Tigers coach Koca leaves for Mexico job

2023-02-10 16:39

Tigers coach Koca leaves for Mexico job


Mexican side Tigers have parted ways with coach Diego Coca after deciding to accept a job with the Mexican national team, the Mexican club said on Thursday .


"We have decided to terminate our working relationship with Diego Coca as the club's technical director after learning of his decision to accept the position of coach of the Mexico national team , " Tigres said in a statement .

Mexican media reported that Argentine Coca would succeed compatriot Gerardo Martino, who resigned after Mexico was eliminated from last year's World Cup, failing to reach the group stage for the first time since 1978 .

The former Avellaneda Rivals coach Koca , who only joined the Tigers three months ago, is famous in Mexican football for winning back-to-back league titles with Atlas in 2021 and 2022 , ending the club's long run. A 70 - year championship drought.

The Tigers named assistant coach Marco Antonio " Chima " Ruiz as their new head coach.


Tigers coach Koca leaves for Mexico job

his coaching record


His professional record is 190 wins, 120 draws and 146 losses. He is 3-2-0 in just five games since being named Tigers coach last month.


His longest tenure at the club was with the Atlas , where he spent just over two years and finished with a 35-25-35 record .


He won the Spring League 2021 and Autumn League 2022 with the Atlas and was named the 2021-22 Mexican Super League Manager of the Year. The Spring League 2021 championship is the team's first title since 1951 .