Enrique Meza Enriquez
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| Enrique Meza | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Enrique Meza Enriquez | |
| Date of birth | March 3, 1948 | |
| Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |
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| Current club | C.D.S.C. Cruz Azul | |
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| 1982–1983 1992–1995 1995–1996 1996–1997 1997–2000 2000–2001 2002 2003 2005 2006–2009 2009 |
Cruz Azul Cruz Azul Monarcas Morelia Toros Neza Club Toluca Mexico F.C. Atlas A.C. Cruz Azul Club Toluca C.F. Pachuca C.D.S.C. Cruz Azul |
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Enrique 'Ojitos' Meza Enríquez was born in Mexico City, March 3, 1948.
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[edit] Career
Prior to being coach, he was a football player, playing as the goalkeeper for C.D.S.C. Cruz Azul, retiring in 1976. He was the substitution of the superstar argentinean goalkeeper, Miguel "superman" Marin.
[edit] Coaching Career
He has been the coach of several professional soccer teams in Mexican first league and the National Mexican team. His career has been full of great successes and big disappointments. Meza started his coaching career in the first Mexican league by coaching in 1992 Cruz Azul, and made it to the final in 1994, but lost it. The next year he moved to coach Morelia. But it was not until 1996 where his coaching started showing its true potential. His new team, Toros Neza, had a very offensive and full of goals football. The team made it to the final, but lost it to Chivas de Guadalajara by a high score.
Soon after losing the final, he announced that he was leaving to coach Club Toluca. His coaching proved to be very successful and spectacular. Meza was what Toluca needed, and the club became champion on three occasions: Verano 1998, Verano 1999 and Verano 2000, in just two years. In 2000 Meza left Club Toluca to coach the Mexican National Team. The performance of the team was below expectations, and he resigned after only few months of accepting the appointment. In 2006 Meza took the coaching position of Club Pachuca.
After a very bad start, Meza slowly transformed the team, leading C.F. Pachuca to its first Copa Sudamericana. This made C.F. Pachuca the first Mexican team to win a CONMEBOL title. In 2007 Meza took C.F. Pachuca to their second CONCACAF title, which entitled the team to participate in the World Club Cup, and lead C.F. Pachuca to its fifth league title. On August 29, his team won its first Superliga title, after defeating the Los Angeles Galaxy in the Home Depot Center. On April, 2008, Pachuca reclaimed the CONCACAF Champions Cup and secured a berth for the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup scheduled for December 2008 in Japan. Pachuca finished fourth after win 1 match with 2 losses. Meza managed Pachuca to second final in Clausura 2009 but he lossed his second final against Ricardo Ferretti (against Guadalajara coaching Toros Neza) by aggregate score 2-3.
In June 1, 2009 Meza finished his contract with Pachuca and some members of the media link Meza to Cruz Azul. Meza's results have made him one of the greatest coaches in the Mexican League, making him the fourth most successful coach in the league's history.
Cruz Azul's president, Guillermo Alvarez, Confirmed that Enrique Maeza and Cruz Azul have reached an agreement. In what will be his fourth stage in command of Cruz Azul. Now, almost five years later, Enrique Meza returns with a new challenge, to give Cruz Azul a title, Cruz Azul has not won a league title since the 1997 Winter Tournament
[edit] Titles
- League Championships:
- Verano 1998, Verano 1999, Verano 2000 with Club Toluca
- Clausura 2007 C.F. Pachuca
- CONCACAF Champion' Cup:
- 2007
- 2008
- Copa Sudamericana:
- 2006
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Technical Information
- [1]
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