 Vucetich asMonterrey manager in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas | ||
| Date of birth | (1955-06-25)25 June 1955 (age 70) | ||
| Place of birth | Tampico,Tamaulipas, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | 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 | Potros 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 | ||
| 2024–2025 | Mazatlán | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas (born 25 June 1955) is a Mexican former professionalfootball manager and player.
With a managerial career that stretches over three decades, Vucetich stands among the most accomplished figures in Mexican football. Over the years, he led fourteen different Mexican clubs, capturing fivePrimera División championships with four of them. In total, he oversaw 930 matches in the top division, ranking third all-time for the most games managed in the league’s history.[1]
Because of his many achievements with multiple clubs, he is popularly nicknamed by the Mexican press, players and fans asEl Rey Midas (King Midas) because "everything he touches turns to gold".[2][3]
Vucetich began his managerial career in Mexico’sSegunda División withPotros Neza, where he achieved promotion to thePrimera División during the 1988–89 season. Following this success, the club was sold and relocated, leaving Vucetich without a managerial position.[4]
He subsequently returned to theSegunda División to take charge ofLeón, which had recently been relegated. In the 1989–90 season, he led León back to thePrimera División. In his first top-flight campaign, Vucetich produced encouraging results, and in the following tournament, he secured his first league championship as a manager when León triumphed over Puebla in the final.
During the 1993–94 season, Vucetich was appointed head coach ofTecos UAG. Remarkably, in his first season with the club, he guided them to the league championship title.[5]
During the 1995–96 season, Vucetich joinedTigres UANL with the primary objective of preserving the club’s status in Mexico’s top division. Under his leadership, the team secured theCopa México title; however, despite this achievement, Tigres were relegated at the conclusion of the season.[6] In the following campaign, Vucetich assumed the managerial role atCruz Azul. He guided the team to aCopa México title.
Over the subsequent six years, Vucetich held second tenures with Tecos, León, and Tigres, in addition to managingLa Piedad and laterPuebla. During this period, his results were mixed.
During the Apertura 2003 tournament, he took charge ofPachuca and led the team to the league championship in his debut tournament with the club. After departing Pachuca, Vucetich took a brief hiatus from coaching before returning to the sidelines withVeracruz, and later withChiapas, although these later ventures yielded limited success.
In the Clausura 2009 tournament, Vucetich was appointed head coach ofMonterrey. His tenure began strongly, with the team reaching the quarterfinals, and in the subsequent Apertura 2009 season, Monterrey captured the league title by defeating Cruz Azul in the final.
In the Apertura 2010, Vucetich guided Monterrey to another league championship, overcomingSantos Laguna in the final—his fifth and final domestic league title. In the following tournament, he achieved his first international success, winning theCONCACAF Champions League, a feat he repeated in the two subsequent editions.[7]
In September 2013, Vucetich was appointed manager of theMexico national team. However, after recording one victory and one defeat, he was relieved of his duties the following month.[8]
In the later stages of his career, Vucetich managedQuerétaro,Guadalajara, andMazatlán, though he was unable to replicate the earlier successes that had established him as one of the most accomplished managers in Mexican football history. He announced his retirement in July 2025.[9]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Neza |  | 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 | |
| Mazatlán | 7 May 2024 | 13 May 2025 | 39 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 33 | 50 | −17 | 020.51 | |
| Total | 1,150 | 480 | 336 | 334 | 1,645 | 1,350 | +295 | 041.74 | |||
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