Jesús del Muro

Jesús del Muro
Personal information
Full name José de Jesús del Muro López
Date of birth November 30, 1937 (1937-11-30) (age 74)
Place of birth Mexico
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954-1965 CD Atlas
1965 Veracruz
1966 Cruz Azul
1969 Toluca
1971 Cruz Azul
1973 Toluca
National team
1958-1968 Mexico 40[1] (0)
Teams managed
1972-1973 Toluca
1973 C.F. Pachuca
1974-75 Jalisco
Cruz Azul
1977-78 Mexico youth team
1980 Mexico youth team
1984-86 Mexico national U-20 team
1987-88 Mexico national U-17 team
1995 Mexico national U-20 team
1995-97 Mexico national U-17 team
1998-2000 Mexico national U-20 team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

José de Jesús del Muro López (born 30 November 1937) is a Mexican football coach and former defender.

During his career he played for CD Atlas (1954-1965), Veracruz (1965), Cruz Azul (1966, 1971) and Toluca (1969, 1973).

In 1958 he became a member of the Mexican national team, and went on to participate in the 1958, 1962, and 1966 World Cups, appearing in seven final tournament matches[2] as well as two qualification matches. His 40th and last international match was in 1968.

Del Muro retired from playing in 1973 and became a coach, managing Toluca (1972-1973), C.F. Pachuca (1973), Jalisco (1974-75) and Cruz Azul, coaching the latter for the last time in 1997. He was also an assistant coach for the Mexican team at the 1978 World Cup, and coach of the Mexican youth team (1977-78, 1980), the U-17 team (1987-88, 1995-97) and the U-20 team (1984-86, 1995, 1998-2000).

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