Víctor Manuel Vucetich

Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas (born 25 June 1955) is a Mexican professional football manager and former player.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vucetich and the second or maternal family name is Rojas.
Víctor Manuel Vucetich
Vucetich as Monterrey manager in 2012
Personal information
Full name Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas
Date of birth (1955-06-25) 25 June 1955
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]

Managerial career

Mexico

In October 2010, Víctor Manuel Vucetich was identified as the most advanced of the candidates to fill the vacant post of the Selección de fútbol de México (Mexico national team), even receiving an official contact after several weeks of "scratching in the realm of speculation", as he called it. He ultimately ruled out the possibility of taking over the national team, citing commitments with then-employer Monterrey as well as personal reasons.[3] On October 16, Vucetich explained at a press conference his role as a father, thus declining the opportunity to coach the national team, stating: "Yesterday evening is ultimately where I determined to step aside to avoid a larger problem for the federation, so that someone can give their full time to the national team. The reasons for which I have made this decision are personal and family related more than anything."

On September 12, 2013, a few days after leaving Monterrey, Vucetich was officially named coach of the Mexico national team.[4] He won his first match in charge, a vital 2–1 win over visiting Panama national team, which was Mexico's first victory at the Azteca in the final round of qualifications.

On October 17, two days after Mexico lost their match against Costa Rica, Vucetich was sacked, being replaced by Miguel Herrera. This occurred after the polemics that arose after the team's abysmal performance in their World Cup qualifying campaign, managing to reach the play-off against New Zealand due to the United States's 3–2 victory over Panama.

Querétaro

On 23 February 2015 Vucetich was officially appointed as Querétaro F.C. head coach.[5] In his first season, he led Querétaro to their inaugural final facing Santos Laguna. Querétaro lost in the first leg, rebounded in the second leg (5–0) then fell short by two goals. His tenure with the club ended in 2017.[6]

Guadalajara

On 13 August, he was named as Guadalajara's new manager.[7] Two days later, he would win his debut match with the team against Atlético San Luis in a 2–1 home victory.[8]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 20 May 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Neza Mexico 1988 1989 47 22 14 11 66 45 +21 046.81
León 25 September 1990 30 June 1993 185 80 58 47 270 184 +86 043.24
Tecos 1 July 1993 30 June 1995 88 39 32 17 121 86 +35 044.32
Tigres UANL 1 July 1995 30 June 1996 45 17 16 12 57 51 +6 037.78
Cruz Azul 1 July 1996 9 March 1997 37 15 9 13 60 49 +11 040.54
Tecos 1 July 1997 17 August 1998 41 14 11 16 53 62 −9 034.15
León 1 January 1999 30 June 1999 17 5 1 11 19 33 −14 029.41
Tigres UANL 17 September 1999 30 June 2000 29 9 12 8 46 36 +10 031.03
La Piedad 5 October 2001 30 June 2002 29 15 3 11 48 37 +11 051.72
Puebla 16 September 2002 3 March 2003 19 6 2 11 21 33 −12 031.58
Pachuca 1 July 2003 30 June 2004 46 20 15 11 71 60 +11 043.48
Veracruz 4 March 2005 30 June 2005 10 2 4 4 11 17 −6 020.00
Veracruz 3 March 2006 3 September 2006 16 6 5 5 17 20 −3 037.50
Chiapas 15 February 2007 7 September 2007 19 5 6 8 18 31 −13 026.32
Monterrey 9 January 2009 26 August 2013 244 114 71 59 394 273 +121 046.72
Mexico 12 September 2013 18 October 2013 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Querétaro 24 February 2015 31 January 2017 91 35 24 32 130 116 +14 038.46
Querétaro 18 February 2019 2 June 2020 47 19 9 19 64 65 −1 040.43
Guadalajara 13 August 2020 19 September 2021 45 17 17 11 54 50 +4 037.78
Monterrey 2 March 2022 28 May 2023 54 31 12 11 89 49 +40 057.41
Total 1,109 471 321 317 1,609 1,297 +312 042.47

Honours

Manager

Potros Neza

León

Tecos

Tigres UANL

Cruz Azul

Pachuca

Monterrey

Querétaro

Individual

References
  1. "¿Por qué Víctor Manuel Vucetich es conocido como 'Rey Midas'?". Nación Deportes (in Spanish). August 11, 2020. Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  2. "¿Por qué le dicen 'Rey Midas' a Víctor Manuel Vucetich?". Bolavip (in Spanish). Retrieved March 2, 2022.
  3. "Monterrey admit Vuce-FMF Reunion". Mediotiempo. October 5, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  4. FIFA.com
  5. "Victor Manuel Vucetich, nuevo técnico de Querétaro | Futbol Mexicano". TelevisaDeportes.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
  6. "Monterrey's window is rapidly closing". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  7. "Liga MX: Vucetich afirma que Chivas es el reto más grande de su carrera". Soy Fútbol.
  8. "Liga MX: Chivas start 'King Midas' era with triumph". August 18, 2020.
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