Gerardo Espinoza

Gerardo Espinoza Ahumada (born 3 October 1981 in Guamuchil, Sinaloa) is a former Mexican footballer, who last played for Puebla in Liga MX.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Espinoza and the second or maternal family name is Ahumada.
Gerardo Espinoza
Personal information
Full name Gerardo Espinoza Ahumada
Date of birth (1981-10-03) 3 October 1981
Place of birth Guamuchil, Sinaloa, Mexico
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Tampico Madero (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Atlas 46 (3)
2004 Dorados 9 (2)
2005–2007 Santos Laguna 68 (7)
2007 UNAM 15 (0)
2008–2009 Atlante 46 (0)
2009–2011 Atlas 59 (7)
2011–2013 Jaguares de Chiapas 64 (0)
2013–2014 Querétaro 23 (0)
2014–2015 Puebla 15 (0)
Teams managed
2016–2017 Atlas (Assistant)
2018 Atlas Reserves and Academy
2018 Atlas (Assistant)
2018 Atlas
2019 Tampico Madero (Assistant)
2020– Tampico Madero
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 18, 2018

Playing career

Club

Gerardo 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.

Espinoza was transferred to Atlas for the Apertura 2009 season.

International

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

He was appointed as the interim manager for Atlas on January 15, 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 January 25, 2018, 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 Rubén Omar Romano.

References
  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. 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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