Jesús del Muro

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

Jesús del Muro
Personal information
Full name José de Jesús del Muro López
Date of birth (1937-11-30) November 30, 1937
Place of birth Guadalajara, Mexico
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) 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

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

In 1958 he became a member of the Selección de fútbol de México (Mexico national team), and went on to four FIFA World Cup tournaments: 1958, 1962, and 1966, 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 play 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 an assistant coach for Mexico national team at 1978 World Cup, and coach of the FIFA U-20 World Cup (FIFA World Youth Championship) (1977–78 and 1980), the U-17 team (1987–88 and 1995–97) and the U-20 team (1984–86, 1995 and 1998-2000).

References
  1. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/mex-recintlp.html
  2. Source: https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=48371/index.html
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