Mónica Vergara
Mónica Vergara Rubio (born 2 May 1983) is the manager for Mexico women's national football team. Prior to her role, she was a member of the senior team herself, playing as a defender. She also held positions as a coach for the U-15, U-17, and U-20 teams. She led the U-15 squad to a third place finish at the Youth Olympic Games and, most notably, took the U-17 team to the championship game of the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mónica Vergara Rubio | ||
Date of birth | 2 May 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Mexico (Manager) | ||
National team | |||
Mexico | |||
Teams managed | |||
Years | Team | ||
2014 | Mexico (women) (Assistant) | ||
2014 | Mexico U–15 (women) | ||
2014–2016 | Mexico U–17 (women) (Assistant) | ||
2015 | Mexico (women) (Assistant) | ||
2016–2018 | Mexico U–20 (women) (Assistant) | ||
2016 | Mexico (women) (Assistant) | ||
2018–2019 | Mexico U–17 (women) | ||
2019–2021 | Mexico U–20 (women) | ||
2021– | Mexico (women) |
International career
Vergara represented Mexico at the senior level. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where the team finished in eighth place.[2]
Managerial career
Mexico U-15 women's national football team
On August 26, 2014, Vergara led the Mexico U-15 women's national team to a bronze medal at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games after beating Slovakia 3-1 in the third-place match. Three days prior, Mexico fell to Venezuela in penalty kicks, 3-4, after the game ended in a draw, 1-1.
Mexico U-17 women's national football team
On June 12, 2018, Mexico U-17 women's national football team finished as Runners-up at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.[3]
On December 1, 2018, Mexico U-17 women's national football team finished as Runners-up at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, falling to Spain in the Final, 1-2.[4]
Mexico U-20 women's national football team
On March 8, 2020, Mexico U-20 women's national football team finished as Runners-up at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[5] With this result, the team qualified for the 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, which was later postponed to 2021 and eventually canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mexico senior women's national football team
Vergara was named head coach of the senior team on January 19, 2021.
Honors
Manager
- Mexico U-15 women's national football team
- Youth Olympic Games: Third-Place (2014)
- Mexico U-17 women's national football team
- CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship: Runners-up (2018)
- FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: Runners-up (2018)
- Mexico U-20 women's national football team
- CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship: Runners-up (2020)
References
- "Mónica Vergara named México Women's National Team manager". FMF State of Mind. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- "Olympic Women's Football Tournaments Athens 2004 – Squad List: Mexico (MEX)". FIFA. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
- "México, segundo Lugar del Campeonato Femenino Sub-17 de la CONCACAF". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- "México, Subcampeón en la Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-17". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- "La SNM Femenil Sub-20 es subcampeona del Premundial". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved March 9, 2020.