Jaime Lozano

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Jaime Lozano
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Lozano with UNAM in 2012
Personal information
Full name Jaime Arturo Lozano Espín
Date of birth (1979-09-29) 29 September 1979 (age 45) [1]
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2001 UNAM 50 (5)
2001–2002 Celaya 24 (1)
2002–2005 UNAM 102 (20)
2005–2007 Tigres UANL 67 (12)
2007–2012 Cruz Azul 90 (15)
2010–2012 → Morelia (loan) 69 (12)
2012–2013 UNAM 10 (0)
Total412(65)
International career
2000–2007 Mexico 34 (12)
Managerial career
2014 UNAM (academy)
2015–2016 Querétaro (academy)
2016–2017 Querétaro (assistant)
2017 Querétaro
2018–2021 Mexico U23
2022 Necaxa
2023–2024 Mexico
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (as a player)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Runner-up 2007 United States Team
Copa América
Bronze medal icon.svg 2007 Venezuela Team
Representing Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (as manager)
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Winner 2023 United States–Canada Team
CONCACAF Nations League
Runner-up 2024 United States Team
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Lima Team
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jaime Arturo "Jimmy" Lozano Espín (born 29 September 1979) is a Mexican professional football manager and former player.

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Lozano spent the majority of his playing career with Universidad Nacional, where he made over 160 appearances.

At international level, Lozano made 34 appearances and scored 12 goals over a seven-year period. He represented the national team in various competitions, including the 2004 and 2007 Copa America tournaments, the 2005 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Club career

Lozano made his professional debut for Universidad Nacional. Under the guidance of coach Hugo Sánchez, he won back-to-back championships with the club. In the summer of 2005, he was transferred to Tigres UANL. However, disagreements with the club's management ultimately led to his departure two years later. In December 2007, Lozano joined Cruz Azul. He spent two years at Morelia on loan, before returning to Universidad Nacional in 2012, where he retired a year later. [2]

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. [3]

Mexico U23

On 18 December 2018, Lozano was named manager of the Mexico U-23 national team. [4]

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. [5] 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. [6] 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. [7]

Necaxa

On 9 February 2022, Lozano was appointed as manager of Liga MX side Necaxa. [8] 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 and Lozano mutually parted ways. [9]

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 Diego Cocca, Lozano was appointed as interim manager to lead the side for the forthcoming Gold Cup. [10] Mexico went on to win the tournament, defeating Panama 1–0 in the final. [11] On 10 August, the Mexican Football Federation announced that Lozano would stay on as manager of the national team. [12] On 16 July 2024, Lozano was dismissed from his position following an underwhelming group stage exit from the 2024 Copa América. [13]

Personal life

Lozano's parents were both telenovela actors, and was given the nickname "El Actor" during his playing career. [14] 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. [15] [16] He did not make Mexico's final roster that participated at the World Cup.

Career statistics

International goals

Managerial statistics

As of 30 June 2024
TeamFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Querétaro 1 February 201722 October 20173611916030.56
Mexico U23 18 December 20186 August 2021241662066.67
Necaxa 9 February 202210 October 20223111713035.48
Mexico 19 June 202316 July 2024211047047.62
Total112482638042.86

Honours

Player

UNAM

Morelia

Individual

Manager

Querétaro

Mexico U23

Mexico

References

  1. 1 2 FIFA profile
  2. ↑ "Quién es Jaime Lozano, el seleccionador de México en la Copa América 2024" (in Spanish). Diario AS México. 20 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Jaime Lozano, nuevo entrenador de México Sub-23". Goal.com (in Spanish). 18 December 2018.
  5. ↑ Guzmán, Geovanni (15 June 2019). "México consigue su segundo Tercer Lugar en el Torneo Esperanzas de Toulon". AS (in Spanish).
  6. ↑ "México - Uruguay (1-0): Resumen del partido y goles". AS (in Spanish). 11 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Mexico U23 3-1 Japan U23 (Aug 6, 2021) Game Analysis". ESPN. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  8. ↑ "Jaime Lozano, nuevo técnico del Necaxa para el Clausura 2022". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). 2022-02-09. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  9. ↑ "Necaxa part ways with Jaime Lozano following repechaje loss". 90min.com. 2022-10-11. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  10. ↑ "Mexico can reverse recent woes with Gold Cup title in sight". ESPN.com. 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  11. 1 2 "Mexico beats Panama in Gold Cup final with late Gimenez goal". ESPN. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  12. ↑ "Jaime Lozano named permanent men's coach for Mexico". ESPN. 11 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Mexico, Lozano part ways after early Copa América exit". ESPN. 16 July 2024.
  14. ↑ "In latest plot twist, Mexico's Gold Cup hopes now rest on 'El Actor'". ESPN.com. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "¿Quién será el próximo mexicano que aparecerá en la portada de FIFA 10?". 8 July 2009.
  16. ↑ "FIFA World Cup Cover Athletes - Press Release".
  17. ↑ "Mexico win Olympic bronze medal after beating hosts Japan at Tokyo 2020". Goal. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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