Mónica Vergara

Mónica Vergara Rubio (born 2 May 1983) is the manager for Mexico women's national football team. Prior to her role, she was a member of the senior team herself, playing as a defender. She also held positions as a coach for the U-15, U-17, and U-20 teams. She led the U-15 squad to a third place finish at the Youth Olympic Games and, most notably, took the U-17 team to the championship game of the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[1]

Mónica Vergara
Personal information
Full name Mónica Vergara Rubio
Date of birth (1983-05-02) 2 May 1983
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Mexico (Manager)
National team
Mexico
Teams managed
Years Team
2014 Mexico (women) (Assistant)
2014 Mexico U–15 (women)
2014–2016 Mexico U–17 (women) (Assistant)
2015 Mexico (women) (Assistant)
2016–2018 Mexico U–20 (women) (Assistant)
2016 Mexico (women) (Assistant)
2018–2019 Mexico U–17 (women)
2019–2021 Mexico U–20 (women)
2021– Mexico (women)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vergara and the second or maternal family name is Rubio.

International career

Vergara represented Mexico at the senior level. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where the team finished in eighth place.[2]

Managerial career

Mexico U-15 women's national football team

On August 26, 2014, Vergara led the Mexico U-15 women's national team to a bronze medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games after beating Slovakia 3-1 in the third-place match. Three days prior, Mexico fell to Venezuela in penalty kicks, 3-4, after the game ended in a draw, 1-1.

Mexico U-17 women's national football team

On June 12, 2018, Mexico U-17 women's national football team finished as Runners-up at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.[3]

On December 1, 2018, Mexico U-17 women's national football team finished as Runners-up at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, falling to Spain in the Final, 1-2.[4]

Mexico U-20 women's national football team

On March 8, 2020, Mexico U-20 women's national football team finished as Runners-up at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[5] With this result, the team qualified for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, which was later postponed to 2021 and eventually canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mexico senior women's national football team

Vergara was named head coach of the senior team on January 19, 2021.

Honors

Manager
Mexico U-15 women's national football team
Mexico U-17 women's national football team
Mexico U-20 women's national football team

References
  1. "Mónica Vergara named México Women's National Team manager". FMF State of Mind. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  2. "Olympic Women's Football Tournaments Athens 2004 – Squad List: Mexico (MEX)". FIFA. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
  3. "México, segundo Lugar del Campeonato Femenino Sub-17 de la CONCACAF". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  4. "México, Subcampeón en la Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-17". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  5. "La SNM Femenil Sub-20 es subcampeona del Premundial". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved March 9, 2020.


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