Eva Espejo
Mexican football manager (born 1986)
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Eva Mariana Espejo Pinzón[1] (born 6 January 1986) is a Mexican professional football manager. She was the manager of Liga MX Femenil club Monterrey.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eva Mariana Espejo Pinzón | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2017–2020 | Pachuca | ||
| 2021–2023 | Monterrey | ||
Managerial career
Pachuca Femenil
2017
In April 2017, Espejo was appointed as the first ever manager of Club Pachuca Femenil. Her first match as the club's new manager took place on 3 May 2017, when Pachuca beat Chivas de Guadalajara 6–1 in the 2017 Copa MX Femenil. Espejo's team then defeated Morelia and Toluca respectively to advance to the final where they became the first ever Cup Champions after defeating Club Tijuana 9–1.
On 28 July 2017, Espejo and her team inaugurated the Liga MX Femenil defeating Club Universidad Nacional 3–0 in the first ever women's league match, which took place in the Hidalgo Stadium.
On 19 August, they defeated Cruz Azul 1–9 in the Azul Stadium, creating a new biggest-away-win record in the League.
On 6 November, Pachuca defeated Tigres UANL 4–0 in the first leg of the semi-final. Five days later, Pachuca lost the second leg 3–0 that ended with a 4–3 aggregate score that would let Espejo advance to the first-ever League final. On 20 November, Pachuca hosted the first leg of the final against Chivas de Guadalajara which ended with a favorable score of 2–0 and on 24 November Pachuca lost the second leg 3–0 which ended in a 3–2 ending with Pachuca's hope to become the first ever league champions.
On 22 November, Espejo was nominated for the 2017 Women's Football Coach of the Year award by CONCACAF. On 19 December, she was named the best coach of the year.
2020
On 10 February 2020, Espejo reached 100 matches as head coach of Pachuca.[2]
Managerial statistics
- As of 10 December 2020
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Pachuca | 25 January 2017 | 10 December 2020 | 126 | 76 | 18 | 32 | 270 | 145 | +125 | 60.32 |
| Career totals | 126 | 76 | 18 | 32 | 270 | 145 | +125 | 60.32 | ||
Honours
Manager
Pachuca Femenil
Monterrey Femenil
Individual