Mario Carrillo

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José Mario Carrillo Zamudio (born January 1, 1956 in Mexico City) is a Mexican football coach has coached many teams in the Mexican soccer league, and who last coached UANL Tigres. Before coaching, Carrillo was also a Soccer player for clubs and the National Team.

Carrillo has also coached Puebla FC, Club América, and Cruz Azul.

As a player, Carrillo was league runner up with Tigres in 1978. He started coaching on October 1, 1999, with Puebla. Later on, he worked as an assistant coach for UNAM Pumas, under head coach Hugo Sanchez, becoming champions for two tournaments in a row. Mario is known for his strong defensive, yet fast offensive playing scheme, and always requesting his players to never give up. He always spends long hours study next match rivals, hence gaining the nickname of "Capello", in reference to italian headcoach Fabio Capello's skills.

In 2005, lead Club America to win the Clausura championship, being his biggest accomplishment so far.

After Tigres suffered months of scandal over the hiring of José Luis Trejo, and a poor record of eight games in a row without victory, Carrillo arrived to the team to try and correct the path. He was unsuccessful and now continues to study coaching skills to come back soon.