Juan Carlos Osorio returns to Liga MX to coach Xolos de Tijuana

The Xolos of Tijuana have the firm objective of being able to reach a Liguilla again within the MX League and for this reason they announced the hiring of the Colombian technical director Juan Carlos Osorio to take command of their bench and thus be able to push the institution to new horizons after the failure that the Mexican Miguel ‘El Piojo’ Herrera experienced during the Clausura 2024 tournament of the Liga MX.

The information was officially announced by the team through a statement on its social network account X (former Twitter) where they welcomed this important coach who returns to Mexico with the firm objective of being crowned champion; Let us remember that Osorio already directed Club Puebla and is now looking for revenge with Liga MX.

“Club Tijuana makes official the arrival of technical director Juan Carlos Osorio Arbaláez, who will lead the Xoloitzcuintles starting with the next Apertura 2024 tournament,” the statement says.

“After concluding his football career, Juan Carlos Osorio studied Higher Football Sciences at the University of Liverpool, to later become accredited and obtain the UEFA “Pro” type Technical Director license through the English Football Association. (FA). At the same time, he studied Technical Management at the Royal Dutch Football Association,” the text adds.

The Colombian was in charge of taking command of the Mexican team in 2015 and was in charge of leading the team during the 2016 Copa América and in the 2018 World Cup in Russia; In those competitions they are remembered for the 7-0 win against Chile and the victory against Germany.

“Destiny brought him to our football for the first time to lead Club Puebla in 2012. Three years later he became the coach of the Mexican team and, commanding the tricolor, he qualified for the 2018 World Cup in Russia in first place. from Concacaf. After leaving the Aztec team’s position once the World Cup was over, the Paraguay national team took over his services. Subsequently, he returned to his country to coach Atlético Nacional and América de Cali, and then live a different experience in Egyptian football with Zamalek and Atlético Paranaense of Brazilian football,” the text concludes.

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