Miguel ‘Piojo’ Herrera hired as Tijuana coach for 2nd time

Former Mexico boss Miguel “Piojo” Herrera has been named the brand new head coach of Club Tijuana, the Liga MX workforce announced Friday.

The 54-year-old returns to the border city aspect after beforehand main the Xoloitzcuintles (Xolos for quick) from 2015-2017, the place he carried them to top-of-the-table finishes within the 2016 Apertura and 2017 Clausura common seasons.

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Highly skilled in Liga MX, Herrera has beforehand coached Atlante (2002-04, 2011), Monterrey (2004-07), Veracruz (2008), Tecos (2008-10), Club America (2012-13, 2017-20), and most lately Tigres (2021-22).

In his first run with Club America, the energetic and brash supervisor gained headlines for not solely claiming a trophy within the 2013 Clausura, but in addition for his GIF-able theatrical celebrations.

Herrera was hired to guide Mexico’s males’s nationwide workforce in the identical yr, later serving to them qualify for the 2014 World Cup and successful CONCACAF’s Gold Cup title in 2015. Shortly after securing the trophy, he was dismissed by the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) after an alleged altercation with a journalist in a Philadelphia airport.

He was linked to a return as Mexico coach earlier than ex-Tigres boss Diego Cocca was unveiled as the successor to Gerardo “Tata” Martino on Friday.

Now at Club Tijuana, Herrera will look to recreate the identical magic that carried them to consecutive top-seed finishes in 2016 and 2017.

Xolos are at the moment winless within the 2023 Clausura with a 0W-4D-1L report. Former supervisor Ricardo Valiño was fired final week with the workforce sitting fifteenth within the 2022 Apertura season following a poor begin to 2023.