak of his career, Lozano was featured on the North American cover of EA Sports' 2006 FIFA World Cup video game alongside Claudio Reyna.[13][14] He did not make Mexico's final roster that participated at the World Cup.

Career statistics

International goals

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Managerial statistics

As of 24 March 2024
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Honours

Player

UNAM

Morelia

Individual

Manager

Querétaro

Mexico U23

Mexico

References

  1. [1]
    FIFA profile
  2. [2]
    "Jaime Lozano deja de ser entrenador del Querétaro" [Jaime Lozano is no longer the coach of Querétaro] (in Spanish). El Mercurio. 22 October 2017. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Jaime Lozano, nuevo entrenador de México Sub-23". Goal.com (in Spanish). 18 December 2018.
  4. [4]
    Guzmán, Geovanni (15 June 2019). "México consigue su segundo Tercer Lugar en el Torneo Esperanzas de Toulon". AS (in Spanish).
  5. [5]
    "México - Uruguay (1-0): Resumen del partido y goles". AS (in Spanish). 11 August 2019.
  6. [6]
    "Mexico U23 3-1 Japan U23 (Aug 6, 2021) Game Analysis". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
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    "Jaime Lozano, nuevo técnico del Necaxa para el Clausura 2022". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  8. [8]
    "Necaxa part ways with Jaime Lozano following repechaje loss". 90min.com. 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  9. [9]
    "Mexico can reverse recent woes with Gold Cup title in sight". ESPN.com. 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  10. [10]
    "Mexico beats Panama in Gold Cup final with late Gimenez goal". ESPN. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  11. [11]
    "Jaime Lozano named permanent men's coach for Mexico". ESPN. 11 August 2023.
  12. [12]
    "In latest plot twist, Mexico's Gold Cup hopes now rest on 'El Actor'". ESPN.com. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  13. [13]
    "¿Quién será el próximo mexicano que aparecerá en la portada de FIFA 10?". 8 July 2009.
  14. [14]
    "FIFA World Cup Cover Athletes - Press Release".
  15. [15]
    "Mexico win Olympic bronze medal after beating hosts Japan at Tokyo 2020". Goal. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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