Víctor Manuel Vucetich
El Rey Midas of Mexican football
Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas (born 25 June 1955) is a Mexican professional football manager and player. His last known role was as manager of Querétaro in 2023.
Quick Facts
- Nationality
- Mexican
Lore & Background
Born in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico, Vucetich is the son of José Antonio Vucetich Adler, an Argentine of Hungarian and Croatian descent. He began his managerial career in Mexico's Segunda División with Potros Neza, achieving promotion to the Primera División in 1988–89. He later led León back to the top flight and won his first league title with them in 1991–92. He won another title with Tecos UAG in 1993–94. Over three decades, he managed fourteen different Mexican clubs, winning five Primera División championships with four clubs. He also won one Copa MX Apertura 2010 with Monterrey and two CONCACAF Champions League titles with Monterrey (2010–11 and 2011–12). He briefly managed the Mexico national team in 2013.
Reader's Guide
Vucetich is popularly nicknamed 'El Rey Midas' (King Midas) by the Mexican press, players, and fans because 'everything he touches turns to gold'. He ranks third all-time for most games managed in the Mexican top division, with 930 matches. His managerial career includes stints at Potros Neza, León, Tecos, Tigres UANL, Cruz Azul, La Piedad, Puebla, Pachuca, Veracruz, Chiapas, Monterrey, Querétaro, Guadalajara, and Mazatlán.
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