Benjamín Mora

Mexican football manager

Benjamín Mora
Personal information
Full name Benjamín Mora Mendívil
Date of birth (1979-06-25) 25 June 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Managerial career
Years Team
2011–2012 Tijuana Reserves
2012 Querétaro (assistant)
2013 Atlante (assistant)
2014–2015 Atlético Chiapas
2015 Tapachula (assistant)
2015–2016 Johor Darul Ta'zim II
2017 Johor Darul Ta'zim
2017–2018 Johor Darul Ta'zim II
2020–2022 Johor Darul Ta'zim
2022–2023 Atlas

Benjamín Mora Mendívil (born 25 June 1979) is a Mexican professional football manager.[1] With Johor Darul Ta'zim, he won the Malaysian Super League title in 2021.

Early life

Mora described his early life as "nomadic" as he lived in several cities and moved about 20 times. His father, Benjamín Mora Mercado, was a businessman and wrestling promoter. His mother, María Antonieta Mendívil, was a national volleyball player in the 1970s.[2]

Career

Mora started his coaching career in 2011 with Tijuana Reserves in the Mexican lower divisions, before becoming manager of Atlético Chiapas in 2014. Between 2012 and 2015, he also served as an assistant coach at various Mexican clubs, including Querétaro, Atlante and Cafetaleros de Tapachula.[3]

In December 2015, Mora was appointed manager of JDT II, the reserve team of Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT), for the 2016 season.[4] In January 2017, Mora took the vacant manager position of the main JDT team after Mario Gómez left the club.[5]

In April 2022, JDT, managed by Mora, became the first Malaysian team to reach the round of 16 of the AFC Champions League after defeating Ulsan Hyundai 2–1 at Sultan Ibrahim Stadium.[6] He resigned as manager on 27 July 2022 due to personal reasons.[7]

On 6 October 2022, Mora returned to Mexico and became the manager of Liga MX side Atlas, replacing Diego Cocca.[8] On 30 October 2023, Mora was dismissed from his position following a series of poor results.[9]

Honours

Manager

Johor Darul Ta'zim

References

  1. ^ "Mexico – B. Mora – Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ Reséndiz, Mac (29 October 2020). "Benjamín Mora, el técnico mexicano en Malasia que creció entre luchadores profesionales". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  3. ^ Gutierrez, Enrique (12 September 2019). "DT mexicano campeón en Asia: 'Me cansé de que en México no hubiera oportunidades'". Record.com.mx (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Bemjamin Mora named as JDT II coach for next season". astroawani.com. 14 December 2015. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  5. ^ Othman, Ahmad Fairuz (18 January 2017). "Benjamin Mora assumes new role as JDT coach". NST Online. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Late drama sends history-makers JDT through in Asian Champions League". World Soccer Talk. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Coach Mora leaves JDT". New Straits Times. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Benjamín Mora es el nuevo director técnico del Atlas". El Informador (in Mexican Spanish). 6 October 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  9. ^ Huerta, César; Roche, Calum (31 October 2023). "Atlas in search of new coach after Benjamín Mora departure". Diario AS. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  10. ^ "JDT's Super League win celebrated in style". thesundaily.my. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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