Ignacio Trelles

Ignacio "Nacho" Trelles Campos (31 July 1916 – 24 March 2020) was a Mexican football player and coach. He had five tenures as coach of the Selección de fútbol de México (Mexico national team) in 106 international matches, and was in charge of the Mexico squads at FIFA World Cup tournaments: 1962[1] and 1966. He guided Mexico to their first win in a FIFA World Cup.

Ignacio Trelles
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Personal information
Full nameIgnacio Trelles Campos
Date of birth(1916-07-31)31 July 1916
Place of birthGuadalajara, Mexico
Date of death24 March 2020(2020-03-24) (aged 103)
Place of deathMexico City, Mexico
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1932–1943Necaxa
1943–1945América
1946–1948Chicago Vikings
1948–1949América
Teams managed
1950–1951Zacatepec
1953–1954Club Deportivo Marte
1954–1958Zacatepec
1957Mexico (assistant)
1958–1960América
1960–1969Mexico
1966–1968Toluca
1975–1976Mexico
1976–1982Cruz Azul
1983–1985Atlante F.C.
1986–1989UDG
1990–1991Puebla
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He coached 1083 matches, collected 463 wins, 319 draws and 301 losses. He turned 100 in July 2016.[2] Trelles died on 24 March 2020 of a heart attack in Mexico City, aged 103.[3]

References

  1. "Mexico dig deep in Asuncion". Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
  2. (in es) 100 años de Don ‘Nacho’ Trelles. sopitas.com. 31 July 2016. http://www.sopitas.com/645234-cumpleanos-100-ignacio-trelles/. Retrieved 31 July 2016. 
  3. Murió Ignacio Trelles a los 103 años, mítico entrenador del fútbol mexicano (in Spanish)

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