The next MX League tournament will revolve around Atlante, as important characters in their history have a background in the Iron Foals
MEXICO – At the MX League situations and characters have been accommodated in such a way that the Guardians 2021 will have a Barça flavor.
Today more than ever Atlas appears in several edges of the first tournament of the New Year, but to participate in the Expansion League. Coaches, players and managers who once defended their colors will somehow represent the so-called team of the village from the first date of the competition.
ESPN Digital presents the figures that will give relief to the tournament of the first semester of Mexican football, with an Atlanticist past:
JAVIER AGUIRRE
Javier Aguirre will head to Monterrey on his return to Mexico, After about 20 years of working abroad.
Aguirre’s career as a club-level coach began at Atlante, although in his playing career he also defended the colors from 1984 to 1986. The technician Miguel Mejía Baró the edge to him that he retired like soccer player to add to his technical body in the Mexican Selection in the world-wide cycle towards the United States 1994.
Alejandro Burillo, who was then national team director, paid him training as a coach and in 1996 gave him the opportunity to make his debut at the helm of Atlante to lead 11 games; later became again assistant of Mejía Baron in the equipment, but already with the experience to know what it was to direct to First Division.
SANTIAGO SOLARI
After playing in Argentina, Spain and Italy, the Argentine Santiago Solar practically played his last season like professional in the Atlante; this happened in the 2009-2010 campaign to everyone’s surprise. Santiago Solari had been a player for River Plate, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid, as well as Inter Milan, and his arrival in Mexico caused anticipation. While he was not a player who made a difference, his name always stood out above that of others also for his kinship with Jorge ‘Indi’ Solari, his uncle, and Eduardo Solari, his father. It is necessary to mention that in its atlantista stage, Santiago was directed by José Guadalupe Cruz.
VÍCTOR MANUEL Vucetich
Victor Manuel Vucetichtechnical Chivas, Made his professional football debut in 1978 with the Atlante shirt in a match against Blanquers. He served for two years with horses, until he was sold to Oaxtepec. His baptism as a coach was also presented with the Barça colors. In the 1988-89 season, the so-called ‘King Sizes’ was given the opportunity to lead Colzas Neza, then a subsidiary of the Second Division of the Atlas. In 1989 he was promoted to the First Division with a squad that mostly later became champions with the Colts in 1993.
IGNACIO Ambriz
The current champion champion of the MX League with León, Nacho Ambriz, He had the opportunity to wear the Iron Foals shirt, when he was signed in 1996 by the Barça team. Ambriz became an Atlanticist element after living his best years as a professional footballer with the Necaxa rays, Which earned him a place in the 1994 World Cup in the United States. After defending the horses for two seasons, he was transferred to La Puebla.
THE ‘PROFESSOR’ CROSS
José Guadalupe Cruz, Current helmsman of the Necaxa, Made debut like professional in the Atlante in 1988. It was part of the group of players who in 1993 celebrated the title of First Division, of the hand of Ricardo the Volpe. He had a second stint as a player from 1991 to 1997 and fate granted him the opportunity to reunite with the club, but as a strategist.
Atlante also opened the doors of technical management, giving the team in 2004. It did not go well that year, but on his return, as made champion to the Foals in 2007, When the team was already playing in Cancun.
SANTIAGO BANYS
The Barça representation of the America is its president, Santiago Baths, 44 years old. The other time defense and half restraint began playing at Necaxa in 1995 and seven years later he was hired by Atlante. In the Colts began its relation with Miguel Blacksmith, who in 2002 made debut like trainer. For two years he served in the institution, after which he emigrated to Monterrey.
GUILLERMO Cantù
The president of Braus de Juárez, Guillermo Cantú, has blood ties with the Barça colors. His presentation as a professional player was given in 1998 to Poltres Neza, in the Second Division, and the following year he was already part of Atlante in the highest category. During eight years it defended the t-shirt, lapse in which secured a league title in season 1992-93.
FERNANDO NAVARRO
The Lion also has another Barça contribution with the side defense Fernando Navarro, Who despite having started in the basic forces of Pumes made the leap to the First Division with the Colts. He did not have to be champion in 2007, when Atlante was crowned against Pumas in his first tournament in Cancun, but he play a Club World Cup and compete in Barcelona and to be awarded the title in the CONCACAF Champions League.
Fernando Navarro shone in the final in which the green bellies were crowned in Guardians 2020 and is going for another similar year, but now with Barça sparkles.