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Gerardo Espinoza

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Gerardo Espinoza
Espinoza playing for Chiapas
Personal information
Full name Gerardo Espinoza Ahumada
Date of birth (1981-10-03) 3 October 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Guamúchil, Sinaloa, Mexico
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Atlas 75 (3)
2000–2001Atlético Bachilleres (loan) 43 (4)
2004 Dorados 9 (2)
2005–2007 Santos Laguna 68 (7)
2007 UNAM 16 (0)
2008–2009 Atlante 34 (0)
2009–2011 Atlas 59 (7)
2011–2013 Jaguares de Chiapas 64 (0)
2013–2014 Querétaro 24 (0)
2014–2015 Puebla 18 (0)
2015–2016 Lobos BUAP 32 (1)
Total 442 (24)
International career
2003–2004 Mexico U23
Managerial career
2016–2017 Atlas (assistant)
2018 Atlas (reserves)
2018 Atlas (assistant)
2018 Atlas
2019 Tampico Madero (assistant)
2020–2022 Tampico Madero
2022–2023 Tapatío
2023 Mexico U23
2024 Aucas
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Mexico (as a player)
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Santo Domingo
Representing  Mexico (as manager)
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gerardo Espinoza Ahumada (born 3 October 1981) is a Mexican football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

Playing career

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Club

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Espinoza played for Atlante for a year and went back to Santos Laguna, but was transferred to Club Atlas before he got to play for Santos. He was transferred to Atlas for the 2009 Apertura.

International

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He was part of the Mexican 2004 Olympic football team, who were eliminated in the first round, having finished third in group A, below group winners Mali and South Korea.

Managerial career

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He was appointed as the interim manager for Atlas on 15 January 2018, replacing José Guadalupe Cruz.[1] He was in charge for two matches, losing against Toluca in the league and defeating Tampico Madero in the Copa MX. On 25 January, he returned to his assistant coach position under Rubén Omar Romano.[2]

On 19 March 2018, Espinoza was named interim coach for Atlas until the end of the Clausura 2018 tournament following the destitution of Romano.

Honours

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Player

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Mexico U23

Manager

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Tampico Madero

Tapatío

Mexico U23

References

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  1. ^ "José Guadalupe Cruz deja de ser el Director Técnico de Atlas FC" [José Guadalupe Cruz is no longer the coach of Atlas FC] (in Spanish). 15 January 2018. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Third time a charm? Rubén Omar Romano again announced as Atlas Manager". 25 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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