Raúl Gutiérrez

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Raúl Gutiérrez
Personal information
Full nameRaúl Erasto Gutiérrez Jacobo
Date of birth (1966-10-16) October 16, 1966
Place of birthMexico City, Mexico
Height1.73 metres (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current clubretired
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1994Atlante F.C.
1994–2001Club América
2001–2002Club León14(1)
National team
1991–1996Mexico37(0)
Teams managed
2007–2009Correcaminos UAT
2010–2013Mexico U-17
2014-Mexico U-21
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 7, 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 7, 2013

Raúl Erasto Gutiérrez Jacobo (born October 16, 1966 in Mexico City) is a retired Mexican football player, and the Current coach for the Mexico U-21 national team

Playing Career

He was a part of the Mexican national team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He was capped in 37 games for the Mexico national football team. He played for Atlante from 1988 until 1994, and he played for Club América from 1994 until 2001.

Managerial Career

Mexico U-17

As the coach of the Mexico U-17 national team, he won the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. This was Mexico's second FIFA U-17 World Cup title, and also became the first team to win the tournament at home.

He continued to coach Mexico U-17 in 2013, in which he qualified them to the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Mexico started the U-17 World cup with a 6-1 loss to Nigeria, but recovered with a 3-1 win against Iraq. Mexico would reach the final after beating teams like Italy, Brazil, and Argentina. In the final, Mexico would lose once again with Nigeria 3-0. [1]

Mexico Olympic Football Team

After the success at U-17 level, it was made official that Raúl Gutiérrez will coach the Mexico U-21 team, which will participate in the Central American and Caribbean Games, 2015 Pan American Games, 2016 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, and 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]

References

  1. http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=77279/index.html. Retrieved 18 January 2014.  Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Raúl Gutiérrez a cargo de Selección Olímpica". Retrieved 18 January 2014. 



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